Mary Sternbach

Mary Sternbach is a grant strategist, researcher, and writer with more than 30 years in the nonprofit and cultural sector. She began in museum education at the American Museum of the Moving Image and held development roles at The Asia Society, the Museum of Television & Radio, and Thirteen/WNET before 14 years at ESI Design. Through MCS Communications, she helps emerging and growing nonprofits build funding pipelines, strengthen their program narratives, and develop lasting funder relationships. She works as a fractional grant writer/strategist and on project-based engagements. 

Services

• Grant proposals and reports: foundation, corporate, and government
• Prospect research: institutional funders and individual donors
• Fundraising assessments and institutional fundraising plans
• Grants calendar and funder pipeline management
• Funder stewardship and grant readiness support