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Peggy Downs
Peggy Downs is a leading grant writer for charter schools. She supports schools across the country with high quality grants, training, and program development.
Peggy has served a...view morePeggy Downs is a leading grant writer for charter schools. She supports schools across the country with high quality grants, training, and program development.
Peggy has served as a Peer Reviewer for federal grants. Peggy has been involved in five school start-ups in two states, starting as a founding parent of a charter school in Colorado. She became a founding teacher of another school, earned her administrative license, and opened a new school in Utah as the director. She supported another school as they wrote the initial charter and served on the board of directors, and then later wrote the charter renewal application. She has served on the board of directors for a state charter school association and supported the development of a national charter school association.
Peggy is passionate about supporting school leaders and founders with the information they need to build strong school programs. She is the author of the Grant Writing for School Leaders series, based on her experience and the questions she hears as she works with schools. She is the owner of Granting Your Vision, providing grant writing, online training and workshop presentations for school leaders. She has given presentations at state and national conferences, and was rated a Top 20 Presenter at #NCSC19.
Peggy also supports student teachers in local district and charter schools for an online university. She loves being able to visit all types of classrooms and stays current on trends in curriculum and instruction. Peggy loves to travel and taught at a boarding school in Switzerland for one year. Her favorite quote is, “Fall in love with as many places as you can.”view less
Books by Peggy Downs
Grant Writing for Impact: Grant Writing for School Leaders, #3 Start-Up Guide for School Grants: Grant Writing for School Leaders, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCreate Success With Classroom Grants Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeyond Academics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDonor Letters Made Easy for Your School: Strategic School Fundraising Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCharter School Grants 2.0: Grant Writing for School Leaders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAre You in the F.O.G.?: Strategic School Fundraising Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnlocking Corporate Sponsorships: Strategic School Fundraising Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings