DeaRonda Harrison
Grant Writing Trainer
What Makes her different
DeaRonda Harrison is the founder and President of June First Firm, a grant writing firm specializing in assisting black-led nonprofits onboard and train their current grant writing team reducing burnout, turnover, and lack of support.
DeaRonda knows and understands too well why quality grant professionals are leaving nonprofits in droves and wants to be a support system to properly train and onboard those new to the industry as well as more seasoned professionals. She works as a partner with the nonprofit to lay the foundation for reasonable expectations among the entire team.
DeaRonda has worked at and consulted with numerous leading nonprofits as a grant professional and has nearly 10 years of experience as a grant writer winning awards totaling $25M over the course of her career. Her nonprofit specialty are those that focus on human services, K-12 education, workforce development, housing, and healthcare services.
DeaRonda is a member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) where she served as Georgia Chapter President for two years. She obtained her Master of Business Administration from Ashford University and Bachelor of Science degree from the prestigious Tuskegee University.
Ways to work with her
To inquire about working with DeaRonda, click this link to schedule a call or you can send her an email here.
Fun fact about DeaRonda:
She enjoys watching low-budget films. For some odd reason, they fascinate her!