Our team

Shelley Rozen and her business partner Adam Rozen have decades of combined experience successfully raising funds to help organizations realize their missions.

President and Senior Grantwriter

Shelley Rozen

About me

Shelley Rozen is a consultant and freelance grantwriter specializing in grantwriting, prospect research, and organizational development. She has worked with dozens of human service, environmental, cultural, and health organizations, and has written thousands of grant proposals over the past 30 years. Shelley has a master’s degree in creative writing, has served on several nonprofit boards, and has worked as an executive director and as a development director. She is a respected presenter at regional conferences and workshops.

Shelley lives in the Tacoma area with her husband David and their cats Ember and Dulcie.

some of my clients
  • Washington Department of Health
  • Point Defiance Zoo
  • Cascade Regional Blood Services
  • Planned Parenthood
  • YWCA Pierce County
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Grantwriter

Adam Rozen

About me

Adam has been helping organizations achieve their missions and raise grant funds for the past nine years.  He has written hundreds of grant proposals and raised millions of dollars for a number of organizations in areas such as health, humanities, human services, and environment. Adam holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington, and has experience serving on multiple nonprofit boards, including the Puget Sound Grantwriters Association. 

Adam resides in Seattle with his wife Rachel, their daughter, and their two cats.

Some of my clients
  • BlackPast.org
  • Chambers Creek Foundation
  • Washington DECA
  • Meals on Wheels People
  • Safe Crossings Foundation
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I have known and worked with Shelley for more than 25 years. She is one of the most experienced grant writers in the Northwest, and has shared her knowledge and expertise with many others in the field. She served on the board of PSGA for a number of years as an active and hardworking board member. She has conducted many helpful workshops for grant writers, always bringing with her an impressive portfolio of materials. She is highly organized and is a leader in the field of grant writing in the Puget Sound area.

Goodwin deacon, Ph.D.
Founder, puget sound grantwriters association.

Adam Rozen is a masterful grantwriter. In the last two years he has written grants for BlackPast.org, our 6,000 page website on African American and Global African History, he has obtained more money through grant sources than all of his predecessors combined in the twelve years they worked for the website. Adam has been a crucial factor in ensuring the survival of BlackPast.org.

Quintard taylor, Ph.D.
Founder, blackpast.org.