Grant Writing and Management
“See Me, Hear Me: The Art of Living.” (Funded by 2024 AARP Community Challenge Flagship Grant for $14,000 to support Forest Hills of DC and Art Against Ageism in partnership with Marvin Bowser Photography and Tenleytown Main Street on a public art initiative)
Grantee data management for the National Recreation and Park Association from their arthritis-appropriate evidence-based intervention programs funded by the CDC across five years (2020-2021)
“Family Caregiver Course.” (Funded by the NextFifty Initiative in 2019 for $17,350 and in 2020 for $15,425 to support the Validation Training Institute)
"Advancing Recreation and Cognitive Engagement." (Funded by The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation with Baycrest Health Sciences for $60,000 in 2017 to support Linked Senior)
"Beyond the Meal: The Value of Socialization in Older Americans Act Congregate Nutrition Programs." (Funded by the RRF Foundation for Aging for $60,000 total from 2016 - 2019 to support NANASP)
“Meaghan became our grant writer and demonstrated a fantastic work ethic. Her writing and organizational skills are excellent. Under her leadership, VTI was awarded two important grants which she managed beautifully.”
Publications & Presentations
“A Person is a Person No Matter How Old” (July 2022, Pioneer Network Conference Presentation)
“Why We Need More Quiet Strength” (Pioneer Network, December 2020)
“Grassroots Development: Fundraising for Sustainability” (September 2019, Village to Village Network Conference Presentation)
“Better Living through Technology: The Effects of Technology-Mediated Recreation on Long-Term Care Facility Residents’ Quality of Life” (Seniors Housing & Care Journal, September 2019)
“The Value of Socialization in the Older Americans Act Congregate NutritionProgram” (June 2019, Age + Action NCOA Presentation)
“Advocating Beyond the Meal” (May 2019, NANASP Annual Conference Presentation)
“Measure What Matters” (McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, April 2019)
"Elder Abuse: Research, Practice and Policy" (Chapter Co-Author, Elder Justice Coalition, 2017)