Eve Berry brings over thirty years of experience as a consultant, facilitator, trainer and grants specialist for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in the U.S. and abroad. In all of her work, she is recognized as a catalyst for bringing community building principles and practices into organizational life. Since the early 1970s, Eve has facilitated hundreds of retreats and meetings and trained thousands of people in the areas of leadership management, team and community building and grantsmanship.

Since 1977, Eve has trained thousands of people in grant proposal development through The Grantsmanship Center, and has written successful proposals generating over $20 million in the last five years alone. As Senior Trainer, Eve was responsible for the design and delivery of customized training programs for federal and state funding agencies, a congressional office and private foundations.

Eve has also worked extensively with several national and regional intermediary organizations to provide capacity building assistance to a number of faith-based and community organizations in the US and Puerto Rico.

Other areas of community involvement include service on the Boards of The Foundation for Community Encouragement founded by Dr. M. Scott Peck, author of the best-selling book, The Road Less Traveled, Prevention Partnership (Chicago), Global Eye Care, and the Morehouse College, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Board of Preachers, Scholars and Sponsors (Atlanta). Eve is also chair of the King Chapel’s International Advisory Committee.

Ms. Berry has a Bachelor of Arts in German, French and Comparative Literature from Indiana University and a Masters of Arts in Comparative Literature from Indiana University.