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Take a moment to review the list of Paul Lagasse's writing, editing, and web management clients. You will see a broad range of interests, skills, and disciplines represented here -- all of which he can bring to bear on your projects.
Clips and samples are available upon request.

work for hire
www.afpnet.org
advancing philanthropy magazine
- "All Thumbs?: How Nonverbal and Verbal Skills Can Make All the Difference with Donors -- and Why Yourg Fundraisers Should Care" (with Mary Ellen Collins), vol. 17 no. 4, July-August 2010 (PDF , 806.2kb)
- "Opportunities Knock -- and Ring: How Monthly Giving, Face-to-Face Fundraising, and Mobile Philanthropy Can Build Donor Loyalty and Engagement," vol. 17 no. 3, May-June 2010
- "Skin in the Game: Why Getting Your Executive Director and Board Members Involved in Fundraising Can Make a Big Difference for Your Nonprofit," vol. 17 no. 2, March-APril 2010
- "Recharge: How to Prevent a Capital Campaign from Bogging Down or Jump-Start a Campaign That Has Stalled," vol. 17 no. 1, January-February 2010
- "Promises, Promises: How an Effective Branding Mind-set Can Ensure Your Organization Delivers on Its Mission and Purpose," vol. 16 no. 6, November-December 2009
- "Do More With More: How Matching Gifts May Be Just the Hidden Resource Your Organization Has -- and Needs," vol. 16 no. 5, September-October 2009
- Two articles: "Uh Oh: How to Turn Mistakes into Valuable Learning Opportunities," (with Mary Ellen Collins) and "Open Hands," vol. 16 no. 4, July-August 2009
- "At Any Age: How to Engage Tomorrow's Philanthropists -- Today," vol. 16 no. 3, May-June 2009
- "Solid Foundation: How Using Proven Management Techniques Creates Rewarding Relationships with Your Volunteers," vol. 16 no. 2, March-April 2009
- "Mutual Appreciation: How Stewarding Loyal Donors Can Raise Donor Confidence and Help Your Organization Weather the Economic Storm," vol. 16, no. 1, January-February 2009
- "Engage!: How to Use the Media to Your Organization's Advantage," vol. 15, no. 6, November-December 2008
- "Double Duty: How Mission-Related Investing Not Only Furthers Your Mission, but Also Provides Desirable Financial Returns," vol. 15, no. 5, September-October 2008
- "Essential ABCs: How Degree Programs Are Preparing Tomorrow's Development Professionals and Nonprofit Leaders," vol. 15, no. 4, July-August 2008
- "Voila! There is No Magic Involved When Foundations Provide General Operating Support," vol. 15, no. 3, May-June 2008
- "Big: How Wealthy Donors' Largess Significantly Affects Your Organization and Your Fundraising," vol. 15, no. 2, March-April 2008
- "The Shifting Bottom Line: How the Economy Affects Giving," vol. 15 no. 1, January-February 2008
- "Accentuate the Positive: How to Bridge the Divide Between Fundraising and Marketing Efforts," vol. 14 no. 7, November-December 2007
- "Measure for Measure: How Measuring Performance Can Transform Fundraising," vol. 14, no. 5, September, 2007
- "Up the Ante: How to Make Your Fundraising Auction Much More than Just a Party," vol. 14, no. 4, July-August 2007
- "Strategic Leadership Development Planning," vol. 14, no. 3, May-June 2007
- "Under New [Temporary] Management: How Interim Executives Can Stabilize A Transition," vol. 14, no. 3, May-June 2007
- The Donor's Turn: "Doris Buffet: The Fun of Philanthropy" (with Jacklyn Boice), vol. 14, no. 1, January-February 2007
- The Donor's Turn: "Ted Leonsis: Living the Self-Actualized Life," vol. 13, no. 6, November-December 2006
- The Donor's Turn: "Keith Bulluck: leveling the Playing Field," vol. 13, no. 4, July-August 2006
- Your Career: "Certification and Continuing Education," vol. 13, no. 3, May-June 2006
www.asisonline.org
- Active Voice provides design and content for a wide range of event promotion and marketing materials, including:
- membership renewal letters
- exhibit prospectuses for annual conference and show
- "save the date" postcards and e-mails for member seminars
- program narratives, brochures, and advertisements for conferences and seminars
through global impact
www.cfcnca.org
(PDFs of articles that are not linked are available upon request.)
- Personal Story: "Living with Epilepsy Possible, Thanks to CFCNCA"
- Personal Story: "Relief Organization Helps Navy Wife Weather Rough Times"
www.doghousegirls.com
- Website design, including:
- Graphics and color scheme
- Site design and layout
- Content editing and formatting
www.eeicommunications.com
- "Chamberlain Scholarships Support Tomorrow's Leaders," August/September 2002
- "The Ethics of Paying Consultants," vol. 9, no. 4, July/August 2002
- "Ethical List Ownership," vol. 9, no. 3, May/June 2002
- "Creating a Code of Ethics That Includes Political Fundraising," vol. 9, no. 2, March/April 2002
- "Empowering the Next Generation of Philanthropists," vol. 8, no. 8, May/June 2001
- "POD for Specialty Textbooks," vol. 29, no. 3, March 2006
- "Summoning a Friendly Ghostwriter," vol. 28, no. 4, April 2005
- "Building Relationships: A Key to Successful Publications," vol. 25, no. 12, December 2002
- "Map Publisher Combines Tradition and Technology," vol. 25, no. 10, October 2002
- "At Universities, Editors Contribute to the Bottom Line," vol. 25, no. 9, September 2002
- "Editing a Magazine -- Daily!" vol. 25, no. 7, July 2002
- "Developing a Style Guide That Can Herd Cats," vol. 25, no. 5, May 2002
- "Creating Synergy Between Print and Electronic Media," vol. 25, no. 4, April 2002
- "A Public Agency Editor Who Turns Research Into Products," vol. 25, no. 2, February 2002
- "Intelligent Tinkering: The Process of Keeping Periodicals Fresh," vol. 25, no. 1, January 2002
- "Editors can Help Clients Navigate a Sea Change," vol. 24, no. 12, December 2001
- "Editing for Nonprofit Advocacy," vol. 24, no. 11, November 2001
- "Manage Your Files, Not the Other Way Around," vol. 24, no. 7, July 2001
- "Making the Web Accessible for Everyone," vol. 24, no. 6, June 2001
- "Making Design Clients Happy," vol. 24, no. 5, May 2001
- "The Association Editor," vol. 24, no. 4, April 2001
- Researched and wrote "Special Events," "Club News," and "On the Horizon" columns for February, 2001 and August, 2001 issues
- Plumbing Level Three Trainee Guide (Revised) (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2005)
- Plumbing Level Two Trainee Guide (Revised) (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2005)
- Plumbing Level One Trainee Guide (Revised) (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2004)
- Core Curriculum Trainee Guide (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2004)
- Sheet Metal Level Three Trainee Guide (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2003)
- Sheet Metal Level Two Trainee Guide (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2003)
- Plumbing Level Four Trainee Guide (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2002)
- Plumbing Level Three Trainee Guide (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2002)
- Plumbing Level Two Annotated Instructor Guide (Gainesville: National Center for Construction Education and Research, 2001)
- Text for tri-fold marketing brochure: "College and Fellowship Partnership Program:"
- Punching up existing text
- Writing new text with proper tone
- Recommending final text layout
- Press Release: "Points of Light Foundation Announces Alliances for Make a Difference Day 2004"
- Newsletter Articles:
- "Points of Light Foundation Offers New Resources to Help Organizations Boost Volunteerism"
- "New Study Highlights Effectiveness of Volunteer Center National Network"
- "Viral Marketing Helps People Catch the Fever"
www.charity.org
(PDFs of articles that are not linked are available upon request.)
- "Decline in Measles Deaths an Important Milestone but Not the End of the Race,"March 2009
- "Child-Friendly Spaces Provide Crucial Safe Zones for Refugee Kids," February 2009
- "Changing the Way the World Looks at Children: the U.S. Fund forUNICEF Does Whatever it Takes,"
- "Project HOPE Celebrates a Heritage of Health Care," Jaunary 2009
- "Political Turmoil, Epidemic Threaten Zimbabwe Aid," December 2008
- "Fighting the Food Crisis with Sustainable Agriculture," November 2008
- "Village Banking Among Neighbors With FINCA," September 2008
- "Opportunity International Helps the Poor Move from Dependency to Dignity," May 2008
- "Cyclone Aftermath May Help Member Charities Break Myanmar Stalemate," May 2008
- "Taking the Sting Out of Malaria," April 2008
- "'Take Five' with Women for Women International," Global Citizen, March 2008, p.5
- "AJWS, Committed to Fostering the Spirit of Tzedakah," March 2008
- "In the Trenches of the War Against Gender-Based Violence," February 2008
- "Member Charities Struggle to Maintain Lifeline to Embattled Democratic Republic of Congo Region," February 2008
- "International Youth Foundation Helps Young People Close The Hope Gap," December 2007
- "ANERA Shows Something Can Be Done in Middle East," October 2007
- "Iraqi Refugee Crisis Intensifies," August 2007
- "The International Eye Foundation's Persistence of Vision," May 2007
- "Charities Meet Immediate Nutrition Needs while Fostering Long-term Health," May 2007
- "International Rescue Committee: Making a Difference for 70 Years," March 2007
- "Health Volunteers Overseas: Twenty Years of Answering the Call," January 2007
- "Member Charities use Fair Trade to Level the Economic Playing Field," October 2006
- "Heifer International Forges Strong Links in the Chain of Giving," September 2006
- "Population Communications International: Soap Operas that Save Lives," September 2006
- "Disarming Child Soldiers Around the World," August 2006
- "TechnoServe Invests in Prosperity," April 2006
- "Member Charities Combat Human Trafficking," April 2006
- "Catholic Relief Services Hears the Cries of the Poor," February 2006
- "The Many Front Lines of Doctors Without Borders," January 2006
- "Member Charities are Turning the Tide in Niger Food Crisis," November 2005
- "Mercy Corps Programs in Uzbekistan: Breaking the Poverty Cycle in a Valley at the Crossroads," October 2005
- "Acumen Fund Tackles Old Problems in New Ways," May 2005
- "Charities Provide Support, Skills and Hope for Children," May 2005
- "SAWSO: In Step with the Salvation Army Around the Globe," March 2005
- Two features for 2004 Annual Report
- Year-end giving appeal (2004)
- "Update on Sudan and Chad: A Deepening Crisis" [edit and revision], November 2004
- "Rural Guatemalans Have a Fighting Chance Thanks to Global Impact Member Charities," October 2004
- "Lessons of Hurricane Charley are Positive for Florida-Based Charity," September 2004
- "Beslan Relief Workers Face 'Enormous Task'," September 2004
- "Project HOPE Airlift to Tajikistan Will Provide Vitally Needed Medical Supplies," September 2004
www.hepdata.com
- Provide writing and editing services for a variety of ongoing marketing and outreach projects, including:
- Blog posts
- Press releases
- Feature articles
- Two quarterly e-mail newsletters (including design, graphics, content, and formatting):
- Wealth Tracker News:
- Match Points:
www.humanfactors.com
- "Frequently Asked Questions about Prescription Medicines," a prototype FAQ for client website
- Wrote and edited content for a prototype website, including:
- Text for nine web pages
- Initial batch of 125 database records on federal government social assistance programs and information sources
- Online dictionary of terms
- Content maintenance guidelines
- Project final report
www.iamovers.org
the portal magazine
- "Supporting Charities, Causes, and Communities," vol. XLII, January/February 2010
www.jasi.com
- Work with management and staff teams as writing and editing consultant on federal RFPs
- Edited content for launch of updated company website
- Produced monthly client newsletter, including:
- Issue layout and design using desktop publishing software
- Content editing and formatting
www.jhhc.com
- Perform substantive and copyediting of newsletters and other publications
- Research and write feature articles for healthcare program newsletters
www.quantumquizics.com
- Provide on-call writing and editorial assistance for marketing content on website and in e-letters
- Edited manuscript chapters for forthcoming business book
www.recreationnews.com
- "Brickshire, Where Nature and Golf Live in Harmony," vol 20, no. 9, September 2002
- "Take Me Out to the Ball -- Park!: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, More than Just Great Baseball," vol. 20, no. 4, April 2002
- "Hidden Treasures and Elbow Room: Exploring Black Hill Regional Park," vol. 20, no. 4, April 2002
- "The Many Wonders of the Natural Bridge," vol. 20, no. 3, March 2002
- "An Eastern Shore Sampler: Wicomico County Has a Little Bit of Everything," vol. 20, no. 2, February 2002
- "Thrilling Theme Parks: Bigger Faster, and Scarier," vol. 19, no. 7, July 2001 (co-author)
- "Taking it To the Wind: Learning How to Sail," vol. 19, no. 5, May 2001 (winner of the 2001 John Southam Award)
an ffrdc operated by the institute for defense analyses
www.ida.org/stpi
- Active Voice provides writing and editorial services to STPI to help it fulfill its FFRDC mandate of providing high-quality research and analysis to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), including:
- copyediting
- substantive editing
- technical writing
- research and analysis
www.wtec.org
- Active Voice provides a wide range of editorial support services for WTEC's international technology assessment conferences and proceedings, including:
- copyediting
- substantive editing
- ghostwriting
- abstracts and summaries
- recording and transcription
- research and analysis
- program administrative support
- website content, page design, and site maintenance

pro bono work
www.tpss.coop
- Editor, TPSS Cooperative Effort News:
- Ghostwrote the regular "Comment Corner" and "Featured Employees" columns, plus "Upcoming Events" and other sidebars from August/September 2003 to August/September 2004.
- "Hemp Legislation Update," August/September 2004
- "Co-op al Fresco: New Mural Highlights Takoma Park Store," December 2003/January 2004
- "NCGA Launches National Pricing, Branding Initiatives," October/November 2003
- Review of Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating From America's Farmers' Markets, by Deborah Madison, August/September 2003

other work
- "What Was it Like?" Boys' Quest, February 2006
- "Famous Grandfathers and Grandsons," Boys' Quest, February 2006
- The New Adventures of the Prince of Pichenotte, an online monthly children's action/adventure serial for the Pichenotte Game Board Company [Please note that the Adventures are temporarily down while the Prince looks for a new home]
- "Announcing Two New Chapters of the Maryland Writers' Association," Pen in Hand, vol. 22 no. 9, June/July 2009
- "The Baltimore Book Festival's Literary New Year," Pen in Hand, vol. 22 no. 8, November/December 2008
- "The Little Conference That Could," As the Eraser Burns . . ., vol. 2 no. 2, May 2005 (PDF)
- "Spam is Nutritious . . . For Creativity!" As the Eraser Burns . . ., vol. 2 no. 1, February 2005 (PDF)
- "Papers of Pioneering Psychiatrist Chronicle the Development of Family Therapy," HAIlights, vol. 16 no. 2, July 2000
- "SPINDEX: The First Automated Archival Finding Aid," HAIpoints, Summer 1998
- "SAM I Am," Library Matters (University of Maryland), vol. 1 no. 1, October, 1995
- "'The Most Picturesque and Forceful Rebel': A Life of Christopher Birdwood Thomson" (in progress)
- First Principles: the Loss of His Majesty's Airship R.101 (in progress)
- "'May Our Jet Motors Do Their Part in the Fight,' Wrote the Head of Westinghouse's Research Team," Aviation History, March 2003
- "Airline Industry" and "Airplane Industry," entries in Encyclopedia of American Business History, 2005
- "Facts and Context, With a Passion," review of Millbrooke, Anne, Aviation History (Englewood, Col.: Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., 1999) for H-Net
- The Terror from the Other Dimension!, serialized pulp science fiction novella
- Invasion of the Orb Men (novella, currently in submission)
- "Excerpt from Invasion of the Orb Men," in Stewart, Christine, ed., Freshly Squeezed: a "Write Here, Write Now" Anthology, Apprentice House, 2008
- Seeing Through Clouds: The Story of an Airship Apprentice, Dog Ear Publishing, 2006
- "Hunting the Power Animal," Artella: The Waltz of Words and Art #8: The Dreamworld, May 2005
- "Raw Footage," Artella: The Waltz of Words and Art #7: Theatre & Cinema: Beyond Make-Believe, December 2004
- "Facts and Context, With a Passion," review of Millbrooke, Anne, Aviation History (Englewood, Col.: Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., 1999) for H-Net
- Review of Goodman, Eric D. and Natalya A. Goodman, Flightless Goose (The Writers Lair Books, Inc., 2009) in The Potomac #9, August 2009
- "The Westinghouse Electric Aviation Gas Turbine Division: a Brief History," paper presented at the 7th Annual Convention of the Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Dulles, Virginia, May 19-22, 2010
- "Systems Modeling of the Technological Performance Parameters of a Rigid Airship," paper presented at the 11th Annual Symposium on the Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawaii and the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 13-15, 1999
- "The Nixon Tapes: a Case Study in Conflicts and Consensus Through Archival Practice, Lawsuits, and Legislation," paper presented at the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Conference, College Park, Maryland, June 18-20, 1998
- "The Westinghouse Electric Aviation Gas Turbine Division, 1950-1960: A Case Study of the Role of Failure in Business and Technology," Thesis, University of Maryland, Master of Arts, 1997, American History/History of Technology
- "The Search For Gravitational Radiation and the Verification of Experiment," 1996
- "The Changing Role of Thinking in Engineering as Discussed in History of Technology Literature: A Summary Overview," 1996
- "'Some Sort of Revolution:' SPINDEX, MARC AMC, and Automation in Manuscript Collections," 1995
- "An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Electronic Information Sources in Aerospace Engineering, Technology, and Industry," 1995
- "Archaeology in World War II: A Brief Overview," 1995
- "Economic Failure or Conscious Omission? The Wool Industry in Puritan New England" (research proposal), 1995
- "The Writing of the Sherman Antitrust Act" (research proposal), 1995
- "From Policy to Practice: The 1929 Geneva Prisoner of War Convention and the United States Army's Office of the Provost Marshal General in World War II" (research proposal), 1995
- "Crossroads in the Air: USS Shenandoah and Aviation Technology," 1994
- "'Faster Than You Think:' A History of the Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division, 1941-1960," Thesis, Regis University, Bachelor of Arts, 1992, Aviation History
- "Pilots and Politics: Dean R. Brimhall and the Civil Aeronautics Administration, 1939-1951," 1991

active voice:
solving your word problems
Paul Lagasse
Active Voice Writing and Editorial Services
Annapolis, Maryland
(410) 263-3347 (phone/fax)
www.avwrites.com
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