Paula Carter

Paula Carter is a professional writer specializing in marketing and nonprofit communications. She works with clients to craft fundraising and marketing materials such as case statements, grant proposals, stewardship reports and presentations.

Before coming to Social Capital, Carter was the Executive Director of CityMusic—a nonprofit arts organization presenting world and chamber music concerts. While there, she oversaw daily operations, engaged in fundraising and marketing communications and helped board members re-envision the organization’s mission and messaging. Prior to CityMusic, Carter worked in communications for the Harvard College Library at Harvard University where she wrote articles, press releases, web copy and brochures in addition to helping design and maintain the Library’s websites.

Carter earned her B.A. in English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her M.F.A. in creative writing at Indiana University Bloomington. She spent four years teaching writing to students at Indiana University and the University of Kentucky. She is based in Chicago.