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sayedmahmud21

Sayed A

@sayedmahmud21

Grant writer and nonprofit researcher, 7 years at BRAC and INGOs

Bangladesch
Englisch, Bengalisch
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Seven years inside nonprofits and INGOs (BRAC, Field Ready, Nutrition International), mostly on the side where programs need money and proof. I co-led the grant writing behind a $200,000 NRC renewal, supported BRAC proposals to the World Bank and Mastercard Foundation, and now run a $700,000 AVPN-funded AI literacy program. Here I write and edit grant proposals and build funder prospect lists for climate, agriculture and development work. On the side I advise NGOs on AI and innovation pilots (I co-designed BRAC's AI strategy), and I translate English to Bengali.... Mehr lesen

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sayedmahmud21
Sayed A
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Meine Dienstleistungen

Stipendien-Antrag
I will write grant proposals and concept notes for nonprofits and charities
Übersetzung
I will translate english to bengali for medical and development documents

Arbeitserfahrung

BRAC

BRAC

3 yrs 10 mos

Manager, Frontier Technology and Impact Innovation

Jun 2025 - Present • 1 yr 4 mos

Social Innovation Lab, Dhaka. Run governance and delivery for a $700,000 AI literacy program funded by AVPN that has trained 30,000+ TVET students. Co-designed BRAC's organization-wide AI strategy and identified 25 AI pilot use cases across climate, agriculture and skills, then handed them to program teams. Designed a seasonal loan repayment model for smallholder farmers under UPG, now running in 12 branches with 1,073 farmers. Lead a small team (an AI developer and a project manager).

Deputy Manager, Frontier Technology and Innovation

Dec 2022 - Jun 2025 • 2 yrs 6 mos

Social Innovation Lab, Dhaka. Worked with BRAC's grants team on proposals to the World Bank, Mastercard Foundation and other funders; that work helped fund the early AI pilots behind BRAC's AI strategy. Co-developed the Adaptation Clinic model for climate-vulnerable communities, later scaled to 2 locations and 10,000 farmers. Designed and managed the Humanitarian Make Lab with BRAC's child protection team (200 children graduated). Ran field research across the Digital Upazila Obhijaan pilots that fed BRAC's organization-wide learning report.

Field_Ready

Project Manager

Field Ready • Vollzeit

Oct 2021 - Jan 2023 • 1 yr 3 mos

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, with added regional scope for Nepal (Feb to Nov 2022). Managed a $280,000 NRC Greening the Orange Fund portfolio across two phases ($80,000, then $200,000). Co-led the grant writing that won the $200,000 Phase 2 renewal, then managed delivery. Led policy research on plastic recycling and circular economy in climate-affected areas, built livelihood strategies for climate-displaced communities, and brought in digital M&E tools so the team could track programs in real time.