Hi. I’m Latanya West, and I’m a freelance copywriter and blogger specializing in assisting nonprofit organizations and socially-conscious businesses.

I understand the transformative power of words. My eclectic pursuits have given me a broad palette of expertise that can enhance your communication needs –  building content your target readers actually want to read. My nonprofit writing can help you with fundraising, volunteer recruitment, awareness-building, and more.

After graduating from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Social Science, I contributed to national media campaigns for NBC, KNBC and the NAACP Image Awards. I then decided to make a difference, earned my Master’s in Education, and taught urban youth for fourteen years.  I then parlayed that experience into state-wide sales presentations and curriculum training materials for SRA/McGraw-Hill.

The experiences I bring to your campaigns and content strategy are broad. I’ve been an exchange student to Greece, an assistant talent coordinator for “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” a professional theater actress, a teacher of at-risk youth, a curriculum sales consultant, and, most recently, a professional copywriter.

My writing experience itself covers a variety of projects ranging from press releases and social media marketing campaigns for Sandbloom to articles published with Examiner.com, San Diego’s Voice and Viewpoint, and LA Parent Magazine.

Grants and instructional materials are also in my repertoire for nonprofits and buisness start ups like The San Diego Training Center, BAPAC San Diego, San Diego State University, and Pathways Consultants, and , I’ve worked as a grant reviewer for the John Burton Foundation.

I am a member of AWP, NAIWE, and SCBWI, and have completed content marketing coursework at Marketing Profs U and coursework towards a Certificate in Nonprofit Management at Loyola Marymount University.

My credentials in education and business are the perfect blend of practical skill and content knowledge savvy. I write personalized and strategic clarion calls for your organization or business, helping you build trust, awareness, and community with your stakeholders.

If you need reliable, professional, and effective nonprofit writing, let’s talk about your mission or project.