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 Every great visionary needs somebody behind the scenes who manages the details and helps them move from point A to point B. Joy Duling is one of those somebodies.
Joy is a natural organizer, the type of person who is always juggling a dozen projects but somehow seems to be in perfect control. She launched A 25 Hour Day, LLC after spending more than a decade managing projects in the private and public nonprofit sectors.
Joy was a member of former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar’s policy staff in the mid-nineties, assigned to work on issues related to the Departments of Aging, Public Aid, Mental Health, Rehabilitation Services, Child and Family Services, and Veterans Affairs. In this capacity, Joy assisted with the development and passage of landmark legislation known as the Illinois Permanency Initiative, as well as the
planning for a multi-agency consolidation into what is now known as the Illinois Department of Human Services.
In 1997, Joy moved to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services where she served as Assistant to the Chief of Staff. While at DCFS, Joy was assigned to coordinate key projects when attention to detail and delivery of results were critical, including:
-implementation of a "Best Practice" child welfare model;
-roll-out of the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System
-transition of DCFS wards with disabilities to adult services;
-launch of a Placement Clearance Desk;
-development of a new behavioral healthcare model;
-overhaul of services for teen youth;
-inter-agency transfer of an educational advocacy program; and
-development of a comprehensive database to track educational information.
Joy served as primary author for a number of well-received reports and publications:
-"Protecting the Children: A School Administrator’s Guide to Child Welfare in Illinois";
-the DCFS Transition Document to new gubernatorial administration,
-"Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the DCFS Placement Clearance Desk", and
-the DCFS Strategic Plans for FY2004-2006.
Joy holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois; a Master’s Degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign with a specialization in Policy, Planning and Administration; and has completed special courses in copywriting and fundraising writing through American Writers and Artists, Inc.
She received both the Ronald W. Reagan Fellowship and the Michael Dunn Fellowship for excellence in academics, service and leadership.
Today, Joy serves as Managing Director for A 25 Hour Day, coordinating a team of writers, graphic artists, and technologists who provide support for businesses, nonprofit organizations and independent entrepreneurs.
She sits on the Board of Directors for the Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation and is an active member in the National Association of Women Business Owners, the National Association of Grant Professionals, and the International Virtual Assistance Association.
Joy resides in Peoria, Illinois with her husband and ten-year-old daughter.
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Writing Services
For Businesses:
-Business plans
-Grant proposals
-Brochures & fact sheets
-Articles & white papers
-Presentation materials,including Powerpoint documents
-Operating procedures and manuals
For Nonprofit Organizations:
-Fundraising letters
-Grant writing and consultation
-Case statements
-Brochures & fact sheets
-Presentation materials, including Powerpoint documents
For Individuals:
-Resume packages, award nominations & biographical sketches
-Executive ghost-writing for articles and correspondence
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MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- I help passionate people accomplish their goals by capturing their ideas on paper.
- One of my clients won Microsoft's 2005 Start Something Amazing Competition in the Culture and Community Category.
- One of my clients launched her dream nonprofit organization and within 6 months is well on her way to covering a $750,000 operating budget.
- One of my clients is a Regional Semifinalist for the Innovate Illinois competition.
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