Biography

When Betsy Rosenblatt Rosso was eight, she launched a neighborhood newspaper that she typed on her mom’s typewriter and sold door-to-door for a dime. Betsy knew then she wanted to be a writer. Since then she has sharpened her editorial craft but maintained her commitment to telling stories that engage and matter to the community.

Owner of Rosso Writing LLC, Betsy is a writer and editor who helps organizations tell their compelling stories so the people and communities they serve can thrive. She works adeptly with nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and government agencies to help them communicate effectively with target audiences.

Betsy is comfortable working across a variety of digital and print platforms and can write, edit, publish, and manage websites, newsletters, blogs and social media. As a writing instructor, Betsy has helped clients build their staff members’ capabilities by presenting writing workshops and providing one-on-one coaching. Betsy is a quick study and has worked for more than 100 organizations and associations focused on arts, children and families, education, governance, health, housing, legal services, military family assistance, museums, immigrant services, philanthropy, public service, real estate development, science, and voting rights.

A skilled interviewer, Betsy also works with individuals to write personal histories, recording the family stories that are often told but never written down, sparking long lost memories, and celebrating important milestones and everyday moments before the details are forgotten.

Nearly 100 guests have appeared on Betsy’s Five Questions podcast, where she asks questions of ordinary people and elicits extraordinary answers and important stories. She also writes essays and poetry on her blogs YouAskaLotofQuestions.com and Invocations.blog.

Before launching her consulting practice in 2006, Betsy served as communications officer for the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, where she created, wrote, and edited Meyer’s monthly e-newsletter and wrote award-winning annual reports and web copy. Previously, she served as senior editor for BoardSource, where she edited the periodical Board Memberas well as publications that strengthen nonprofit organizations by creating more effective boards of directors.

Since she was a teenager volunteering at her local hospital, Betsy has consistently demonstrated dedication to her community, including local schools. She has worked with students of all ages to improve their reading and writing skills, and volunteered for the Arlington Food Assistance Center, the Arlington Free Clinic, the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Center, Habitat for Humanity, Higher Achievement, and the Posse Foundation, among other organizations. Betsy earned her bachelor’s degree in English at the College of William and Mary. She is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington and loves reading, playing board games, and spending time with her family.

To learn more and read samples of and testimonials about Betsy’s work, visit RossoWriting.com or LinkedIn. You can also connect with Betsy on Facebook or Twitter at RossoWriting.