Grant Writing Internship - volunteer

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Job Description

As a grant writing intern for Daily Work, your primary responsibility will be to assist with the identification of appropriate grantors and the execution and submission of grant requests. Daily Work is a newcomer to the grant-writing process. In order to continue this work, we need interns capable of researching funding opportunities within fixed guidelines, initiating and maintaining contact with foundations and writing grants for eligible funding. This would require an intern with strong research, writing and analytical skills.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Prospect identification, research, proposal development and writing in conjunction with faculty, staff and volunteers. Accurate and timely production of final proposals
• Initiate and maintain relationships with grantors. Track and document communications
• Assist with updating and maintaining Daily Work donor database
• Research potential major donor prospects
• Assist with donor outreach and cultivation
• Assist with answering the phone and greeting visitors as needed

Position Details

• Part-time Internship: 10-12 hours/week
• Timeframe and Schedule: Flexible; attend occasional evening meetings
• The internship is unpaid, but there will be opportunities for networking and professional development
• You must be able to commit to 4-6 months to apply for this position.

Qualifications

• Education: Junior, Senior, graduate student or recent graduate from an accredited university.
• Experience:Previous experience in research and/or grant writing preferred. Understanding of or prior work/volunteer experience in a non-profit organization is a plus.
• Skills/Abilities: The qualified candidate will have excellent writing, verbal, proof reading, editing, phone and organizational skills. Ideal candidates will also be flexible team players, self-motivated and detail-oriented individual with strong interpersonal skills, customer service orientation, excellent phone manner and communication skills, ability to prioritize and work well under deadline. Computer aptitude and Microsoft Office experience required. Successful candidate must pass B.C.I. background check.
• Benefits: Opportunity to stretch your skills and be a key player in an up and coming organization. Enjoy a fun, flexible work environment where you can see the difference you are making every day. Develop relationships with grant-making community locally and nationally, as appropriate. Gain additional skills/networking at applicable professional development seminars or other outside training events. Receive letter of recommendation from Daily Work after successful completion of internship. Internship could be available for credit based on your institution’s guidelines.