Looking for Volunteer Grant Writers

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Looking for Grant Writer(s) to help write proposals for projects and for submitting timely and accurate reports for all grant-funded projects. Must have written successful grants!

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for conducting the full range of activities required to prepare, submit, and manage grant proposals to foundation and corporate sources.
• Perform prospect research on foundations and corporations to evaluate prospects for corporate and foundation grants.
• Work with finance to gather information necessary to report to corporate/foundation funders on current grant programs.
• Comply with all grant reporting as required by foundation/corporate donors.
• Provide stewardship to current donors to provide regular updates (newsletters etc) to corporate and foundation donors.
• Understanding of institutional history and programs.
• Make appointments with foundation officers and other prospects, arrange for onsite tours for supporters (foundation officers, foundation trustees).
• Maintain current records in the database including grant tracking and reporting.
• Track statistics relevant to grant development and provide materials necessary for donor stewardship (visitor number and diversity, educational program attendance, etc).
• Assist with other fundraising projects as requested

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong written communication skills; ability to write clear, structured, articulate, and persuasive proposals.
• Strong editing skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of fundraising information sources.
• Experience with proposal writing and institutional donors.
• Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies.
• Knowledge and familiarity with research techniques for fundraising prospect research.
• Strong contributor in team environments

Qualifications:

• Experience with writing Successful Grants especially for nonprofits.
• Previous experience with non-profit fundraising.