Volunteer Development Associate Director: Grants (Remote)

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STW(tm) will provide a "letter of recommendation" to interns, students & professionals who are able to showcase outstanding performance for school/university credit and for professional references.

The Role:

Save the Water(tm) is seeking a Development Associate Director: Grants to manage the Grants Campaigns with a team of enthusiastic volunteers. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a career in nonprofits and/or fundraising development by seeing how it all works in a creative, dynamic environment. This is an unpaid & remote volunteer opportunity and associate directors must be willing to attend virtual meetings in EST Timezone and be responsive to emails within 48 hours.

What you will be responsible for.....

• Research, identify and apply for local, state, federal and private foundation funding sources for specific projects and programs.
• Review grant proposals and applications for completeness, accuracy and timeliness; manage grant applications by working with various departments in the application and monitoring process to ensure successful grant awards and grant compliance.
• Provide utmost support and assistance to the Development (Fundraising) Director and be a part of the Grants Program.
• Design, prepare and implement grant applications. Research and compile information on grant prospects.
• Develop a grants administration work plan which includes goals, objectives and measurable workload indicators for the grants function.
• Oversee the management of the Grants Division, supporting the director as necessary and ensuring the production of effective, high-quality proposals and reports.
• Manage and Lead a team of 5-10 volunteers, holding them accountable for their work.
• Should be able to attend virtual team meetings as scheduled in the EST timezone.

Apply Now if you have....

• Bachelor degree (or currently enrolled in a degree program) or comparable work experience (at least 5 years or more full time paid corporate/non - profit work experience).
• The Associate Director - Grants must have excellent writing skills and have a successful track record of securing grant funds in the non-profit sector. Strong writing is key to the success of this position and must be strategic, analytical, and data-informed.
• Experience securing major private and/or governmental grants; experience with foundation relations (especially in the Science and Technology Communities/Foundations, and/or tech nonprofit space); experience leading fundraising campaigns and/or soliciting donations from individuals, corporate, etc.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with fundraising databases and best practices.
• Minimum 5+ years of fundraising, sales, marketing, communications, event planning experience
• Candidates resident in North America and Canada preferred

How to apply:

If interested, please submit your resume to newvolunteers@savethewater.org. We would love to hear from you!