Non-Profit Grant Writer for Youth Development Programs

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Grant Proposal Writer

Position Title: Lead Grant Writer

Mission

The Higher Ground for Humanity (HGFH), mission is to empower middle to high school students with the skills, expertise, and community to navigate their own emotional and physical intelligence.

We’re choosing to prioritize education for minority middle school students due to the severity of depression and the increase in suicide attempts at the high school age, based on data sourced from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary performed by the CDC on U.S High School Students in 2019.

1. In 2019, approximately 1 in 6 youth reported making a suicide plan in the year prior.
2. More than 1 in 3 high school students had experienced sadness or hopelessness in 2019.
3. The number of black students who reported attempting suicide rose by almost 50% in 2019.

Looking at physical health, 1 in every 2 African-American children will develop diabetes and 1 in every 5 African-American children is obese and Hispanic children have even higher rates for childhood obesity.

Your Opportunity

Are you interested in being part of positive changes in mental health through children’s education?

Higher Ground offers a unique blend of services including summer camps, after-school programs and community events to support the personal development of young minds in mental and physical wellness in California.

We celebrate our values of respect, integrity, courage and hope through our work, and most importantly, our people. We seek champions for our mission and those committed to excellence.

Your Future Team

When you volunteer for Higher Ground for Humanity, you are joining a committed team whose efforts positively affect children and families.

Your Impact

The Grant writer role will create drive grant application strategy and engagement, in collaboration with the Founder, and Business Development leads.

Additionally, the role provides comprehensive strategies to the Executive Director, with a focus on identifying grant opportunities, and making sure we hit target submission deadlines.

Major responsibilities include supporting:

• Create applications for funding (applications foundations, trusts, or government)
• Grant request and application content; copywriting
• Work closely with Development to ensure the organization meets financial goals [50K by June 30th for Summer Program]