Grant Writer | Experienced, Successful

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Stand In Truth is an Emerging Non-Profit Organization:

We aim to expose under-resourced high school youth to college and career certification opportunities. We expose youth to higher education and high-earning careers through tours, company site visits, positive youth development workshops, and college student leadership mentoring. We believe girls from under-resourced communities have an untapped source of strength, ideas, and potential. SIT intends to unearth this greatness by welcoming them to environments where they can build self-esteem, reimagine their futures, and become sustaining, productive citizens.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Write and edit letters of inquiry, grant proposals and reports, program summaries, and other funding correspondence
• Build institutional funding base by researching/identifying new grant opportunities; inviting existing funders to increase funding for general operations and explore program-based support; and re-establishing relationships with lapsed funders.
• Work with program directors throughout the agency to develop program concepts, define objectives, and present program accomplishments.
• Assist with formulating program budgets, connecting funding lines to program narratives, verify funding streams per program area.
• Track institutional giving patterns and funding deadlines using Salesforce Nonprofit Pack.
• Collaborate with Executive Director and Board to communicate organizational and programmatic achievements and devise funding strategies.
• Engage clients, volunteers, and donors at specified Stand In Truth. events
• Train new development staff with procedures used in grant writing, including Salesforce Nonprofit Pack, proposal and grant paper, and budget preparation.
• Train new program staff members on grant processes
• Stay up to date on new research that can bolster proposals and reports
• Write and edit non-fundraising materials throughout the agency, as needed (e.g., promotional material, etc.)
• Other tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• One plus years of professional grant writing or professional editing/writing experience
• Outstanding writing and editing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Must demonstrate creativity and passion in their writing
• Must have the ability to glean information from previous proposals to meet specific funder requirements
• Ability to work quickly and produce a polished piece of work requiring little editing
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Professional experience in the nonprofit sector preferred
• Interest in the field of youth development, empowerment, and social services preferred
• Proficiency using Google Workspace, Salesforce Nonprofit Pack, preferred
• Working knowledge of donor database software preferred

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree or Certificate in creative writing or related field.
• Knowledge in research and grant writing; nonprofit experience is a plus. Preferred but not required.
• Experience with proposal writing and institutional donors is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies. Knowledge and familiarity with research techniques for fundraising prospect research.
• Detail-oriented and exceptionally organized.
• Clear, precise, and compelling writing skills.
• Motivated self-starter who can work independently with purpose and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• High proficiency in all areas of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.