What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grant Writer position at Careers?
Are you a nonprofit professional with 5 years of experience in foundation fundraising, donor stewardship and / or grant writing? Do you have strong knowledge of the DC area foundations?We are currently in search of a Grant Writer for a Healthcare Residential Services Nonprofit. The position is hybrid in Bethesda, MD. This is a direct hire, full-time position.ORGANIZATION TYPE : Healthcare Residential ServicesLOCATION : Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)POSITION TITLE : Foundation Relations ManagerSALARY : Direct Hire ($75,000-$80,000 / annually)Is This Your Dream Job? The Foundation Relations Manager is responsible for foundation fundraising and stewardship with a focus on securing grants for operations from independent and corporate foundations. The Manager will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of foundation funders to win support for the Organization's programs and initiatives.Our Ideal Candidate : 5 years of foundation fundraising, donor stewardship and / or grant writing experienceBachelor's Degree required.Knowledge of foundation grant process and successful track recordSalesforce experience, preferredKnowledge of local foundations and experience with prospect researchDemonstrates creativity and self-motivationExcellent verbal and written communication skillsAttention to detail and follow-throughPositive, team-player attitude, with the ability to work independently and as part of a teamHow You Will Spend Your Day : Fundraising and Grants Management : Craft project concepts, letters of inquiry, grant proposals and reports in accordance with grantor requirements. Work closely with Organization's Family Programming and Resident Services to understand funding needs and develop grant strategies. Research and identify new independent and corporate foundation prospects to build a robust funding pipeline.Foster and maintain positive relationships with program officers at corporate and independent foundations, as well as with board members, staff, clinicians, and patient families.Develop and implement strategies to increase funding from applicable sources. Coordinate grant management and develop and implement stewardship plans for all foundation donors.Raise public awareness to funders by conducting tours and representing The Organization at speaking engagements. Support development and communications activities and events. Attend meetings and other community events as assigned. Administration Maintain detailed records of grant activities and correspondence. Reconnect with previous funders whose contributions have lapsed or whose guidelines have changed. Collaborate with the Director of Development Operations on grant awards processing and acknowledgement procedures. Utilize Salesforce to maintain an accurate donor database and track grant progress and deliverables, and deadlines.Coordinate with the finance department to provide grant documentation and assist in developing program budgets required by funders. Work with the communications team to update and maintain foundation content in brochures, newsletters, reports and on the website. Assist in generation of the donor listings as needed for publications and website. Oversee management of temporarily restricted grants.Other duties as assigned. We'd love to hear from you.If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to help make that happen. lease click "Apply" to submit your resume.Know a friend who would be a great fit? Feel free to send us their resume to bbrown@cnpstaffing.com.Is this position not a great fit?For more information about Careers In Nonprofits and our other available opportunities and workshops, please visit our website at to the high volume of applications we receive, we regretfully can only respond to those candidates who best meet the requirements of a specific position or whose backgrounds are generally applicable to our client base. Please rest assured that we retain all candidate information for possible future matches, even if you do not hear from us in regard to your application in response to this ad.
Salary : $75,000 - $80,000
