Grant Writer

Job Title: Grant Writer 

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Full Time

Location: Remote*  

Reports To: Senior Director, Donor and Foundation Relations

Organizational Summary

Girls on the Run International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. We inspire girls across the United States and Canada to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. As a physical activity-based positive youth development program, our evidence-based curriculum is designed to enhance girls’ social, psychological and physical skills and behaviors to successfully navigate life experiences. To learn more about our program and impact, please visit: https://www.girlsontherun.org/

At Girls on the Run, our core values guide our way, and we strive to eliminate barriers to participation and create a culture of belonging across the organization.  In a recent third-party work culture survey, Girls in the Run employees described the organization as: collaborative, joyful, hardworking, caring, fast-paced and quality-focused.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Donor and Foundation Relations, the Grant Writer is responsible for researching, preparing, writing and securing grant funding, assisting with managing national grant strategies, and ensuring that grant-related contributed income goals are met. This includes securing grants from existing funders and actively seeking new opportunities that align with the mission of Girls on the Run.

Principle Responsibilities

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. 

Grant Management

• In conjunction with the Sr. Director, Donor and Foundation Relations, build an annual grant revenue goal and strategy that incorporates past and present funders and is mindful for future opportunities. 
• Achieve the annual grant revenue goal to ensure that priority projects and programs are funded. 
• Conduct the full range of activities required to prepare, submit and manage national grant proposals to foundation, government and corporate sources, including ongoing research to qualify prospects. Secure national funding for organization-wide priorities via unrestricted annual support, program and special project support, thereby achieving the annual grant revenue goal to ensure that priority projects and programs are funded. 
• Collaborate with other teams and HQ staff to identify department-specific funding needs. 
• Serve as the relationship contact for National Funders, working in collaboration with the Sr. Director, Donor and Foundation Relations on strategies, tactics and plans to steward foundation partners.  
• Create tactics and execute plans that attract invite-only grant opportunities. 
• Continually conduct prospect research to identify potential opportunities and grow grant portfolio with active pipeline.
• Maintain case documentation, updating as needed for the most current and accurate language describing Girls on the Run projects and programs. 
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date account of grant makers, tracking prospects, solicitations, follow-up, funding, meeting notes, reporting and research. 
• Comply with and create all grant reporting as required by foundation/corporate donors.
• Identify council pass-thru opportunities that stem from national grants. 

General Responsibilities

• Nurture and support a caring, results-oriented culture that embraces personal responsibility, performance and quality. 
• Maintain high standard of integrity and ensure security of confidential information. 
• Work independently as well as part of cross-functional teams. 
• A dedication to forwarding inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA). 
• Any other duties deemed necessary by the Director, Donor and Foundation Relations. 

Every member of our staff community is expected to serve as a Girls on the Run role model, exhibiting our core values and working to forward the mission. We commit ourselves to actively developing and nurturing positive relationships across the organization - with staff, council members, donors, and board members.

*While this position is remote, residency in one of the following states is required: CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, LA, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY.

Girls on the Run strives to provide our staff with opportunities for meaningful in-person connection throughout the year including staff gatherings, professional development opportunities and organization-wide conferences. Employees are always encouraged, and in occasional instances required, to participate in and contribute to these events.  

Qualifications

• 4 years of proven success writing and winning grants. 
• Analytical and persuasive writing skills, including the ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner. 
• Engaging relationship-builder with an ability to connect with internal and external audiences and leverage those relationships to cultivate additional opportunities. 
• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to set priorities, work under pressure and deliver within deadlines. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at a time. 
• Strong customer service skills with excellent follow-up and follow-through. 
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Grant databases, and project management software. 

Compensation and Benefits

At Girls on the Run, we proudly offer generous and flexible PTO, so that our staff can nurture their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing in ways that are personally meaningful to them. In addition, we provide employees with a comprehensive benefits package including company-subsidized medical and dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, paid medical leave and a 401K with employer match.  

This is a remote* non-exempt, full-time position at 40 hours per week, offering a compensation range of $25 - $28 per hour depending on experience.