Grants Writer

Summary

Join Crisis Text Line's Business Development Philanthropy team as a Grants Writer. You will be responsible for the full grant lifecycle, from identifying opportunities to final reporting. This role involves managing multiple projects, collaborating with various teams, and contributing to the organization's funding strategy. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills, along with knowledge of funding sources and compliance. A BA/BS or equivalent experience and financial experience are required. Crisis Text Line offers a competitive salary and a robust benefits package, including paid time off, health insurance, retirement plan, and various other perks.

Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent time management and critical thinking skills
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Knowledgeable of funding sources, compliance issues, and legal and fiscal policies of funding sources
• Implement the use of technology to assist with grants development and management
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with teams to achieve deliverables
• A flexible approach to work, with the ability to pivot directions quickly
• BA/BS required or equivalent experience
• Financial experience with budget creation and reporting
• Reliable High-Speed Internet Required: Must have a stable high-speed internet connection to support seamless remote collaboration, virtual meetings, online job tasks, etc

Responsibilities

• Prospect and identify LOI and grant opportunities (private, public and corporation foundations) through foundation research platforms and general knowledge of the funding space
• Coordinates, develops, and process grant applications from conceptual to submission stage while working closely with staff throughout all phases
• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal
• Performs internal reviews of Crisis Text Line’s institutional needs, collects and gathers program data, and assesses the feasibility of obtaining external funding for project and program proposals
• Develops and maintains a grant management system for funded grants through Salesforce which includes report due dates, budget adherence, and any other grant requirements
• Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate language
• Assists Director of Development in writing or editing funding materials for individual funders, campaigns, or external facing documents
• Actively support individual, team and org racial equity knowledge, and apply understanding through ongoing learning, reflecting and dialogue opportunities

Benefits

• 20 paid holidays including: Federal holidays like Juneteenth and Labor Day, Election day, Holiday break from Dec 24 through January 1, 2 renewal days, 2 floating holidays
• Flexible paid time off, including: 15 vacation days, 3 personal days, 7 sick days
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for the staff member and family at no cost to the employee
• 403B retirement plan (the nonprofit equivalent of a 401K): 3% contribution by Crisis Text Line to support building financial wellness, regardless of personal contribution
• 12 weeks paid parental leave (after 6 months of employment)
• Student loan repayment (after 2 years of continuous full time service)
• Family support through a virtual childcare platform
• Stipends/Allowances: Mental health (Monthly), Internet Service (Monthly), Professional Development (Annual), Wellness (Annual), Home office setup (One time/First year)