Grant Writer
Institution Type: | Nonprofit |
Location: | Illinois, United States |
Position: | Administrator |
Grant Writer sought for The HistoryMakers, an African American national nonprofit organization. This position is primarily responsible for identifying prospects and securing grants from foundations, corporations and government agencies. The position is also responsible for managing corporate, government and foundation relationships for long-term growth, including appropriate stewardship activities.
This individual must demonstrate a commitment to the mission of The HistoryMakers and the ability to function well in a mission-oriented organization with a sense of urgency and ethics. This individual must also be able to work effectively with the Executive Director.
RESPONSIBLITIES
- Raise $1,000,000 in funding on an annual basis
- Develop solicitation strategies that meet this fundraising goal
- Develop an excellent understanding of the organization, its programs, goals, and clientele, and be able to articulate these in a compelling manner to donor prospects
- Develop and maintain an Excel project tracking report for timely submission of documents and follow-up activities
- Coordinate site visits and conference calls involving the Executive Director, Board members or other personnel from The HistoryMakers including writing briefing summaries with suggested highlights
- Represent The HistoryMakers at all times professionally and adhere to The HistoryMakers confidentiality and ethics policies
- Research, write, and submit proposals on a timely basis to appropriate funding sources as well as prepare all follow up reports
REQUIRED SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
- Bachelor’s degree in African American Studies, American history or other related humanities field;
- Two to four years’ experience in development or a comparable field preferred
- Previous non-profit experience preferred; experience in corporate development, marketing, or research also a plus with prior experience with NEH, NSF and IMLS grants preferred
- Excellent writing and organizational skills and the ability to do budgets
- Ability to research new and existing potential funding sources using available public information
- Ability to plan, organize and manage a range of activities that involve extensive coordination with individuals in and outside of the organization
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to adjust to flexibility in work routine
- Excellent business communication and presentation skills, both written and oral
- Ability to work under pressure, with superior “client service” instincts and skills
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office (Word, Access, Excel)
The HistoryMakers is a growing and dynamic 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating an unprecedented national video oral history archival institution recording the stories of both well-known and unsung African American HistoryMakers. The goal is to record at least 5,000 oral history interviews and to expose this material to the public through strategic media, technology, academic and community partnerships. In June 2014, the nation’s foremost repository—the Library of Congress—announced that it will serve as the permanent repository of The HistoryMakers collection.
For a look at our current projects visit: www.thehistorymakers.com. http://www.thehistorymakers.com/education http://vimeo.com/inforvideoteam/review/91634451/fee5c6a148 Password: review1234
Contact: |
Please send resumes to: info@thehistorymakers.com |
Website: | http://www.thehistorymakers.com/ |
Primary Category: | None |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 07/23/2015 |
Closing Date | 10/19/2015 |