Grant Writer (Corporate and Foundation)

Founded in 1988, Food & Friends provides medically-tailored meals, nutrition support, and friendship to people living with AIDS, cancer, diabetes, and other life-challenging illnesses. Our team of seventy employees and thousands of volunteers delivers meals and hope to people living in the District of Columbia and fourteen counties across Maryland and Virginia. There is no charge or income qualification for our services, which are rendered solely on the basis of medical need.

We seek an experienced fundraiser to spearhead Food & Friends’ pursuit of corporate and foundation grants. The Grant Writer will:

• • develop, manage, solicit, and steward a portfolio of 100 to 125 prospective and current funders;
  • prepare and edit customized LOIs, concept notes, proposals, presentations, budgets, reports, and briefings;
  • cultivate and steward relations with foundation and corporate officers;
  • create and manage a multi-year grants plan and calendar with a schedule for prospecting, key deadlines, site visits, and funder stewardship;
  • conduct research to qualify funders, including direct outreach to prospects, and build a robust pipeline;
  • oversee the reporting and pledge payment schedules for all active grants; and
  • maintain funder notes and records in Raiser’s Edge.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced grants professional to join one of Washington’s most prominent grassroots nonprofit organizations.

Requires a BA/BS (or commensurate level of experience) and at least five years of direct foundation and grants related experience. Must have prior successful experience with prospect research, proposal writing, stewardship, and solicitation of corporations and/or foundations. Additional requirements include superb written and verbal communications skills; ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment; ability to collaborate with staff across departments; and an appreciation for diversity. Must be highly organized. Offer of employment contingent upon a pre-employment drug test.

Benefits include medical, dental, disability, retirement plan, paid maternity/paternity leave, weekly short Fridays, and three weeks of paid leave for new hires. Food & Friends is Metro accessible and has free on-site parking.