Volunteer Grant Researcher and Writer

MatchingDonors.com is a proud, award-wining nonprofit volunteer-run organization, and we're looking for that special someone to be our Volunteer Grant Researcher and Writer! This is a flexible and rewarding remote volunteer opportunity which can fit your lifestyle. Your efforts will save lives! This is a great opportunity for an individual person or a group.

MatchingDonors.com will consider volunteers for all its volunteer opportunities who are eligible students who have Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) F-1 Status.

Besides the joy of joining our team of warm, inclusive, and fun-loving volunteers that make a tangible difference in the lives of people needing organ transplants, you and all our volunteers have the opportunity to be awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Through MatchingDonors.com, as an official certifying organization, our volunteers are eligible to receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) for their dedication to helping MatchingDonors.com. Our volunteers that achieve the minimum 100 hours of volunteering, receive a personalized congratulatory letter from the President of the United States, a certificate, a medallion, and a pin.

Our volunteers need your help by raising funds through grants. They work tirelessly to help MatchingDonors.com, its patients, and donors solve some of the toughest challenges facing people needing organ transplants. The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) recognizes these incredible individuals who are committed to a high level of volunteerism and service at MatchingDonors.com.

Your Role:

As our Volunteer Grant Researcher and Writer, you’ll be working directly with our CEO and Founder and alongside our team of volunteers who are as passionate and dedicated as you are.

You'll be the vital link that financially supports our volunteers. Your role is crucial in keeping our operations smooth, our volunteers happy, and our patients and organ donors engaged and cherished.

Communicate with Heart:

You’ll be the go-to person for all grant queries, sending warmth in every email and communication ensuring every grantor is appreciated and valued.

Make Your Own Hours:

We hope you can dedicate at least 20 hours a week around your own schedule.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Researching grants opportunities from government and non-government agencies; researching prospective private, foundation and institutional funding opportunities.
• Drafting grant proposals and supporting documents based on the funding requirements of the organization - Researching, outlining, writing, and editing new and existing grant content.
• Working closely with the CEO and Founder of MatchingDonors.com and our volunteers to obtain the information required to obtain purpose, goals, and objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience Writing and Researching Grants
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for detail
• Flexible, creative, solution oriented
• A champion for our cause, enthusiastic and positive.
• A great communicator, being both articulate and empathetic.
• Organized and attentive to detail.

Perks:

• The joy of joining a team that makes a tangible difference in the lives of people needing lifesaving organ transplants.
• Being awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award for your efforts.
• Being part of a warm, inclusive, and fun-loving volunteer community.

Join Us!

If being our Grant Researcher and Writer with an enthusiastic group of volunteers sounds like your challenge, we'd love to hear from you! Apply to be our Grant Researcher and Writer, and let's save many lives together.

Apply Now!