Grant Specialist - Four-Day Week & Remote

EnviroVoters; Fresno, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Year-end office closure

Job summary

EnviroVoters is seeking a Grants Specialist to support institutional fundraising, craft compelling proposals and reports, research new prospects, and coordinate grant information with the VP of Philanthropy. You will work with the institutional giving team, development associate, and program staff to advance climate and racial justice through diverse funding streams.

The role emphasizes a writing-centered portfolio across campaigns and regional organizing.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of grant writing or related fundraising experience in a nonprofit environment.
• Persuasive writing skills and the ability to turn complex policy and advocacy work into compelling cases for support; writing samples required.
• Ability to research, analyze, and synthesize information to identify and qualify funding opportunities.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple proposals, reports, and deadlines at once.
• Comfort gathering information from colleagues across departments and following up to get what is needed.

Responsibilities

• Write compelling proposals and reports (50%).
• Draft and edit letters of inquiry, grant proposals, reports, and supporting materials for institutional funders, meeting all deadlines on the grant calendar.
• Turn program updates into clear, persuasive narratives about our campaigns, policy wins, organizing, and community impact.
• Write monthly pitch priorities talking points with support from the VP of Philanthropy.
• Maintain and grow a shared language library of program descriptions, impact data, and boilerplate.
• Apply C3 and C4 distinctions accurately in all funder-facing materials.
• Prospect and expand the funding pipeline (20%).
• Research and qualify new institutional funding opportunities aligned with EnviroVoters' priorities, using tools like Instrumentl.
• Prepare prospect profiles and research briefs to inform cultivation strategy and outreach.
• Monitor funder guidelines, priorities, and deadline changes, and flag relevant opportunities.
• Coordinate grants administration (25%).
• Process grants with the development associate, including recording awards, payments, and documentation in Raiser's Edge NXT and SharePoint.
• Maintain the institutional grant calendar of proposals, reports, and deliverables.
• Manage the monthly program reporting form: gather updates from program staff, follow up on gaps, and organize the information for use in reports and pitches.
• Coordinate internal reviews, collect budgets and attachments, and submit applications through funder portals.
• General administration (5%).
• Participate in team meetings, trainings, and HR processes, and pursue professional growth in grant writing and fundraising.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising

Research

Writing

Time management

Tools

Raiser's Edge

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

EnviroVoters is seeking a Grants Specialist to support institutional fundraising, craft compelling proposals and reports, research new prospects, and coordinate grant information with the VP of Philanthropy. You will work with the institutional giving team, development associate, and program staff to advance climate and racial justice through diverse funding streams.

The role emphasizes a writing-centered portfolio across campaigns and regional organizing.