Grant Writer — Climate Action, 4-Day Week

ADP, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental coverage

401(k) with employer match

12 days PTO

12 holidays

Year-end office closure

Additional well-being benefits

Job summary

California Environmental Voters and the California Environmental Voters Education Fund are seeking a Grants Specialist to secure and renew institutional grants through strong proposals, research, and coordinated internal processes with the Philanthropy Team.

You will research funders, draft compelling materials, and manage timelines to support our climate campaigns and community impact.

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.
• Exceptional attention to detail, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Raiser's Edge or a similar CRM preferred.
• Passion for environmental protection, racial justice, and meaningful social change.

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, giving fundraisers current, consistent messaging for funder conversations.
• Maintain and grow a shared language library of program descriptions, impact data, and boilerplate so the team can write efficiently and consistently.
• 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' and the Ed Fund's priorities, using tools such as Instrumentl.
• Prepare prospect profiles and research briefs to inform cultivation strategy and outreach.
• Monitor funder guidelines, priorities, and deadline changes, and flag relevant opportunities to the team.
• 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Grant writing

Research

Organization

Communication

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Raiser's Edge

CRM tools

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Instrumentl

Asana

Job description

California Environmental Voters and the California Environmental Voters Education Fund are seeking a Grants Specialist to secure and renew institutional grants through strong proposals, research, and coordinated internal processes with the Philanthropy Team.

You will research funders, draft compelling materials, and manage timelines to support our climate campaigns and community impact.