Grant Writer - Climate Justice & Impact

California Environmental Voters; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) with employer match

12 days PTO

12 holidays

Year-end office closure

Job summary

California Environmental Voters is seeking a Grants Specialist to help secure and renew institutional grants by crafting strong proposals and reports, researching new prospects, and coordinating internal information and processes. You will work closely with the Philanthropy team, development staff, program team, and VP of Philanthropy to advance climate and racial justice funding.

The role emphasizes writing across our institutional portfolio, collaboration with leadership, and rigorous grant

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 for institutional funders, meeting all deadlines on the grant calendar.
• Turn program updates into clear, persuasive narratives about 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.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising

Research

Project coordination

Tools

Raiser's Edge NXT

SharePoint

Instrumentl

Asana

Job description

California Environmental Voters is seeking a Grants Specialist to help secure and renew institutional grants by crafting strong proposals and reports, researching new prospects, and coordinating internal information and processes. You will work closely with the Philanthropy team, development staff, program team, and VP of Philanthropy to advance climate and racial justice funding.

The role emphasizes writing across our institutional portfolio, collaboration with leadership, and rigorous grant