Grant Writer (North America)

Goodstack; Delaware; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodstack is seeking a Grant Writer to lead high-quality grant research, writing and review for our nonprofit partners. You will identify opportunities, craft compelling narratives and ensure drafts are accurate, funder-ready, and impactful.

Join a fast-growing, AI-native social impact startup backed by General Catalyst, as you manage multiple partner relationships, leverage AI responsibly, and help nonprofits access more funding with clarity and speed.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ grant writing experience for nonprofits or mission-led organisations.
• Understanding funding landscapes, eligibility criteria and funder priorities.
• Ability to translate rough context into persuasive, funder-ready narratives.
• Confidence using AI tools to support research, drafting, editing and QA, with strong human judgment.
• Ability to take responsibility, communicate early, and adapt in a fast-moving environment.
• Attention to detail; manage deadlines, geographic nuances, funding restrictions and structural requirements.
• Partner-first communication; combine warmth, clarity, and sound judgment in every interaction.
• Process discipline; maintain clear systems, workflows, and organized approaches.

Responsibilities

• Research funding opportunities and curate grants tailored to mission and programmes.
• Draft LOIs, grant applications and supporting narratives aligned to funder requirements.
• Use AI to increase quality, pace and consistency without compromising accuracy or tone.
• Review drafts to ensure accuracy, persuasiveness and funder-readiness.
• Manage delivery across multiple partner relationships, keeping work moving and expectations clear.
• Build deep context by engaging with around 25–30 nonprofit partners at a time, understanding goals and impact.
• Help strengthen grant support processes to scale impact without compromising quality.

Skills

Grant writing

Research

AI tools usage

Communication

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

AI writing tools

Job description

If you’ve been looking to join a fast-growing startup with a bold vision of a world where doing good is built into everything we do , then you’ve found the right place.

Backed by General Catalyst, the same investors behind Stripe and Airbnb, we’re building something truly extraordinary.

Our Mission

Our mission at Goodstack is to revolutionize how the world does good .

As a fast growth, AI-native social impact startup, we power global change through technology. We enable companies to seamlessly integrate positive impact into what they do through a unified platform while supporting nonprofits in gaining access to cutting-edge technology and finding new funding streams.

Global brands, including Google, OpenAI, TikTok, LinkedIn, HSBC, Atlassian and Twilio - as well as thousands of nonprofits, including the Red Cross, Cancer Research, and Oxfam - use Goodstack to make a difference.

In 2025 alone, we facilitated $5 billion in donations to good causes. But this is just the beginning. We're building the world’s leading platform that powers donations to nonprofits globally.

To keep our momentum and deliver consistently high value to our partners, we need incredible people to help us on our journey – we need you

Join us as a Grant Writer!

We’re looking for an exceptionally thoughtful, detail-driven Grant Writer to lead high-quality grant research, writing and review for our nonprofit partners.

You’ll help nonprofits access more funding, faster – identifying relevant opportunities, shaping strong applications and making sure every draft is accurate, compelling and genuinely useful.

If you have a strong grant writing background, enjoy turning complex programme information into clear funding narratives, and want your work to support organisations doing meaningful social impact work, this could be the perfect role for you.

As a Grant Writer, your mission will be to:

• Research funding opportunities: Identify, evaluate and curate relevant grants tailored to each organisation’s mission, programmes, eligibility and funding needs.

• Draft excellent applications: Write compelling LOIs, grant applications and supporting narratives aligned to funder requirements.

• Use AI to increase quality and pace: Confidently prompt, guide and review AI-assisted outputs to accelerate research, drafting and iteration without compromising accuracy, judgement or tone.

• Act as lead expert reviewer: Review drafts so they are accurate, persuasive, funder-ready and easy for nonprofits to use.

• Manage delivery: Balance pace, quality and care across multiple partner relationships, keeping work moving and expectations clear.

• Build deep context: Work closely with around 25–30 nonprofit partners at any given time, understanding their goals, programmes and impact.

• Improve how we work: Help strengthen our grant support process so we can serve more nonprofits well, without compromising quality.

After 3 months, success will look like:

• Producing high-quality grant drafts at a consistent pace.

• Nonprofit partners feel supported, understood, and confident in the work they receive.

• Funding opportunities are well-matched, relevant, and clearly explained.

• AI is used thoughtfully to improve speed, consistency, and quality.

• Drafts are accurate, thoughtful, and tailored to each funder.

• Risks, blockers, or deadline concerns are raised early.

• Our grant support process becomes clearer, stronger, and easier to scale.

This role is a perfect match for you if you have:

• 5 years’ grant writing experience, ideally for nonprofits, charities or mission-led organisations.

• Understanding of funding landscapes, eligibility criteria, funder priorities and what makes a proposal competitive.

• Ability to turn rough context into specific, persuasive, funder-ready narratives.

• Confidence using AI tools to support research, drafting, editing and quality assurance, and know where human judgement must lead.

• Ability to take responsibility, communicate early, and enjoy building in a fast-moving environment.

• Attention to detail; Deadlines, geographic nuances, funding restrictions and structural requirements do not slip past you.

• Partner-first communication; You combine warmth, clarity, and sound judgement in every interaction.

• Process discipline; Enjoy clear systems, well-managed workflows, and making the slightly messy feel beautifully organised.

Bonus if you have knowledge or love of:

• A degree from a recognised university, or equivalent evidence of strong analytical thinking.

• Nonprofit fundraising, philanthropy or corporate social impact.

• Tea drinking

About us

Since 2017, Goodstack has been at the forefront of creating a future where good will be built into everything we do. From daily commutes to weekend activities or grocery shopping, we envision a world where creating positive change is seamlessly integrated into our everyday lives. In this future, the depth and breadth of impact we can make through everyday actions will expand dramatically – benefiting both businesses and the world.

Businesses are expected to deliver on both profit and purpose and those that don’t are falling behind. We’re here to make it easy for any company, anywhere in the world, to integrate good into what they do. Doing this empowers everyone – companies, employees, consumers, and communities – to contribute to positive change and take meaningful action.

Let's do this!

OUR PLEDGE TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

We take pride in our diverse and growing team representing 20+ nationalities across 5 continents ! Our continued expansion provides us with opportunities to embrace and celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, essential to our success. We actively seek and welcome applicants from all walks of life, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

A team that represents the world that we are trying to support is a wiser, more knowledgeable and stronger one. We’re excited for you to bring your experience, yourself and your special lemon twist to Goodstack to propel us forward in striving to create a better world for us all.