Grants & Communications Specialist - Hybrid (Canton, MA)

Inspire; Canton (MA); Híbrido; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Inspire, the Joy in Childhood Foundation, is seeking a Grants and Communications Coordinator to support grantmaking strategies and national and regional communications from our Canton, MA headquarters in a hybrid setting. You will work with Foundation staff, franchisees, and nonprofit partners to manage grants, communications, and storytelling, while ensuring compliance and timely reporting.

Join a mission-driven team focused on elevating grantmaking and raising awareness of the Foundation's

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; preference for communications/public relations.
• 2–4+ years nonprofit experience preferred.
• Experience with grantmaking or fundraising operations a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as a secondary contact for grant applicants; manage applications and reviews.
• Support grantmaking processes, ensure legal/financial/reporting compliance.
• Maintain grants data in the grantmaking database and handle communications.
• Coordinate Dunkin volunteer month, liaise with franchisees and partners.
• Organize merchandise distribution for grantee activations.
• Support communications: reports, newsletters, social media; internal/external materials.
• Assist with annual report, quarterly newsletters, and internal communications.
• Collect and organize photos/videos and human-interest stories for reports.
• Manage photo/media release forms with privacy compliance.
• Support website updates with new content.
• Collaborate with marketing/PR and nonprofits on campaigns.
• Assist with video development for events and campaigns.
• Help manage social channels and content calendars.

Conocimientos

Relationship management

Time management

Organizational skills

Creative writing

Proofreading

Multi-tasking

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Communications / Public relations / Marketing background

Herramientas

Salesforce

Grantmaking database

Descripción del empleo

Inspire, the Joy in Childhood Foundation, is seeking a Grants and Communications Coordinator to support grantmaking strategies and national and regional communications from our Canton, MA headquarters in a hybrid setting. You will work with Foundation staff, franchisees, and nonprofit partners to manage grants, communications, and storytelling, while ensuring compliance and timely reporting.

Join a mission-driven team focused on elevating grantmaking and raising awareness of the Foundation's