Proposal + Grant Writer

Wayfinder; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403b

Parental leave/family focus

Unlimited PTO

Healthcare: medical, dental, vision +1

Hardware & software stipends

Team events and annual retreat

Learning and development

Flexible, fully remote culture

Competitive total compensation

Job summary

Wayfinder is seeking a seasoned Grants & Proposals writer to join our fully remote team. You will vet opportunities, craft persuasive grant applications, and prepare compelling proposals for diverse school partners and funding sources.

You’ll collaborate across Sales, Marketing, and Product to ensure compliant, timely responses. The role requires 3+ years of persuasive business writing, strong editing, and a proven ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Three or more years writing proposals, grants, or other persuasive business content.
• Strong writing and editing skills that make complex ideas clear, warm, and jargon-free.
• Familiarity with pricing, quoting, and contract terms.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle several deadlines at once - we move fast!
• A startup mindset: flexible, resourceful, and quick to take initiative
• A seller’s instinct for listening first, understanding what a district needs, and shaping the answer around it
• Ease working across teams with Sales, Marketing, and Product

Responsibilities

• Vet incoming RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, and help the team decide which ones to pursue
• Write, edit, and submit clear, compliant responses on time
• Build and maintain a library of approved answers, templates, and references
• Work cross-functionally and pull in the right input from the Sales, Marketing, and Product teams
• Seek out and research funding sources that fit Wayfinder and our partners’ goals
• Write grant applications and funding narratives
• Help new partners connect Wayfinder to the funding they already have
• Own our relationships with cooperative purchasing organizations
• Manage contract renewals, reporting, fees, and compliance requirements
• Help Sales use co-op contracts to shorten the path to purchase for new partners
• Spot new co-ops and state contract options worth pursuing
• Know our pricing, packaging, and discount guidelines inside and out
• Build accurate quotes and pricing sections for proposals and bids
• Flag requests that need leadership approval before they go out
• Pitch in where it counts (follow-up emails, one-pagers, and school board materials)

Skills

Proposal writing

Grant writing

Editing/writing

Project management

Startup mindset

Sales collaboration

Pricing familiarity

Job description

The Organization

What if K-12 education were designed to help all students develop lives of meaning and purpose? Wayfinder, a division of Lemnis, was founded at the Stanford d.school to answer this question. Our goal is to double our impact each year for the coming years. Our vision is to become the preeminent future-readiness curriculum company in the world — leading the global movement of purpose, meaning, and belonging-based education worldwide.

Wayfinder joined the Lemnis Collective as a nonprofit division in 2026. As a public charity, Lemnis is dedicated to the concept of the unlimited learner. Their mission is to create more accessible, flexible, learner-centered systems that help young people navigate the challenges and opportunities of the future. Wayfinder and Lemnis share that vision, especially when it comes to supporting learners in underserved communities and the institutions that serve them.

Wayfinder is the third organization to join the Lemnis Collective. The Collective brings mission-aligned organizations (both for-profit assets and nonprofits with earned revenue) under the Lemnis umbrella through mergers and acquisitions. Lemnis provides long-term, mission-driven investment, stability, freedom from the pressure of constant fundraising, and operational and strategic support, so organizations like Wayfinder can stay focused on our mission, impact, growth, and innovation.

What We Value

You’ll be joining a team of incredibly motivated and dedicated staff members committed to living our organization's values. We work collaboratively across teams, and we feel and act like a purpose-driven organization. To the best of our abilities, each person’s role aligns with their own sense of purpose, which feeds into Wayfinder’s larger sense of purpose.

Read this article about our workplace culture in Conscious Company.

We value equal access, inclusive community, and belonging, and these values are represented in our product, our team, and our school partners.

Product: We develop our learning tools using human-centered design principles. We work with grade-level experts to ensure our curriculum is developmentally appropriate and engaging at all levels. Every Wayfinder lesson is supported by relevant research, prototyped in classrooms, and vetted by teachers over rounds of feedback and iteration. We use Universal Design for Learning principles to give every student an equal opportunity to succeed.

Team: Our team is composed of people from all different backgrounds and walks of life. We intentionally recruit, hire, and work with people of all identities + experiences. We focus on belonging: being connected, accepted, and valued by the people around us.

School Partners: We intentionally target a wide array of educational partners, from traditional to non-traditional, that work with a range of students from different socioeconomic groups. We’ve taught our curriculum in high-need schools in the Bronx, independent schools in Silicon Valley, and after-school programs in San Antonio.

Responsibilities

Your work will fall into a few areas, and we expect them to evolve.

Proposals + RFPs

• Vet incoming RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, and help the team decide which ones to pursue
• Write, edit, and submit clear, compliant responses on time
• Build and maintain a library of approved answers, templates, and references
• Work cross-functionally and pull in the right input from the Sales, Marketing, and Product teams

Grants + Funding

• Seek out and research funding sources that fit Wayfinder and our partners’ goals
• Write grant applications and funding narratives
• Help new partners connect Wayfinder to the funding they already have

Co-op Partnerships

• Own our relationships with cooperative purchasing organizations
• Manage contract renewals, reporting, fees, and compliance requirements
• Help Sales use co-op contracts to shorten the path to purchase for new partners
• Spot new co-ops and state contract options worth pursuing

Pricing + Quotes

• Know our pricing, packaging, and discount guidelines inside and out
• Build accurate quotes and pricing sections for proposals and bids
• Flag requests that need leadership approval before they go out

Whatever Comes Next

We’re a growing team, so you’ll pitch in where it counts (ex: follow-up emails, one-pagers, and school board materials).

Requirements

Essential experience

• Three or more years writing proposals, grants, or other persuasive business content
• Strong writing and editing skills that make complex ideas clear, warm, and jargon-free
• Familiarity with pricing, quoting, and contract terms
• Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle several deadlines at once - we move fast!
• A startup mindset: flexible, resourceful, and quick to take initiative
• A seller’s instinct for listening first, understanding what a district needs, and shaping the answer around it
• Ease working across teams with Sales, Marketing, and Product

Preferred experience

• Experience in K-12, edtech, or public-sector procurement
• Experience managing cooperative purchasing contracts
• Experience with proposal management software
• APMP certification (a plus, not a requirement)

Benefits

We offer a competitive package that is based on location and experience. We also offer the following benefits:

• + 403b: We care about your ability to save for your future.
• + Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families.
• + Time Off: Unlimited PTO policy to encourage people to get out and see the world.
• + Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision policies + a monthly wellness stipend.
• + Goodies: Whatever hardware and software you need to get the job done.
• + Team Fun: Regularly scheduled events, annual retreat, and celebrations.
• + Learning: Learning & Development Opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• + Great team: Working with fun, hard-working, kind people committed to making a difference!
• + Flexible culture: We are results-focused and entirely remote.
• + And much more! Lots of other perks make this company an incredible place to work.

EEO Statement

At Wayfinder, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Wayfinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Pay Transparency

Wayfinder compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Wayfinder’s total compensation package. Additionally, Wayfinder provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, a monthly stipend, office buildout stipend, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation.

Reasonable Accommodations

Wayfinder is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact HR at [e-mail].

Additional Notice

Please note that this job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties.

85000 - 105000 USD a year