Remote Grants Architect: Fundraising Pipeline Lead

Elba Hope Foundation; New York (NY); Remote; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

High-impact projects

Leadership access

Flexible remote work

Job summary

The Elba Hope Foundation is seeking a Grant Writer to join the Development Department, leading grant research, proposal ownership, and a proactive grants pipeline in a fast-paced environment. This remote, part-time role emphasizes ownership, accountability, and timely outputs each week.

Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, organized, and capable of driving fundraising efforts independently while building the development infrastructure with strong stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years grant writing with demonstrated ownershipfrom start to finish.
• Familiarity with funding databases (e.g. Candid/Foundation Directory, GrantStation, Instrumentl).
• Familiarity with CRM and project management systems (Hubspot, Asana).
• Excellent writing and storytelling to translate program work into funder narratives.
• Self-starter thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial nonprofit environment.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational and project management skills.
• Background in mission-driven nonprofit organizations.

Responsibilities

• Prospect Research & Pipeline Management: build and maintain a live grants pipeline in Asana and Hubspot; track deadlines and follow-up tasks.
• Grants & Proposal Development: write, edit, and submit grant proposals, concept notes, letters of inquiry, and supporting documents; engage internal stakeholders for data and budget development.
• Maintain a 6-12 month forward-looking grants pipeline and submission calendar; ensure deadlines are met.
• Support reporting for awarded grants and nurture funder relationships.
• Own and advance a live grants pipeline with weekly progress updates and clear next actions.
• Independently identify 3-5 qualified prospects per month and manage boilerplate text, budgets, and narratives.

Skills

Grant writing

Prospect research

CRM systems

Project management

Editing/writing

Nonprofit fundraising

Tools

Hubspot

Asana

Job description

The Elba Hope Foundation is seeking a Grant Writer to join the Development Department, leading grant research, proposal ownership, and a proactive grants pipeline in a fast-paced environment. This remote, part-time role emphasizes ownership, accountability, and timely outputs each week.

Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, organized, and capable of driving fundraising efforts independently while building the development infrastructure with strong stakeholder collaboration.