Strategic Grants Manager — Institutional Fundraising & Proposals

Miracle Flights; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Miracle Flights is seeking an experienced grant writer to lead institutional funding strategy, identify new opportunities, and manage proposals from concept to award. You will coordinate cross-department efforts, develop budgets, and ensure timely reporting while strengthening funder relationships.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the Philanthropy and Impact teams, maintaining CRM records, and meeting annual fundraising goals to support Miracle Flights' mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Three to five years of grant writing or institutional fundraising experience.
• Demonstrated success securing competitive foundation and grant funding.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience collaborating across departments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Miracle Flights' institutional funding strategy.
• Research and identify new grant opportunities from corporate, family, private, and community funders.
• Build and maintain a healthy institutional funding pipeline.
• Maintain the organization's annual grants calendar, submission schedule, and forecasting.
• Recommend new funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
• Write, edit, and submit compelling grant proposals, letters of inquiry, concept papers, and applications.
• Coordinate proposal development and approval across Enterprise, Finance, Impact, and Philanthropy, as needed.
• Develop proposal narratives, budgets, attachments, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain organizational boilerplate language, templates, and grant resources in partnership with the Impact team.
• Ensure all submissions are accurate, competitive, and submitted on time.
• Prepare and submit timely grant reports.
• Coordinate collection of outcomes, metrics, financials, and impact stories.
• Monitor grant requirements, restrictions, spend-down, and compliance.
• Maintain reporting calendars and funder deliverables.
• Track awards, reporting deadlines, and grant outcomes in Bloomerang.
• Partner with the Director of Corporate Philanthropy on corporate foundation proposals and reporting.
• Partner with the Director of Philanthropy on family foundation proposals and reporting.
• Attend strategy meetings as needed to support cultivation and solicitation planning.
• Provide grant strategy recommendations to strengthen institutional funding relationships.
• Support stewardship by preparing customized impact reports and funder updates.
• Work closely with Enterprise to gather impact data and outcomes.
• Collaborate with Finance on grant budgets and financial reporting.
• Partner with the Philanthropy Manager to maintain accurate CRM records, reporting, and grant documentation.
• Collaborate with the Director of Corporate Philanthropy and the Director of Philanthropy on funder relationships and growth opportunities.
• Support the Chief of Philanthropy with institutional funding strategy, forecasting, and pipeline reporting.
• Maintain complete grant files, proposal history, and institutional funder records.
• Meet annual institutional fundraising goals.
• Maintain an active and diversified grant pipeline.
• Track proposal success rates and grant revenue.
• Produce grant pipeline reports and funding forecasts.
• Monitor institutional funding trends and recommend opportunities for growth.

Skills

Grant Writing

Institutional Giving

Proposal Development

Strategic Research

Project Management

Compliance & Reporting

Collaboration

Written Communication

Attention to Detail

CRM & Pipeline Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Grant Professionals Certification (GPC)

Tools

Bloomerang

Job description

Miracle Flights is seeking an experienced grant writer to lead institutional funding strategy, identify new opportunities, and manage proposals from concept to award. You will coordinate cross-department efforts, develop budgets, and ensure timely reporting while strengthening funder relationships.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the Philanthropy and Impact teams, maintaining CRM records, and meeting annual fundraising goals to support Miracle Flights' mission.