Strategic Grants & Stewardship Manager

Thread; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thread in Baltimore is seeking a Grants & Stewardship Manager to own the development framework and oversee the full grant lifecycle, including proposals, reports, and renewals. You will translate program outcomes and financial data into compelling funder communications, working with staff across the organization.

This role emphasizes writing excellence, project management, and relationship stewardship, coordinating deadlines, dashboards in Salesforce, and cross-functional collaboration to deepen

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum four years of grant writing or institutional fundraising experience.
• Proven success in developing competitive proposals for foundation, corporate, and government funders.
• Exceptional writing, editing, research, and storytelling skills for communicating impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation, writing, and submission of foundation, corporate, government, and institutional grant proposals and renewal requests.
• Manage the complete grant lifecycle from prospecting to stewardship and renewal.
• Coordinate grant reporting with program, finance, and communications teams to deliver timely, accurate reports.
• Develop implementation and reporting schedules and ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Maintain Salesforce records, dashboards, and tracking of proposal activity and outcomes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate organizational strategy into compelling funder communications.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising strategy

Project management

Relationship management

Excellent writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft 365

Google Workspace

Fundraising software

Job description

Thread in Baltimore is seeking a Grants & Stewardship Manager to own the development framework and oversee the full grant lifecycle, including proposals, reports, and renewals. You will translate program outcomes and financial data into compelling funder communications, working with staff across the organization.

This role emphasizes writing excellence, project management, and relationship stewardship, coordinating deadlines, dashboards in Salesforce, and cross-functional collaboration to deepen