Content Writer

• Provide thoughtful, strategic feedback on content developed by program staff to strengthen clarity, alignment, and competitiveness of funding requests and related materials
• Draft and edit original content for proposals, letters of inquiry, reports and other written materials that support foundation fundraising efforts
• Collaborate closely with environmental advocacy staff, the Grants Specialist, Grants Manager, Director of Philanthropy, and VP of Membership & Development to produce well-structured and persuasive funding requests
• Balance workload to support the needs of multiple environmental advocacy program teams
• Conduct prospect research on potential funders in partnership with the Grants Specialist
• Draft campaign summaries and other donor-facing materials in collaboration with the Director of Philanthropy
• Develop and manage annual training opportunities to build and support program staff’s foundation fundraising capacity, which may include identifying and hiring a consultant trainer
• Maintain working knowledge of FoE’s history, campaigns, and organizational priorities to inform messaging and proposal development
• Drafts additional narrative or fundraising materials as needed
• Assists with other fundraising or development-related projects as needed

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Senior Grant Writer – Band C