New Disabled South

Grantwriter

New Disabled South

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma

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Salary

💰 $55 per hour

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Title: Grantwriter (Contractor)
  • Compensation: $55 an hour; 20-25 hours weekly
  • One year contract
  • Location: Virtual with roots in/connections to any of the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, OK, TN, TX, VA, WV
  • Travel: Up To once a quarter
  • WHO WE ARE
  • At New Disabled South (501c3), we are building a coalition across the South that centers the needs and daily experiences of disabled people. Our mission is to improve the lives of disabled people and cultivate strong disability rights and disability justice frameworks in the South. We do this by:
  • Organizing our communities around the most critical issues we face
  • Tracking legislation and policy that directly affects disabled people and educating our communities on its impacts
  • Advancing legislative priorities that center our wellbeing and liberation
  • Leading research on key issues
  • Changing media and social narratives about disabled people
  • Through this work, we impact the allocation of resources in our states, increase our collective power, and make this country a better place for us to live. We do this all with the lives and experiences of disabled people at the center (nothing about us without us).

Requirements

  • Research, draft, and edit grant proposals, letters of inquiry (LOIs), concept notes, and funder reports.
  • Collaborate with staff to gather programmatic data, stories, and financial information needed for submissions.
  • Maintain consistent messaging that reflects New Disabled South’s voice, values, and mission.
  • Track deadlines, submission dates, and reporting requirements
  • Tailor proposals to align with funders’ priorities and guidelines.
  • Assist in prospecting and identifying new funding opportunities as needed.
  • Incorporate feedback and revisions from NDS staff and funders in a timely and professional manner.
  • Demonstrated success writing funded grants for nonprofit organizations, especially in the fields of social justice, disability rights, racial equity, or community organizing.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with keen attention to detail.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and juggle multiple projects.
  • Comfort working remotely, independently, and collaboratively.
  • Commitment to the mission and values of New Disabled South, including disability justice, racial justice, and power-building.