Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Soulful Forest, Inc. is a Connecticut nonprofit that brings nature, music, and Social-Emotional Learning to schools and healthcare facilities. The Grant Writing Intern II supports the organization’s fundraising by researching grant opportunities, preparing applications and reports, and maintaining reusable grant materials.

Responsibilities

• Research foundation, corporate, and government grants that match our mission in schools, children's mental health, and caregiver wellness, to find the right funders
• Build and maintain a grant calendar of deadlines, requirements, and status, so no opportunity is missed
• Draft letters of inquiry, grant narratives, program descriptions, and budget justifications, which are the core of each application
• Gather supporting materials such as program outcomes, photos, letters of support, and organizational documents, to complete applications
• Prepare grant reports and thank-you letters for funders, to keep funders engaged for renewal
• Help build a reusable library of grant language, to make future applications faster

Skills

• Current Post University student with a Federal Work-Study award
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently
• Coursework in nonprofit management, English, communications, public administration, education, or psychology
• Prior grant writing or research experience
• Familiarity with Google Workspace and online grant portals
• Related coursework or prior grant writing or research experience

Benefits

• Students will gain valuable experience related to their program of study.

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