Position: Grant Writer

Reports to: Development Manager

Organization: After-School All-Stars

Location: ASAS’ Los Angeles National Office

Organization Background:

For more than 20 years, After-School All-Stars has provided free, high-quality after-school programs to low-income, inner-city youth across the country. Now reaching 87,000 students on nearly 370 school sites, ASAS is raising the bar and helping students succeed in school and in life. Our goals for our All-Stars are the same we have for our own children: to be healthy and active, to graduate high school and go on to college, to find a job that they love and to give back to their communities. We achieve this by identifying and fueling our students’ individual passions, tying their interests to tailored academic support, enrichment and health and fitness programming. After-School All-Stars gives its students a safe-haven during the “danger zone” hours of 3pm-6pm—the time of day when youth violence, drug use and other delinquent behaviors are most likely to occur. By creating caring youth adult relationships and incorporating service learning into all that we do, we help our All-Stars gain the confidence, skills and role models they need to become leaders in their community.

ASAS is the largest school-based after-school program provider in the country. We serve students in 15 major cities across the country: Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, and Washington DC. 93% of ASAS students are minority, 86% qualify for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program and 62% are in the middle school grades.

The Position:

After-School All-Stars is seeking a Grant Writer to support the Development Department. The Grant Writer works as a key member of ASAS’ national fundraising team and is focused primarily on developing proposals for private, corporate, and government grants, assisting the prospect development process and contributing to the reporting requirements for on-going grants nationally, regionally and locally. General responsibilities include:

Creating, drafting, and editing LOIs, proposals, and follow-ups that are tailored to each funder based on their priorities and requirements
Identifying new foundation, corporate and government grant prospects
Managing and following a grants calendar
Supporting the cultivation and management efforts of foundation, corporation and public agency relationships
Writing/producing reports to funders as necessary
Collaborating with the Program Department as well as the Chapter Network in grant writing
Collaborating with other departments in their communication needs (including annual reports, case studies, participant profiles, etc.)
Maintaining up-to-date information on funder communications, deadlines, and reporting requirements via[[http:Salesforce.com|Salesforce.com]] Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software

Traits and Characteristics:

Excellent written communication skills
Organized and detail-oriented
Dependable, conscientious, and capable of managing multiple deadlines at once
Capable of working independently as well as part of a team
Flexible and able to adapt to changing position demands
Excited by new opportunities and willing to take initiative to ensure a project succeeds.

Experience and Education:

To be considered for this position, you must have at least three full years of experience writing and submitting grants for a nonprofit. Knowledge of Microsoft Office is required. Undergraduate degree required. The IDEAL candidate will have five years grant writing experience including government grant prospecting and writing.

Salary and Benefits:

The salary for this position is commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the individual candidate.

ASAS offers competitive benefits including, but not limited to health, dental, and vision.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for the position, please submit a cover letter, resume and three-year salary history via e-mail to: asasjobs@as-as.org

Please put “Grant Writer” and your last name in the subject of your email.

To learn more about ASAS, please visit our website: www.afterschoolallstars.org