Grants Writer, Pendle Hill – May 27

Posted by Pendle Hill on May 10, 2022

PENDLE HILL is a Quaker study, retreat, and conference center that seeks to create peace with justice in the world by transforming lives through learning opportunities, retreat, and community created on our beautiful 24-acre campus in unceded Lenni-Lenape territory and in virtual settings. At Pendle Hill we commit to being a living testimony to a social order that manifests God’s love for everyone. We work to be inclusive, respectful, and supportive of all people. We strive courageously for peace and justice.

This is a highly collaborative staff community featuring responsive leadership and partial work-from-home arrangements for office-based employees. Community-building among staff is highly prized with monthly fun activities as part of staff meeting and two longer staff retreat days a year for fun, growth, and connection among all staff. The monthly community work morning provides variety with the opportunity to lend a hand on another team’s project or lead one for staff in your own work area. Learn more about Pendle Hill.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Grants Writer is primarily responsible for identifying and securing grant resources (from foundations and other grant-making entities). This is an exciting position, with the opportunity to grow a foundation program and gain broad experience in the fundraising profession. Key to success in this role is developing and writing grant proposals, relationship building with foundations, persuasively communicating Pendle Hill’s mission and vision to well-matched funders, and stewarding related plans, records, and communications.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Grant Writer maintains a combined portfolio and prospect list of 80-100 foundations and grantmaking organizations using research to expand prospects as needed and stewarding relationships with priority organizations. Seeking to submit 30-40 grants annually, the Grant Writer manages the advance work required for many applications, like letters of inquiry, proposals, budgets and presentation, as well as reporting on use of grants received. As a member of the Advancement team, the Grant Writer contributes to general file maintenance and to the gift processing and donor acknowledgement process as needed.

Full job description and application information.

Review of applications will begin on May 27, 2022 and continue until the position is filled, with an anticipated start day in June or early July.