Born2Love, Inc. is a start-up nonprofit organization. Through love, we engage in community outreach to influence wealth creation, promote self-empowerment, and encourage a purpose-filled lifestyle. Our goal is to offer life-empowered workshops, housing/employment resources, and access to life necessities such as food and clothing.
Born2Love, Inc is seeking a Grant Research and Fund Development Support volunteer. The volunteer will develop research and draft grants to submit for funding to support the work of the organization.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, with meticulous attention to detail and a passion for writing, data, and research. They have the skills and confidence to work both collaboratively and independently, with the ability to manage their time effectively. They enjoy connecting the dots and creating new opportunities to secure financial support for B2L’s important work. They are knowledgeable about past and present civil rights issues, with a demonstrated commitment to advancing racial equity personally and professionally. They are a thoughtful team player whom values and respects racial differences, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ability, and socio-economic circumstance. They actively work to foster an equitable and inclusive experience for everyone involved in their work.
Essential duties:
- Prepare introductions, letters of intent, grant requests/proposals, grant reports, sponsorship package copy, individual donor appeals, and similar fundraising materials as required.
- Understand and effectively communicate the goals, mission and vision of each fundraiser campaign to potential donors and sponsors.
- Able to successfully and creatively discuss in person and on paper various fundraising approaches. Identify applicable funding opportunities (foundation, corporation and individual donor) and maintain a process of development, usage, and application.
- Demonstrate a proven working ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse funding base.
- Research, write, and submit creative and compelling grant proposals.
- Develop and transform ideas into successful grant proposals, including community-based initiatives to enhance community capacity
- Schedule and track grant activities and alert program staff to upcoming report and proposal deadlines.
- Ensure compliance with funder agreements and on-time submission of deliverables; ·
- Conduct research and compile data on potential funding sources.
- Maintain contact and relationships with external agencies and respond to inquiries, as necessary.
Time Commitment: Minimum 8 hours/ weekly
