Grants Associate

🕒 August 20

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $75k - $85k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Foundation for California Community Colleges

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1998

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

Foundation for California Community Colleges is a nonprofit organization that partners with the California Community Colleges system to promote equitable outcomes and economic mobility for Californians. With over 25 years of service, the foundation operates innovative programs focusing on student success, workforce development, equity, community impact, climate action, and system support. It aims to enhance opportunities for nearly 2 million students across California's community colleges, advocating for resources, benefits, and opportunities that empower individuals and create lasting positive impacts. As a hub for collaboration, it works to develop a diverse, well-prepared workforce and foster sustainable, equitable communities.

📋 Description

• Research, write, edit, compile, and submit grant proposals, competitive contract bids, concept papers, and letters of intent • Match funder priorities with fundable projects • Develop and maintain systems for organizing and sharing information through Salesforce, Asana, and other digital tools • Conduct prospect research to identify new funders and assess grant opportunities • Manage a portfolio of grants and develop cases of support for existing and new programs and projects • Coordinate with internal and external partners to identify funders and grant opportunities • Develop proposal timelines and work plans • Plan and articulate outcomes, objectives, deliverables, and budgets • Design, write, and gather supplemental application materials • Research, understand, track, summarize, and disseminate current and future grant opportunities • Facilitate and track revisions to scopes of work, budgets, and key grant dates • Keep internal and partner stakeholders informed • Support funder outreach and direct communications • Draft funder emails, meeting agendas, and funder profiles • Support special projects and other departmental, divisional, and organizational duties • Guide the grants management team’s work on active grants, including reports, modification requests, and funder stewardship, as needed

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) + years of work experience with demonstrated success • Minimum of two or three (2-3) years of related work and/or volunteer experience in submitting successful philanthropic, corporate, and/or government grant proposals • Minimum of two (2) years of experience in an education or non-profit environment preferred • Familiarity with the community college system a plus • Familiarity with fundraising office administration, including best practices, protocols, procedures, and record/data management • Experience with the scaling and startup of programs preferred • Experience with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Salesforce, Asana, and/or other digital systems, platforms, and tools that support collaborative work and fundraising strongly preferred • Must reside in California

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Generous PTO • Holidays • Medical, dental, and vision plans • Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Wellness offerings • CalPERS retirement program • Optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans • Tuition reimbursement • Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer • Fully remote positions throughout California • Professional development • Shared leadership