Weeksville Heritage Center is seeking a Grants Coordinator who is eager to grow within our Development Team. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with 2 years of nonprofit experience who is interested in learning about grants management and tracking, grant writing and proposal development, foundation relations, and donor stewardship. The Grants Coordinator will draft grant proposals/ LOIs, manage data entry, grant tracking, and coordinate interdepartmental schedules for foundation site visits. This individual will also research corporate and foundation grant opportunities, prepare acknowledgments to funders, manage grant profiles, track deadlines, and other required documentation. This role will report to the Director of Development and their onboarding will be facilitated by the Development Manager.
Primary Responsibilities:
Grants Management & Stewardship:
Maintain Foundation & Corporate Relations Department’s grant reporting and proposal tracking systems.
Review all organizational information regarding programs to complete funding proposals.
Draft acknowledgement letters to corporate, government and foundation funders.
Enter gifts and grant outcomes into Kindful.
Ensure Kindful contains the most updated information on funders and prospects, including accurate grant portal credentials.
Proposal Development & Reporting:
Collaborate with the Director to complete general operating reports and renewals.
Assist Director and Manager with preparation of required materials for proposals and reports.
Collaborate with the Programs, Operations, and Marketing teams to obtain supporting materials required for reporting (e.g., budgets, photos, staff testimonials, etc.).
Ensure Kindful and other data tracking tools reflect deliverables outlined in grant contracts and agreements.
Company Description
Weeksville Heritage Center is an historic house museum and cultural center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. We use preservation, education, arts, and civic engagement to examine, interrogate and explore the history of Weeksville, a pre-Civil War free Black community. Weeksville’s legacy of social and intellectual self-determination holds great meaning for the African Diaspora but has universal relevance at this precarious time in American history. As a community hub, WHC provides a physical and virtual convening space for the Black community. As a presenter of first-rate artistic programming and facilitator of thought leadership, we leverage our inspiring history to serve as a thought-center, hosting leading activists, artists, writers, educators, and community members as they explore the Black experience and the process of community-making. Through exhibitions, residencies, symposia, artistic partnerships and events, and research, we offer a space to grapple with contemporary social issues through the lens of our unique piece of American history. We also conduct conservation efforts by promoting oral history, genealogy, digital storytelling, and other forms of accessible historical research. Lastly, as an education space, we draw on our tactile connection to our history to educate, enrich and inspire generations to come.
Weeksville Heritage Center is an historic house museum and cultural center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. We use preservation, education, arts, and civic engagement to examine, interrogate and explore the history of Weeksville, a pre-Civil War free Black community. Weeksville’s legacy of social and intellectual self-determination holds great meaning for the African Diaspora but has universal relevance at this precarious time in American history. As a community hub, WHC provides a physical and virtual convening space for the Black community. As a presenter of first-rate artistic programming and facilitator of thought leadership, we leverage our inspiring history to serve as a thought-center, hosting leading activists, artists, writers, educators, and community members as they explore the Black experience and the process of community-making. Through exhibitions, residencies, symposia, artistic partnerships and events, and research, we offer a space to grapple with contemporary social issues through the lens of our unique piece of American history. We also conduct conservation efforts by promoting oral history, genealogy, digital storytelling, and other forms of accessible historical research. Lastly, as an education space, we draw on our tactile connection to our history to educate, enrich and inspire generations to come.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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