Fairmount Ventures helps nonprofits grow and thrive. Core services for nonprofits, public agencies, and philanthropy include: strategic and business planning, resource development and capital campaigns, executive search, program design and assessment, and mergers and affiliations. Clients benefit from our expertise in: arts and culture; civic and community-building efforts; early childhood, K-12 and higher education; youth development; healthcare; housing; human services; sustainable communities; and workforce development.
This position supports client projects by providing critical administrative, research, and writing assistance to help meet the fundraising and planning needs of Fairmount’s nonprofit clients. While this position supports Fairmount’s full range of services, its primary focus is on fundraising, including grant writing, individual giving and capital campaign projects.
Summary of Duties:
– Manage online grant submissions on behalf of clients. Communicate with clients about findings, challenges, and progress.
– Complete writing projects such as grant proposals, drafted summaries of research assignments, profiles for funders, outreach memos for clients to send to stakeholders, and individual donor letters.
– Research best practices, market data, budget and fundraising data, and conduct stakeholder interviews. Identify themes from research and interviews for strategy development and execution.