Senior Grant Writer

About the Institute for Nonprofit Practice
The Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP) works to ensure that the nation’s nonprofit, public sector, and social impact leaders have the skills, knowledge, networks, and confidence to boldly advance their organizations and missions and build a more equitable future for all.

INP serves social impact leaders who are driving solutions to some of the most pressing issues of our time. Nonprofits constitute the third-largest sector of the U.S. workforce – nearly 1 in 10 workers – yet the sector continues to face a chronic deficit of investment in the people who power it. The types of peer-to-peer learning and exchanges that INP offers are needed more than ever as the sector wrestles with a set of challenges that have mounted over the past few years – including workforce shortages, high burnout and turnover rates, and a rising demand for services – that can significantly undermine organizational effectiveness. With an 19-year track record of delivering programs that measurably increase leaders’ key leadership skills, confidence, and networks, INP is committed to meeting this moment by continuing to empower social impact leaders to adapt and thrive amidst these obstacles. 

About the Role - Senior Grant Writer
As the Senior Grant Writer, you serve as the primary author and strategist for all grant proposals, letters of intent, prospective funding scenarios, and donor reports. You hold end-to-end accountability for the narrative quality, accuracy, strategic positioning, and timeliness of every institutional submission. Deeply attuned to funder priorities and the nuances of institutional philanthropy, you translate INP’s mission, community impact, and strategic vision into compelling, persuasive narratives that resonate with foundation and corporate partners.

Reporting to the Director of Institutional Giving, you are an integral member of a collaborative seven-person development team. In this role, you steward an established institutional portfolio of roughly 30 local and national funders—representing gifts typically ranging from $100,000 to over $2 million and totaling more than $7 million in annual institutional support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Grant Writing & Submission: Write and submit approximately 30 proposals/LOIs and 30 reports annually (averaging just over one submission per week), crafting compelling narratives that reflect INP’s voice, mission, and strategic priorities.
• End-to-End Project Management: Own the grant lifecycle from initiation to final delivery, tracking deadlines, maintaining the master institutional giving calendar, and ensuring strict adherence to foundation guidelines.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with program, finance, and executive leadership to source financial data, program metrics, and impact narratives needed for robust proposals and donor reporting.
• Prospect Research & Pipeline Development: Guide prospect research strategy and landscape analysis to identify and qualify up to $1M in new funding opportunities annually, partnering with Development Coordinators to execute detailed research and build out prospect profiles.

What You’ll Need

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience, with a proven track record of writing successful institutional fundraising proposals.
• Exceptional writing and self-editing skills, coupled with an appreciation for a collaborative, team-based editorial process.
• Experience using Salesforce or a comparable CRM to log outreach, manage pipeline data, and track conversion milestones.
• Comfort leveraging modern workplace tools and AI applications to streamline communications and day-to-day operations.
• Ability to work gracefully under pressure, manage competing priorities, navigate ambiguity, and meet strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions while executing independently to achieve organizational fundraising goals.
• An authentic commitment to INP’s mission and a dedication to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Who You Are

• An Effective Writer. You write well and take pride in your ability to do so, especially when given the opportunity to communicate an idea, topic, or vision that you are passionate about.
• Resourceful and Adaptable. You’re nimble and flexible. You possess a positive attitude and identify creative solutions to obstacles. You can juggle many important responsibilities at once and you’re rigorous about prioritizing.
• Self-motivated. You take the initiative, identifying problems and opportunities across your portfolio, developing recommendations, and taking action on those recommendations.
• A Humble Teammate. Nothing is beneath or above you. You are quick to always lend a hand or two! You are able to earn influence without authority and naturally seek to support small projects or large strategic goals.
• An Abundant Thinker. You operate from the belief that the right coalition of partners can unlock transformative possibilities. You approach relationship building with relentless curiosity and genuine enthusiasm.
• Impact-Driven. You are motivated by social justice and energized by the opportunity to strengthen, connect, and elevate social sector leaders nationwide.

Compensation, Benefits, and Location
INP provides a competitive salary that is benchmarked annually against Boston-area nonprofits. The hiring range for this position is $80,000 to $90,000 annually. The final salary within this range will be determined based on candidate's qualifications and relevant experience. New staff are rarely brought in at the top of the range to ensure internal equity and to leave room for salary growth during an employee’s tenure at the Institute for Nonprofit Practice.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Employer-covered health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all team members
• Eleven paid holidays and winter and summer breaks for collective rest and restoration.
• 401(k) with a 3% employer match of employee contributions.

This is a full-time, fully-remote position. Limited travel is expected; 2-4 times per year.


The Application Process
INP has engaged Equitable Hiring Group to support this hiring process. To apply, please complete the short form to the right. 

Please submit your application by Wednesday, November 4th. Our simple process makes it easy to apply early!

To ensure an equitable review, we ask that you remove the names of the schools you attended (both undergraduate and graduate) from your resume. Please retain the degree itself. For example, instead of "Greendale Community College - B.A. Economics," simply list "B.A. Economics."

This evaluation process will follow practices shown to reduce bias in decision-making and may be different from other application processes you have experienced.

The overall evaluation process will look to follow this anticipated timeline:

• Early November: Selected candidates will be asked to complete a short-answer questionnaire. 
• Mid-November: Selected candidates will participate in a video interview with INP staff. 
• Mid-November: Selected candidates will be asked to complete a paid, timed trial project. 
• Late November: Selected candidates will participate in a video panel interview with multiple team members. 
• Early December: Finalist candidates will interview with leadership, either via Zoom or in-person. 
• Mid-December: Offer extended.

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please email abe@equitablehiringgroup.com.