Institutional Giving Associate



Send your resume and cover letter to: Cerlyn Cantave

East Boston Social Centers is a multi-service agency and community center that cultivates community, belonging, and joy. Founded in 1918 to welcome and support immigrant families, East Boston Social Centers continues to proudly embrace “welcome” in all we do. Our core services range across educational, social, and recreational programs to support the diverse community of East Boston and our neighbors of all ages. For over a century, our programs and services have welcomed neighbors of all ages, interests, and backgrounds through our doors. Each year, we provide direct programming for 3,000+ children, teens, and adults, with an additional 30,000+ people benefiting from our meeting spaces and community events.

"When all give, all gain." This is so much more than a motto at East Boston Social Centers. We seek to ensure all have an opportunity to give and to gain, and recognize the critical importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and organization, where all belong. We actively seek and encourage a diverse and inclusive workforce that is reflective of our communities. We are strengthened by this vitality and wealth of life experiences. If you are encouraged by an opportunity to do your best work in an environment where your contributions are valued, come join us.

Position Summary: Reporting to the Associate Director of Institutional Giving, the Grant Writer is responsible for managing a comprehensive grants program at EBSOC, conducting the full range of activities required to prepare and submit timely, accurate, compelling, polished proposals (including budgets) to foundation, corporate, and government sources.  

Primary Responsibilities

  • Responsible for tracking organizational and programmatic funding needs for EBSOC.

  • Research prospective grant sources (private, corporate, and government) compatible with EBSOC’s mission, values, and programs in support of the agency’s strategic and program goals and calendaring those prospects into the annual grant strategy.

  • Attend information sessions hosted by funders, as necessary.

  • Coordinate the development of grant requests by establishing timelines that outline tasks, assignments, and deadlines; meet all deadlines; facilitate timely communications with program leadership; collect grant submission materials from Programs and Finance.

  • Draft and edit high-quality, compelling LOI’s, grant proposals, grant reports, and acknowledgement letters.

  • Research and collect data and study findings to support grant proposals and reports. Special attention should be made in checking for completeness against grant instructions, spelling, grammar, and style; and to ensure compliance and regulatory requirements.

  • Format agency and departmental budgets to meet grant sources’ budget requirements in collaboration with the finance department. Copy, collate, package, and submit final grant materials per grant instructions, and within funder deadlines.

  • Respond to inquiries from funders and programs strategically and in a timely manner.

  • Establish and maintain positive and professional working relationships with private grantors, corporate funders, and governmental agencies.

  • Oversee and track all grant milestones including, but not limited to; proposals in development, proposals submitted to funders, proposals that have been issued or canceled, deliverable deadlines, communication and awards, ensuring that all content is complete and up to date at all times, and that calendar reminders are set up.

  • Establish and maintain positive relationships with EBSOC’s staff.

  • Perform other duties as requested, including providing support for media and donor visits, assisting with special events, and general support to the work unit as directed.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

  • Bachelor's degree preferred

  • 1-3 professional years working in a nonprofit, government, or educational setting

Knowledge & Skills

  • Excellent written communication skills; demonstrated ability to write clear, structured, articulate and persuasive proposals

  • Attention to detail, strong editing and organization skills

  • Ability to meet deadlines

  • Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently with purpose and accuracy in a fast paced environment

  • High proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google counterparts

  • Proficiency with Raiser’s Edge NXT or comparable CRM

Key Behavioral Traits

  • Professionalism: Treats others with respect. Accepts feedback without defensiveness. Understanding the needs of the organization might outweigh personal feelings and still provide a diligent and careful work product.

  • Good Judgment: Considers impact of personal and professional choices. Consistently makes decisions in keeping with organizational values, supervisor’s direEBSOC. Sensitive to issues of confidentiality and diversity.

  • Problem Solving: Able to handle common problems without supervisor intervention while knowing when supervisor participation is warranted. Able to foresee when actions might have consequences to others and communicate appropriately before implementing changes.

  • Organizational Culture: A commitment to the mission of EBSOC. Familiarity or experience with issues that impact the lives of our community. Sensitive to issues of confidentiality and diversity.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Movement within office environment

  • Ability to write by hand and use keyboard to perform general office functions

  • Ability to communicate by speech and hearing continuously 

  • Visual acuity (close, distant, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus and view accurate color perception) needed for detail work, and computer use

  • Ability to sit for extended periods of time 

Compensation and Benefits

Target hiring range is $60,000 - $65,000. We offer comprehensive benefits including health and dental insurance, 403b retirement plan, 12 paid holidays, PTO (vacation, sick and personal days),

Life/Short/long-term disability, child care assistance, and more. The Social Centers has a collegial environment and embodies our motto “when all give, all gain.”

Hybrid (minimum three days/week in office)

New hires receive a sign-on bonus of $500 (after taxes) in their first paycheck and an additional $1500 when they complete 6 months of employment 


To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to Cerlyn Cantave, Director of People and Inclusion at ccantave@ebsoc.org.                                                                                                                                                           

East Boston Social Centers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.