Nonprofit Grant Research, Sponsorship & Fundraising Development Specialist

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TYPE OF WORK

Gig

SALARY

N/A

HOURS PER WEEK

10

DATE UPDATED

Aug 6, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

About Our Community Home

Our Community Home, Inc. is a Richmond, Virginia nonprofit supporting people facing mental-health challenges, substance-use recovery, housing instability, unemployment, and related barriers.

Our programs and initiatives include housing and recovery support, mental-health awareness, workforce development, community partnerships, resource connection, and community programming. We are looking for a resourceful specialist who can help us build a disciplined year-round funding and fundraising pipeline.

About the Position

We need more than someone who performs generic internet searches or produces lists of grants without evaluating eligibility.

The Grant Research and Fundraising Development Specialist will identify appropriate funding opportunities, evaluate organizational fit, maintain a funding calendar, support grant applications, research sponsors and donors, and develop practical fundraising concepts.

What You Will Own
Research federal, state, local, foundation, community-foundation, corporate, healthcare, banking, mental-health, substance-use, housing, workforce-development, small nonprofit, and micro-grant opportunities.
Review eligibility, geographic restrictions, funding priorities, typical award amounts, deadlines, required registrations, matching requirements, reporting requirements, and application effort.
Research funders’ previous awards, Form 990 information, stated priorities, geographic focus, and likely organizational fit.
Create and maintain a 12-month grant and funding calendar.
Score opportunities based on mission alignment, eligibility, competitiveness, award potential, deadline, relationship potential, and application effort.
Recommend which opportunities the organization should pursue, monitor, or decline.
Create and maintain a centralized grant-document library.
Develop reusable organizational language covering mission, need, population served, program descriptions, outcomes, partnerships, sustainability, and organizational capacity.
Draft letters of inquiry, concept papers, application narratives, cover letters, and supporting documents.
Coordinate document requests and submission checklists.
Maintain a pipeline showing prospects, deadlines, assigned responsibilities, submission status, follow-up dates, and decisions.
Research local and national corporate sponsors and philanthropic partners.
Develop organized sponsor prospect lists and recommended outreach approaches.
Help create sponsorship packages, donor communications, and outreach templates.
Develop practical fundraising concepts for different points in the year, including community events, awareness campaigns, digital campaigns, corporate sponsorships, peer-to-peer efforts, recurring giving, and mission-aligned partnerships.
Prepare concise weekly updates describing findings, recommendations, risks, deadlines, and decisions needed from leadership.
First 30-Day Deliverables

The initial engagement will focus on producing:

A clean funding pipeline with approximately 20–30 genuinely qualified opportunities.
A prioritized list of the 10 strongest opportunities, including detailed fit assessments.
A 12-month grant and application calendar.
A centralized grant-document checklist and missing-document report.
A list of approximately 25 qualified corporate or institutional sponsorship prospects.
Four well-developed fundraising concept briefs.
At least one draft letter of inquiry or concept-paper outline for an approved opportunity.

Quality and fit are more important than producing a large number of generic prospects.

Required Qualifications
At least two years of experience researching or supporting U.S. nonprofit grants, fundraising, sponsorships, or institutional development.
Demonstrated experience with mental health, behavioral health, recovery, housing, homelessness, workforce development, human services, community development, or related causes is strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of how to evaluate a grant beyond keyword matching.
Excellent research, writing, proofreading, and organizational skills.
Experience reviewing funder websites, Form 990 information, past grant recipients, corporate-giving programs, community foundations, ---------- , ---------- , and other relevant resources.
Ability to distinguish between research, proposal drafting, program design, budget development, and final organizational approval.
Strong Google Sheets and Google Docs skills.
Ability to document the source and date of every funding opportunity.
Ability to verify AI-assisted research and writing rather than submitting unverified or generic AI output.
Willingness to protect donor, organizational, financial, and client information.
Important Expectations
You may support proposal drafting, but leadership will approve all final program descriptions, budgets, certifications, outcomes, and submissions.
You may not exaggerate organizational capacity, results, partnerships, or program data.
You may not submit an application without written authorization.
Compensation is hourly or project-based. It will not be calculated as a percentage of funds sought or awarded.
How to Apply

Use the subject line:

OCH GRANTS 2026

Include:

Your résumé.
A description of your U.S. nonprofit grant experience.
A redacted writing sample, grant prospect profile, letter of inquiry, or proposal excerpt.
A list of research tools and funding databases you have used.
One example of an opportunity you recommended an organization pursue and why.
One example of an opportunity you recommended an organization decline and why.
A clear explanation of your role in any grants that were awarded. Do not imply that you secured an award if you only performed limited research or editing.
Your weekly availability and desired hourly rate.
Confirmation that you are willing to complete a paid research and writing assessment.
Paid Skills Assessment

Finalists will receive a paid assessment of approximately four hours. Using publicly available and non-confidential information, the applicant may be asked to:

Identify five potential funding opportunities.
Rank them by fit.
Explain eligibility and potential concerns.
Create a short funding calendar.
Draft a one-page letter-of-inquiry outline.
Identify several possible corporate sponsors.

SKILL REQUIREMENT
Research Writing Data Gathering
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