Donor Communications & Proposals Writer

Job Summary

To provide persuasive, faith-informed donor communications to support the team during high-volume fundraising seasons, ensuring timely delivery of donor proposals and impact reports that align with the organization’s mission and spiritual identity.

Responsibilities

- Support marketing and fundraising workflows by crafting ~1,000-word donor proposals and follow-up impact reports based on raw field materials such as partner reports, trip notes, imagery, and budgets. - Identify the most compelling elements of field stories and elevate them into motivating donor narratives. - Review raw field documentation (reports, notes, budgets, photos) to extract the most compelling narrative elements. - Write structured donor proposals following the established template—including highlights, partner introduction, project description, theme development, and call to action. - Craft six-month donor updates, summarizing how gifts were used with clarity and emotional resonance. - Weave biblical references or Catholic spiritual truths throughout the narrative as appropriate. - Select supporting images and write concise, meaningful cutlines. - Ensure smooth transitions and theme consistency throughout the piece, maintaining persuasive momentum in a limited word-count format. - Adapt tone and message to donor motivations, emphasizing human-centered storytelling. - Collaborate with internal teams and follow structured templates.

Requirements

- Demonstrated experience in persuasive or donor-focused writing. - Ability to synthesize raw, technical, or field-based information into polished narratives. - Strong thematic development and narrative cohesion skills. - Excellent research and interpretation abilities. - Clear, concise writing style suitable for high-impact fundraising materials. - Familiarity with biblical foundations and Catholic teaching (like the Apostles’ Creed) to authentically integrate spiritual themes into writing.

Qualifications

- Strong persuasive writing skills. - Understanding of biblical and Catholic teaching. - Ability to weave spiritual themes seamlessly throughout donor-facing communications.

Skills

- Ability to identify and elevate compelling narrative elements from raw field stories. - Experience in writing persuasive or donor-focused communications. - Familiarity with biblical and Catholic teachings.

Benefits

- Project-based support, with heavier involvement between April–July during the proposal development ramp-up before the fiscal year reset. - Opportunity to review and interpret raw field documentation to craft impactful donor communications. - Collaboration with internal teams to ensure consistent messaging and theme development.

Pay

- Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

- Part-time position with flexible hours to accommodate project-based work.