Fund Development | Grant Writing Intern

Learning and Development Opportunities

• How professional grant proposals actually get written and won.
• How to edit critically, for accuracy, voice, structure, and audience.
• How a development office operates, including foundation relationships and fundraising strategy.
• Practical experience working with AI tools as part of a professional writing workflow.
• Real portfolio of work product and a substantive recommendation letter that speaks to specific contributions.

Principal Duties

• Review proposal drafts against funder requirements and our internal quality checklist.
• Fact check statistics, dollar figures, dates, partners, and other specifics against source documents.
• Flag writing that doesn't sound like our agency's voice or that misses what a particular funder cares about.
• Maintain documentation of our programs, voice, and funder relationships.
• Contribute to drafting proposal sections as you build context.
• Help with prospect research on family foundations and other funding sources.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in English, political science, public policy, communications, journalism, history, sociology, or another liberal arts or social sciences field.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License.
• Strong writing and editing skills, able to read a paragraph and articulate why it's working or not.
• Detail orientation, comfortable asking questions when something seems off rather than letting it slide.
• Coursework in research, professional writing, or related areas.
• Familiarity with the nonprofit sector.