Volunteer: Grant Proposal Review & Editing

About the role

This volunteer opportunity with Taproot Foundation supports the 9th Island Chamber of Commerce Foundation in reviewing and updating a grant proposal to secure funding for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Southern Nevada. By contributing your grant writing or copywriting skills, you will help empower businesses, preserve cultural heritage, and create pathways for emerging leaders, ultimately supporting scholarships, workforce development, small business growth, veterans and military family services, youth leadership, cultural preservation, and the future Hawaiian Arts & Cultural Center in Las Vegas. Your work will help build a lasting legacy for one of the nation’s largest Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities outside Hawaiʻi and positively impact generations to come.

Responsibilities

• Attend an initial meeting to receive the grant proposal draft, review the application, align on expectations, and agree on a project timeline.
• Review the document using track changes to identify inconsistencies and continuity errors.
• Create a list of recommended changes and share it with the team.
• Implement up to two rounds of edits based on agreed‑upon changes to finalize the grant proposal.

Requirements

• Experience as a grant writer or talented copywriter.
• Ability to review grant proposals and provide detailed feedback.
• Proficiency with track changes in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to spot inconsistencies and continuity errors.
• Commitment to participate in two meetings and complete up to two rounds of edits.

Schedule

The project involves two meetings with a volunteer: an initial kickoff to review the draft and agree on expectations and timeline, followed by a feedback session. After the review, the volunteer will make up to two rounds of edits based on agreed‑upon changes, concluding the project.