FoundationCCC’s Resource Development Department seeks an experience Grants Associate who will be an effective contributor to a highly productive, quality-oriented, collaborative grants team. Working with program teams and other departments, the position researches, writes, and coordinates the development and submission of high-quality grant proposals, matching funder priorities with fundable projects. The Grants Associate develops and maintains systems for organizing and sharing information, including through Salesforce, Asana, and other digital tools. The position conducts prospect research to identify new funders and assess grant opportunities. The senior associate also assists in the broader work of the Resource Development Department. As needed, the Grants Associate guides the grants management team’s work on active grants, such as reports, modification requests, and funder stewardship.
What You’ll Do
This position is an opportunity for a mission-motivated, successful, and highly organized grant development professional to join a growing Resource Development Department within FoundationCCC’s Advancement Division. The Resource Development Department is responsible for the creation, development, and management of financial opportunities that advance the mission of the Foundation and the California Community Colleges. Resource Development supports the organization’s role as the system’s innovation hub; makes the case for, secures, centralizes, manages, and reports revenue generation for the organization; stewards gifts and grants; and manages the cultivation of our relationships with donors and grantors. In addition, the Resource Development Department administers the Strategic Support for Colleges and Scholars Program, which provides colleges with grants, scholarships, and emergency financial aid.
Attributes for Success
What we Offer
FoundationCCC is fully committed to a “remote-first” philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California’s State Capitol.
Benefits
If you have any questions, please email us at jobs@foundationccc.org
Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range:
$75,000.00 - $85,000.00
Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.
The Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC) works to benefit students, colleges, and communities by reducing barriers to opportunities for all Californians and accelerating paths to economic and social mobility. The organization was founded in 1998 and serves as the official statewide nonprofit organization supporting the California Community Colleges, the largest system of higher education in the nation.
FoundationCCC operates just over 70 programs and services that improve educational access and affordability, address basic needs, connect students to work-based learning, and tackle local climate change effects. These programs are organized across six priority Areas of Impact: Student Success, Workforce, Development, Equity, Community Impact, Climate Action, and System Support. The organization’s work is made possible through funding from and partnerships with philanthropy, public agencies, corporations, and donors.
Since inception in 1998, FoundationCCC has grown to be one of the largest operating foundations in higher education, with over 550 full-time employees and annual revenues of over $167 million.
