Grant Writer

The ClancyWorks Dance Company, an emerging nonprofit arts organization located in Montgomery County, Maryland, seeks a proven professional Grant Writer to join this highly-motivated, results-oriented team.

The successful candidate joins a community of kind and dedicated arts and administrative professionals who are committed to artistic excellence, access to the arts, and the impact that the arts have in connecting and engaging communities. ClancyWorks is committed to ongoing and sustained equity and inclusion work and aims to shift perspectives through dance.

All staff are expected to be actively engaged and dedicated to upholding our core values which are as follows: to increase the public’s appetite and understanding of the arts by offering high quality dance performances and educational programs; to expand the relevance of dance in people’s lives by demonstrating that creative movement can be used to solve conflicts, develop community cohesion, improve academic achievement, and promote civic responsibility; and to nurture leadership abilities and artistic excellence.

Qualified candidates will possess excellent writing and computer skills, as well as database management skills. The candidate must be highly organized, able to effectively work under the pressure of a deadline, use independent judgment, and produce a quality work product resulting in approved grants.

Previous experience will demonstrate a proven track record in securing new funding opportunities, comprehensive knowledge of research, and the ability to distinguish and identify funding opportunities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to:

-Attending team meetings

-Facilitating weekly development meetings

-Researching grant funding

-Writing grants

-Developing and securing corporate, business, and individual donations

-Writing final reports for each grant

-Creating fundraising campaigns

-Generating content for the annual report

-Finalizing annual report to distribute to funders

-Attending monthly and special meetings of the Board of Directors

-Preparing reports for the Board of Directors, as requested

-Speaking on behalf of ClancyWorks at public and private events