| Whether you're looking for a job in the grant field or | | | | federal government agencies, fitness, foundations, |
| wanting to hire a professional grant writer, knowledge | | | | government-related, high schools, historical societies, |
| of kinds of job titles and agencies that usually get | | | | hospitals, clinics, hot lines, housing search, independent |
| grants, as well as skills you need is helpful. In this article, | | | | living centers, libraries, low-income programs, mental |
| you will find common job titles and agencies who hire | | | | health centers, middle schools, military, minority rights, |
| grant writers, as well as 5 top skills needed by grant | | | | museums, natural resources, neighborhood |
| professionals. | | | | associations, performing arts, pollution abatement, |
| Grant Job Titles | | | | professional associations, Scouts, senior centers, |
| If you're a grant professional, you may hold a job that | | | | service clubs, spouse/child abuse, state government, |
| includes one of these titles... | | | | substance abuse prevention & treatment, temporary |
| Administrators | | | | housing, United Ways, universities, vet services, |
| Analysts | | | | veterans, volunteerism promotion, vocational-technical |
| Consultants | | | | schools, wildlife preservation, women's rights, YMCA's, |
| Coordinators | | | | youth service organizations and zoos. |
| Developers | | | | 5 Top Grant Writing Skills |
| Directors | | | | Although titles for grant jobs vary, there are 5 basic |
| Freelance Grant Writers | | | | "grant" skills most grant writers and professionals |
| Management Specialists | | | | should possess, according to the Grant Professionals |
| Managers | | | | Certification Institute: |
| Professionals | | | | |
| Program Coordinators | | | | 1. Seeking |
| Specialists | | | | 2. Project Designing |
| Writers | | | | 3. Writing |
| Writing Specialists | | | | 4. Managing |
| Employers Who Hire Professional Grant Writers | | | | 5. Enhancing Professionalism |
| Most U.S. grants are given to 1 of the more than 1.6 | | | | Seeking (Research/Leads) |
| million tax-exempt agencies, sometimes called | | | | - Finding and matching grant funding to specific needs; |
| 'non-profits'. Few people understand the wide range of | | | | - Understanding of organizational development as it |
| tax-exempt organizations even in their own | | | | relates to grant research; and |
| communities. | | | | - How to build and maintain relationships between |
| Below are types of non-profit agencies who might | | | | funders, researchers and recipient agencies. |
| need your help as a professional grant writer in your | | | | Project Designing |
| state. Employers may address one or more of these | | | | - Understanding how to create and develop effective |
| issues or groups: | | | | programs and projects; |
| Addictive disorders--eating, addictive | | | | - Writing successful grant applications; |
| disorders--gambling, addictive disorders--smoking, | | | | - Writing a convincing case for being funded; |
| amateur competitions, amateur sports, animal | | | | Management |
| protection, aquariums, arts councils, arts education, arts, | | | | - Understanding how to create and develop |
| blood & organ banks, botanical/horticultural, boys/girls | | | | management systems once grants have been |
| clubs, camps, churches, city government, civil liberties | | | | received. |
| groups, colleges, community facilities, conservation, | | | | Enhancing Professionalism |
| consumer protection, counseling, county government, | | | | - Understanding ethical practice standards; and |
| crisis lines, disease-related, economic development, | | | | - Understanding how to bolster the level of |
| educational services, elementary schools, | | | | professionalism in the grant field. |
| environmental education, faith-based organizations, | | | | |