Gift of Adoption provides grants to complete the adoptions of children in vulnerable circumstances—giving them permanent families and a chance to thrive.
Gift of Adoption believes that a loving family is a basic human right of every child, everywhere. Since inception in 1996, we have awarded grants to unite children and families of all descriptions free of discrimination. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a way to reflect the communities we serve and to live fully into our mission: awarding grants to complete the adoptions of vulnerable children – giving them permanent families and the chance to thrive.
It is the policy of Gift of Adoption that all applicants, volunteers, employees, donors, and grant families be treated in an equitable, non-discriminatory manner, in all aspects of our engagement, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any characteristic protected by law.
We embrace and support our employees’, volunteers’, Board members’, and grant applicants’ differences as an expression of our core values (honor, amplify and be scrappy).
We currently have the following open positions. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume via email to hr@giftofadoption.org.
+ Grant Writer (Part-Time / Remote)
Job Overview: The Grant Writer will be responsible for the identification, development, writing, and submission of grant proposals to new and existing corporate, community and private family foundations. This position will work with a team of volunteers in the research and pursuit of new foundation funding leads.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify, research and submit to prospective foundation funders – with the goal of submitting at least 2 new proposals weekly to support organizational fundraising and growth goals.
- Take new researched leads from other staff and volunteers and prepare submissions, and add to grants tracking documents
- Handle all grant reporting and renewal activity for foundations assigned
- Work collaboratively with volunteers seeking prospects for submission in their respective state chapters
Preferred Skills and Abilities:
- Proven track record of meeting aggressive grants/foundation revenue goals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey gratitude, accurate mission, and organizational information in a high-quality fashion.
- Excellent writing, time management, volunteer leadership, and project management skills.
- Action-oriented work ethic with a drive to manage priority work and meet deadlines.
- Personal work character and style that aligns with GOA’s core values: honor, amplify, and be scrappy.
- Ability to travel on occasion
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study
- 5-7 years of related experience with proven results
- Grant writing, submission and associated revenue generation required.
Compensation and Benefits
Gift of Adoption Fund offers a highly competitive compensation plan commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the individual selected. As a non-benefit eligible part-time role, this position does not qualify for company sponsored health, disability, or life insurance plans. A 401(k) Plan is available to save for retirement with an employer match fully vested after three years of service. Our vacation, holiday, and leave of absence policies prioritize work-life balance for Gift of Adoption staff.
+ Position: Chapter Network Development Coordinator (Part-Time / Remote)
Job Overview: The Chapter Network Development Coordinator, with support from both the Chapter Network Officer and Creative Services and Event Manager will be responsible for supporting Gift of Adoption (GOA) Chapters across the country with communications, administrative and fundraising support to help them reach their individual Chapter goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage Chapter’s giving circles including, site landing page set up, promotional emails, social media posts, etc.
- Manage Chapter’s cause marketing campaigns (ex. restaurant give/back promotions) including promotional emails, FB event set up, social media posts, etc.
- Manage Chapter’s auctions (not associated with an event) and raffles including pulling state licenses and following all rules governing raffles (where applicable by state), creating event pages to purchase tickets, and promotional emails, FB event set up, social media posts, etc.
- CRM support with data tracking, reporting, and data entry related to chapter stewardship, meetings, etc.
- Support weekly new donor thank you calls
- Support annual updates to Chapter materials examples include Fact Sheets, Chapter web site pages, Board Responsibility Descriptions, etc.
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Skills and Abilities:
- Familiar with design programs such as Canva and Adobe InDesign.
- Proficiency in a PC environment using Microsoft Office software including SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with posting on social media, email marketing platforms (ex. Constant Contact), and website editing (ex. updating language, images, etc).
- Strong writing and proofreading skills.
- Excellent time management and project management skills.
- Action-oriented work ethic with a drive to manage priority work and meet deadlines.
- Personal work character and style that aligns with GOA’s core values: honor, amplify, and be scrappy.
Qualifications:
- Associates Degree Preferred with preference given to candidates with communications/marketing focus
- Ability to work fully remote up to 16 hours a week. Preference given to candidates who can work 5-days a week for shorter hours.
- Preference given to candidates who live in MI, OH, IN, IL or WI because this position requires annual travel to by car to Chicago-area quarterly for staff meetings.
Compensation and Benefits
Gift of Adoption Fund offers a highly competitive compensation plan commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the individual selected. As a non-benefit eligible part-time role, this position does not qualify for company sponsored health, disability, or life insurance plans. A 401(k) Plan is available to save for retirement with an employer match fully vested after three years of service. Our vacation, holiday, and leave of absence policies prioritize work-life balance for Gift of Adoption staff.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume via email to hr@giftofadoption.org.