BCRI Grant Writer Job at AmeriCorps & Senior Corps in Baltimore
AmeriCorps & Senior Corps, Baltimore, MD, United States, 21276
Founded in 1992, Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. (BCRI) is a nonprofit behavioral health services organization based in Baltimore City. Primarily serving low-income communities in Baltimore and Maryland, BCRI provides call center services, mobile crisis response, residential treatment, case management, EMS/LE diversion, and community outreach. BCRI’s mission is to provide timely and effective community-based services in the least restrictive environment. In the last two years, BCRI has expanded its services and operations immensely, increasing workforce by around 60% and creating new service lines and locations to provide crisis and behavioral health services to more communities than ever before. However, this recent expansion of BCRI’s services to new regions and populations has resulted in a need for administrative capacity to support the resulting increase in scale and impact. The goal of this project is to build capacity and sustainability for BCRI in various administrative areas of focus.
Member Duties: The VISTA Grant Writer will perform activities to build resource generation capacity and sustainability so that BCRI can effectively leverage charitable support and funding opportunities. The VISTA Grant Writer will develop a comprehensive fundraising plan with concrete goals and objectives to secure funding, identify potential donors and grant opportunities, and diversify BCRI’s revenue sources. The Grant Writer will collaborate with BCRI board members and external leadership to help identify these opportunities. The VISTA Grant Writer will also identify, draft, edit, and submit funding proposals and grant submissions to charitable organizations or for notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs), including coordinating and facilitating BCRI program staff and external stakeholders to participate when necessary.
Program Benefits: Training, Relocation Allowance, Living Allowance, Health Coverage*, Childcare assistance if eligible.
Terms:
Permits attendance at school during off hours, Car recommended, Permits working at another job during off hours.
Service Areas:
Community and Economic Development, Health.
Skills:
Team Work, General Skills, Writing/Editing, Fundraising/Grant Writing.