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Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe God has brought you here for His purpose—to stand for truth and defend the God-given right to live and speak it. Together, we protect religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Locations: Scottsdale, AZ / Lansdowne, VA / Dallas, TX

Team Overview

On the Communications Team, you will use your experience and creativity to collaborate with internal stakeholders and relationship managers to share ADF’s work with foundation partners and prospects through writing compelling grant proposals and inspiring reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Craft fundraising and advocacy content to advance ADF’s strategic priorities, with a primary focus on writing reports, proposals, and letters of intent for foundations.
• Tailor communication and reporting to align with each foundation’s values, goals, and priorities—demonstrating how ADF’s work reflects and advances them.
• Collaborate with ADF legal experts and relationship managers to compellingly communicate ADF’s work and client impact in ways that inspire foundation support.
• Write simply, concretely, and engagingly—clearly answering why the reader should care and how it affects them.
• Translate complex legal concepts into clear, compelling updates.
• Partner with legal stakeholders to develop and shepherd content through review and editorial processes.
• Shape content to meet advocacy, fundraising, and communication objectives.
• Stay current on trends in foundation fundraising and marketing.
• Remain informed on the issues ADF is actively addressing.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in fundraising, communications, marketing, or a writing or related field.
• 3-5 years experience in copywriting or proposal writing.
• Ability to boil down complex information to powerful, engaging content that motivates people to act.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising or foundation proposal writing preferred.
  
  

Pay & Benefits

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to support your well-being and growth. While we do not disclose specific salary ranges, our compensation is competitive with top non-profit law firms. Our benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance, medical and dependent care reimbursement, paid disability, long-term care, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

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