What are the responsibilities and job description for the Volunteer Grant Writer position at A Faith That Does Justice?
Our programs fall under our two key strategic areas of focus
We're seeking a volunteer Grant Writer to help us translate our work into funding. A Faith That Does Justice is an all-volunteer interfaith nonprofit serving Greater Boston. We bring people of faith together around direct service and advocacy — including English language instruction for more than 200 immigrants each year and more than 5,000 nutritious lunches each year for families facing food insecurity.
You'll join a small, collegial Advancement team where your writing directly determines what programs we can sustain and grow. Because we're an all-volunteer organization, every dollar raised goes to the mission rather than overhead.
What You'll Do
- Acting to help those in need with a particular emphasis on immigrant populations.
- Showing how unjust systems marginalize people and encouraging our followers to put their faiths into action to address injustice.
- Fireside Chats We explore issues of current social justice interest.
- The Weekly Word A weekly email that gives voice to different faith leaders across the country who discuss social justice issues from a faith perspective that reaches more than 4,000 people.
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program We provide free virtual and in-person instruction for English language learners in greater Boston in collaboration with Jewish Vocational Service (JVS), which has established the standard in Boston for these learning experiences. From 2018 through the end of 2025, we enrolled more than 1,000 students in our program.
- Grab & Go meal program A Food Assistance program for people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity in Boston.
- Newsletter Includes social justice and event news highlights and a spiritual reflection by qualified theologians circulated weekly by email to more than 4,000 followers.
- Continual learning opportunities Virtual connection to our subscribers, including “live” and pre-recorded videos on social media.
We're seeking a volunteer Grant Writer to help us translate our work into funding. A Faith That Does Justice is an all-volunteer interfaith nonprofit serving Greater Boston. We bring people of faith together around direct service and advocacy — including English language instruction for more than 200 immigrants each year and more than 5,000 nutritious lunches each year for families facing food insecurity.
You'll join a small, collegial Advancement team where your writing directly determines what programs we can sustain and grow. Because we're an all-volunteer organization, every dollar raised goes to the mission rather than overhead.
What You'll Do
- Draft and submit grant one or two proposals per month to foundations and other institutional funders
- Tailor narratives to each funder's priorities and application requirements
- Maintain organized records of applications, deadlines, and funder communications
- Work closely with the Grant Researcher to move promising prospects into submitted proposals
- Meet weekly with the Advancement team
- Previous grant writing experience, ideally in the nonprofit sector
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Comfort with Excel, Word, and online research for organizing and tracking applications
- Willingness to get up to speed on AFTDJ by reviewing recent proposals
- Availability for a weekly Advancement team meeting