Development Specialist

Write On Fundraising brings equity and compassion to philanthropy by facilitating access and amplifying voices to increase capacity, influence communities, and invest in people and organizations. We accomplish this by serving as a bridge between traditional fundraising practices and new upstream methodologies. Simply put, we provide fresh fundraising solutions for high-impact nonprofits through grant writing, individual giving, training and education, and capital campaign services.

Our innovative team collaborates remotely across the U.S. and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Communication and impact fuel Write On culture—systems like Google Chat, Harvest, and Asana enable us to produce the best possible outcomes for our clients while providing life balance and value to team members.

Write On Fundraising is currently searching for a people-oriented, naturally curious, and exceptionally strong writer to join our team as a Development Specialist.

This is a unique role for a fundraising professional who enjoys variety. The Development Specialist will work closely with the CEO to support a portfolio of nonprofit clients across grant writing, individual giving, corporate philanthropy, and capital campaign activities. One day may involve drafting a competitive grant proposal; another may include researching a corporate prospect, preparing a donor solicitation strategy, writing campaign materials, or helping move a major gift prospect toward an ask.

The ideal candidate understands that great fundraising is equal parts strategy, relationships, writing, and follow-through. They are comfortable working behind the scenes to make excellent fundraising happen and increasingly take ownership of projects as they become familiar with our clients and approach.

This is a full-time, hybrid position with a standard work week of 40 hours, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. CST. The salary range is $45K - $50K.

ResponsibilitiesGrant Writing & Institutional Giving

• Research and qualify foundation, corporate, and government funding opportunities aligned with client priorities.
• Draft, refine, and submit compelling grant proposals, letters of inquiry, reports, and related materials.
• Translate complex programs, organizational needs, and data into clear and persuasive narratives.
• Coordinate application requirements, deadlines, attachments, and submission processes.
• Participate in grant discovery, cultivation, and stewardship activities.
• Maintain accurate grant prospect and submission information and support ongoing grant strategy.

Individual & Corporate Giving

• Research and qualify individual and corporate donor prospects.
• Support the development of donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Draft donor communications, solicitation letters, sponsorship proposals, case statements, talking points, and other fundraising collateral.
• Assist with direct donor and corporate outreach, including preparing and participating in solicitation conversations.
• Help manage prospect pipelines and identify appropriate next steps for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Conduct research and prepare briefings in advance of donor meetings.
• Support follow-up after donor conversations, including correspondence, proposals, and stewardship activities.

Capital Campaign & Client Support

• Support the CEO's portfolio of capital campaign, annual fund, and fundraising consulting clients.
• Assist with campaign research, prospect identification, donor strategy, and solicitation preparation.
• Prepare meeting agendas, presentations, briefing materials, reports, and other client-facing documents.
• Participate in client and donor meetings as appropriate and document decisions and next steps.
• Help translate strategy into action by ensuring follow-up activities are completed accurately and on time.
• Assume increasing responsibility for client projects and deliverables as experience and familiarity grow.

Writing & Project Management

• Produce polished, persuasive writing for a wide variety of audiences, including donors, foundations, corporations, nonprofit leaders, boards, and community stakeholders.
• Adapt voice and messaging to reflect each client's organization, audience, and fundraising strategy.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines through Asana and other internal systems.
• Collaborate across the Write On Fundraising team to ensure client work is accurate, strategic, and consistent.
• Maintain strong attention to detail while working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative remote environment.

Qualifications

Qualified applicants will demonstrate:

• At least three years of professional fundraising, grant writing, development, nonprofit communications, or closely related experience.
• Demonstrated experience writing successful grant proposals for private foundations, corporations, and/or government funders.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to make complicated ideas clear, concise, and compelling.
• Experience with individual giving, corporate philanthropy, sponsorship, major gifts, or donor cultivation strongly preferred.
• Comfort communicating directly with nonprofit leaders, donors, corporate representatives, and community stakeholders.
• Strong research skills and genuine curiosity about organizations, people, communities, and the systems that shape philanthropy.
• Exceptional organization and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple clients, projects, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Sound judgment and discretion when working with confidential client, donor, and organizational information.
• Ability to quickly master new processes, software programs, and technology.
• Motivation and autonomy to thrive on a remote team of diverse fundraising professionals.
• Remote work experience preferred.
• Availability to work 9 a.m.–5 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday.

The Person We're Looking For

You may be a great fit for this role if you are the person who sees a half-formed idea and immediately starts figuring out how to turn it into something useful.

You can write a grant proposal, but you don't think of yourself only as a grant writer. You're interested in why someone might give, who we should be talking to, how we should approach them, and what needs to happen next.

You're comfortable shifting between big-picture fundraising strategy and detailed execution. You can research a donor in the morning, draft a proposal before lunch, prepare talking points for a solicitation meeting in the afternoon, and make sure every follow-up gets into Asana before you log off.

Most importantly, you're an excellent writer, a strong thinker, and someone other people can trust to get things done.

Position Details

Job Type: Full-time, hybridSchedule: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. CSTReports to: CEO

Write On Fundraising provides a laptop and technology stipend. Our compensation package includes 401(k), health, vision, life and dental benefits; annual bonus, COLA, and performance-based pay increases; advancement pathways and professional development stipends; and a generous bank of paid time off and holiday pay, including 27 days off in year one.

Compensation: $45K - $50K

Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Tulsa, OK 74136