Every program We The Revolt runs depends on funders who trust us with their resources and expect the truth about what those resources accomplished. Interns on this track learn institutional fundraising as a discipline of research, writing and stewardship. They work on real proposals, real reports and real budgets under supervision, and they learn why a missed deadline or an unsupported claim costs more than any single grant.
What we need
- Prospect research: identify foundation, corporate and public funding aligned with our juvenile justice, re-entry, fatherhood and film work, and document eligibility, deadlines and fit.
- Proposal writing: draft statements of need, program descriptions, logic models and evaluation plans for staff review.
- Reporting: compile program data and narrative for interim and final reports, with every figure traced to its source.
- Budgets: build and check proposal budgets and budget narratives, and reconcile them against actual spending for reports.
- Compliance: keep the grants calendar, track deliverables and reporting requirements, and organize award documentation.
What we expect from you
- Clear, disciplined writing. Claims are specific and supported, and nothing is inflated.
- Comfort with spreadsheets and budget arithmetic, checked twice.
- Confidentiality regarding donors, funders and unreleased financial information.
- Respect for participants in every narrative. A young person's story is used only with consent and never in a way that identifies a minor.
- Ownership of deadlines and calendars.
What you will gain
- Experience writing and assembling complete grant proposals and reports.
- Fluency in logic models, outcome measures and nonprofit budgeting.
- Insight into how funders evaluate organizations working in justice reform.
- A written evaluation at the close of the term and, on successful completion, a professional reference from your supervisor.
Deliverables
- A qualified prospect list with eligibility, deadlines and a fit analysis for each funder.
- Drafted sections for at least two proposals, and one complete proposal draft.
- A reconciled budget and budget narrative for one proposal or report.
- An updated grants calendar and compliance tracker.