Reports to: Director of Development

Manages: N/A

Status: Full-time, Exempt

Location: Remote Worker in the Mid-America Region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, or Texas)

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) is looking for an experienced, full-time Grant Writer to join our team. You will collaborate with the Director of Development and other staff to achieve our annual fundraising goals. Your responsibilities will include conducting prospect research on foundations and corporations to evaluate new funding opportunities, contributing directly to the success of our mission.

You Will:

• Conduct the full range of activities required to manage grant proposals and reports following each grant-making organization's preferences and guidelines.
• Perform prospect research efforts on foundations and corporations to evaluate new funding opportunities.
• Work with program, finance, and executive staff to aid in the creation of proposals and reports
• Compile accurate information to bolster institutional storytelling and narrative development for proposals and reports
• Acquire and understand our institutional history, range of programs, and future programmatic directions.
• Collaborate to develop communication, cultivation, and stewardship efforts, including regular written updates and final reports to funders.
• Maintain accurate records in the fundraising database and departmental paper and digital files, including submission, tracking, and reporting deadlines.
• Maintain the grants calendar with proposals and reporting due dates.

You Have:

• 5+ years experience in fundraising, development, grant writing, and grants management
• Exemplary writing skills (work samples will be required upon interview)
• Knowledge of Salesforce
• Experience working in the arts (in fundraising or any other capacity)
• Ability to prioritize, work independently, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with communication and collaboration

Working Conditions: Most work is of a sedentary nature, sitting at a desk using a computer, phone, and other office equipment. While a majority of work occurs around a long-term plan, you may need to change priorities and manage additional projects with short-term deadlines that can require overtime.

Our Benefits:

• Comprehensive health care coverage
• Voluntary Dental and Vision insurance
• Fully paid Long-Term Disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Life Insurance
• Paid holiday leave including 9 holidays, 2 personal days, Summer Break (week of July 4th), Winter Break (December 24-January 1), and 40 hours of paid Volunteer PTO
• Paid vacation, sick, and parental leave
• 401K plan after a year of employment

About Mid-America Arts Alliance: Mid-America Arts Alliance is headquartered in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City, Missouri. M-AAA brings more art to more people in communities throughout our six-state region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) and the nation. With an annual operating budget of over $9 million and 45 staff members, we produce and manage more than 450 exhibition, performance, and professional development opportunities in more than 300 communities for more than one million people annually.

Mid-America Arts Alliance is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible application process for all individuals. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in any stage of the hiring process due to a disability, please contact Angelette Sevart at hr@maaa.org to discuss your needs.