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Position Title: Grant Writing Intern II - Remote
Department: Compliance
Reports To: Nicole Steck / The Soulful Forest, Inc
Location: The Soulful Forest, Inc, 202-10 Soundview Ave, Stamford, CT 06902
Rate of Pay: $23/hr
Position SummaryThe Soulful Forest Inc. is a new Connecticut 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing nature, music, and Social-Emotional Learning together in schools and healthcare facilities. This position helps secure the grant funding that brings The Soulful Forest to more communities.
Key Responsibilities- Research foundation, corporate, and government grants that match our mission in schools, children's mental health, and caregiver wellness, to find the right funders.
- Build and maintain a grant calendar of deadlines, requirements, and status, so no opportunity is missed.
- Draft letters of inquiry, grant narratives, program descriptions, and budget justifications, which are the core of each application.
- Gather supporting materials such as program outcomes, photos, letters of support, and organizational documents, to complete applications.
- Prepare grant reports and thank-you letters for funders, to keep funders engaged for renewal.
- Help build a reusable library of grant language, to make future applications faster.
Qualifications & Skills
- Required:
- Current Post University student with a Federal Work-Study award.
- Excellent research and writing skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently.
- Preferred:
- Coursework in nonprofit management, English, communications, public administration, education, or psychology
- Prior grant writing or research experience
- Familiarity with Google Workspace and online grant portals
- Intern II: Meets the required qualifications plus related coursework or prior grant writing or research experience. Drafts full letters of inquiry and narratives independently.
How the Job Benefits You as a Student:
- Students will gain valuable experience related to their program of study.
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Skills Required
- Current Post University student with a Federal Work-Study award
- Excellent research and writing skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently
- Coursework in nonprofit management, English, communications, public administration, education, or psychology
- Prior grant writing or research experience
- Familiarity with Google Workspace and online grant portals
- Related coursework or prior grant writing or research experience for Intern II level
- Ability to independently draft full letters of inquiry and grant narratives for Intern II level
Post University Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as broad, including medical, dental, and vision plans along with supplemental options such as accident and critical illness coverage. Additional health-related supports like FSAs, dependent care accounts, and an assistance program are also included.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include both Traditional and Roth 401(k) plan options alongside life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. This combination supports longer-term financial planning beyond base pay.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle benefits include tuition assistance for associates and immediate family members, plus extras like pet insurance and various discount programs. Flexibility in time and location is also highlighted as a meaningful non-cash benefit.
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Based in Waterbury, Connecticut, since 1890, Post University is known for its innovation and focus on providing every online and on-campus student an extraordinary educational experience with an unmatched level of personalized support. Among the first in the nation and the first in the State of Connecticut to offer full degrees online, Post fuels the personal aspirations and career goals of its students with inventive and robust learning technologies that deliver in-demand undergraduate and graduate degree programs, small class sizes, individual attention, and customizable degree concentrations. Respected for its Honors Program, NCAA Division II athletics, and pioneering role in online education for more than 20 years, Post University is licensed by the State of Connecticut through the Office of Higher Education and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). The following degree programs offered by the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business are programmatically accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP): Associate of Science – Accounting, Marketing, Management; Bachelor of Science – Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Management, Marketing, Sport Management; Master of Science – Accounting; Master of Business Administration (MBA). Post is ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about how Post Makes It Personal™ by visiting www.Post.edu. For useful consumer information go to http://post.edu/consumer-information.
