PopStock — Volunteer Grant Writer Job at Popstock Educational Services in New Yo

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Location: Remote (U.S. only)

Time Commitment: ~5–10 hours/week (flexible)

Start: ASAP

About PopStock

PopStock is a nonprofit reimagining financial literacy for K–12 students through a fun, gamified “artist stock market.” Students learn money skills by trading artist-inspired “stocks” using in-app PopStock Dollars—no real currency—supported by AI-powered tutors and adaptive curriculum.

The Role

We’re seeking experienced Grant Writers (3+ years) who have successfully pursued state, federal, foundation, and corporate funding. You’ll own the lifecycle from prospect research and LOIs to full proposals, budgets, compliance, and post-award handoff.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain a grants calendar across state, federal, foundation, and corporate cycles.
• Conduct prospect research; qualify opportunities aligned to our programs and impact metrics.
• Draft LOIs, narratives, workplans, logic models/Theory of Change, and evaluation sections.
• Collaborate with programs and finance to prepare budgets, budget narratives, and attachments.
• Manage compliance requirements (e.g., guidelines, eligibility, deadlines; for federal: Grants.gov Workspace, SAM.gov registrations, basic familiarity with 2 CFR 200).
• Coordinate letters of support/MOUs, gather data, and keep file hygiene (boilerplates, templates).
• Track submissions, outcomes, and post-award deliverables for clean handoffs.

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of grant writing with wins across at least two of the following: state agencies, federal (e.g., ED/IES, NSF, NEA, CNCS), private/family foundations, and corporate/CSR.
• Demonstrated award track record (please include amounts, funders, and your role).
• Strong skills in program design, outcomes writing, logic models, and evaluation framing.
• Experience crafting clear budgets and narratives with program/finance inputs.
• Excellent project management: multiple deadlines, version control, and cross-team coordination.
• Polished writing samples (2–3) representing different funder types and tones.

Nice to Have

• K–12 education, edtech, or youth-development grant experience.
• Familiarity with financial literacy outcomes and SEL/21st-century skills frameworks.
• Experience with corporate partnerships (program sponsorships, challenge grants, employee giving).
• Comfort building boilerplates, data rooms, and attachment libraries.

What You’ll Gain

• Direct impact on a mission that expands financial literacy for students.
• Executive references and authorship credit on awarded proposals/press (as appropriate).
• A collaborative, design-minded team and room to shape our grants strategy and templates.
• Flexible schedule and remote work.