Foundation Manager

Overview

The Grand Canyon Trust is seeking a foundations manager to lead our foundation fundraising efforts. In this role, you'll build and deepen relationships with foundation partners, craft compelling proposals and reports, and help secure resources that power our conservation and environmental justice work across the Colorado Plateau. You'll collaborate closely with our conservation, finance, and development teams to identify funding priorities, tell our story with clarity and impact, and grow our foundation portfolio.

The ideal candidate is a skilled writer with a knack for relationship-building, a passion for the natural world, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines with grace. We're looking for someone who brings both strategic thinking and genuine warmth to their work — someone who understands that great fundraising starts with great partnerships. This is an opportunity to join a strong, mission-driven team with a 40-year track record of delivering results for the land alongside the people of the Colorado Plateau.

• Lead our foundation fundraising efforts and build and deepen relationships with foundation partners.
• Craft compelling proposals and reports to help secure resources for conservation and environmental justice work across the Colorado Plateau.
• Collaborate closely with our conservation, finance, and development teams to identify funding priorities and grow our foundation portfolio.
• Tell our story with clarity and impact; manage multiple deadlines with grace; bring strategic thinking and genuine warmth to fundraising.

• a skilled writer with a knack for relationship-building
• a passion for the natural world
• the ability to manage multiple deadlines with grace
• strategic thinking and genuine warmth to partnerships