Grants and Impact Manager

GRANTS & IMPACT MANAGER

Job Title: Grants and Impact Manager

Status: Regular, Full Time

Reports To: Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement

Compensation: $26 - $36 per hour ($55,000 - $75,000 annually) DOE

Department: Philanthropy/Development

Classification: Non-exempt

Home Office: Seattle/Hybrid:
Required in the office 3 days a week & 2 days remote.

Office hours: 8:30-4:30 - Occasional evening and weekend participation in fundraising events, donor gatherings, board activities, and community events is required.

The Mockingbird Society (TMS) is a non-partisan advocacy organization focused on transforming foster care and ending youth homelessness. We do this by creating, supporting, and advocating for racially equitable, healthy environments that develop youth and young adults at risk of or experiencing foster care or homelessness.

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy & Community Engagement, the Grants & Impact Manager manages the full lifecycle of institutional funding while strengthening the data, reporting, and storytelling systems that support successful grants work. This role connects prospect research, proposal development, grant reporting, stewardship, and revenue tracking with a clear understanding of The Mockingbird Society’s programs, outcomes, youth-centered impact, and community story.

Working across programs, communications, finance, operations, and leadership, the Grants & Impact Manager translates qualitative and quantitative information into accurate, compelling narratives that help funders understand Mockingbird’s impact, support organizational learning, and honor the voices and experiences of youth and young adults. The role also improves data quality, reporting workflows, and responsible use of emerging technologies, including AI, to strengthen efficiency, decision-making, and fundraising strategy.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer, analytical thinker, systems builder, and collaborative project manager who is passionate about using stories and data to advance racial equity, youth leadership, and systems change.

You are a strong writer, thoughtful collaborator, and organized project manager who enjoys working with people and ideas. You bring warmth, humility, creativity, and a willingness to pitch in where needed. You value learning, data, relationship-building, and creating environments where people feel welcomed, respected, and inspired to contribute.

Institutional Giving & Grant Management (40%):

• Lead the full institutional giving lifecycle, including prospect research, letters of inquiry, grant proposals, reports, renewals, stewardship, and revenue tracking.
• Develop compelling grant narratives that accurately communicate organizational impact and align with funder priorities.
• Manage the organization’s grants calendar, proposal pipeline, reporting deadlines, and revenue projections.
• Coordinate cross-functional proposal development and reporting with Programs, Finance, Communications, Operations, and Leadership.
• Ensure all submissions are timely, accurate, and reflect organizational values, priorities, and equity commitments.
• Maintain grant templates, institutional fundraising resources, and funder stewardship materials.

Impact, Data & Reporting (25%):

• Serve as a thought partner to Operations, ensuring data integrity, usability, governance, and reliable reporting.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and tracking systems that support fundraising, grants management, leadership, board reporting, and organizational learning.
• Collaborate with program teams to collect, analyze, and communicate meaningful qualitative and quantitative outcomes.
• Co-design program surveys, evaluation tools, and data collection processes that strengthen learning, accountability, youth-centered impact measurement, and storytelling.
• Translate complex data into clear insights and compelling narratives for funders, leadership, board members, and external stakeholders.

Fundraising Operations, Stewardship & Events (15%):

• Support fundraising campaigns and organizational events through sponsorship tracking,…