Thursday, July 31, 2008

Grants Writer/ Development Assistant (Contractual - per project), Touchstone Center for Crafts - Farmington, PA

Posted: 7/31/08

Summary
The Touchstone Center for Crafts (TCC), headquarted in Farmington, PA (Laurel Highlands), seeks an experienced grant writer (contractual &/or as needed per project) to help secure funding for the purpose of capital and operational funding.

Founded in 1972 as the Pioneer Crafts Council, Touchstone Center for Crafts is a unique three-season crafts school offering both week-long and weekend classes in a diverse array of media, including blacksmithing, ceramics, jewelry and metals, fiber, glass, painting, mixed media, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and book arts. Located in the Appalachian Mountains region of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Touchstone is situated on 150 acres wooded acres.

For additional information on Touchstone Center for Crafts visit http://www.touchstonecrafts.com/

Minimum Qualifications
Qualified candidates will have:

A Bachelor’s degree
Technical writing skills
Experience developing, writing, editing, and submitting grant proposals
Proven track record of ability to obtain grant funding
Excellent research skills to identify funding sources for priority projects
Experience working with managers and fiscal officers to determine goals and objectives, scope, feasibility, funding needs, and narrative justification for budgetary expenditures
Strong attention to detail and ability to meet all proposal requirements
Ability to follow instructions with very small margin of error
Effective time management and organizational skills with a strong sense of urgency for submittal deadlines
Ability to research, collects, and deciphers data into meaningful statistics

Preferred Qualifications

3-5 years of grant writing experience in grant writing/development
Experience working with foundations, corporations, and government agencies is strongly preferred

TO APPLY: Please send or email cover letter (including salary requirements), resume, and writing samples (including proof of grant success is encouraged as well) to:

Touchstone Center for Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace Road
Farmington, PA 15437

Or to: director@touchstonecrafts.com

Please mention that you heard about this opportunity from Dewey & Kaye Jobs Watch in your cover letter when applying for this position.

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