Foundation Grants Support Intern

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About Us:

CALSTART is a mission-driven industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air for all.

For over 30 years, it’s been CALSTART’s mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth. CALSTART works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all. CALSTART provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration.

About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Foundation Grants Support Intern to support our Program Manager for Philanthropy and Grants Management, and the philanthropic grants team. You’ll be supporting foundation, corporate, and international grants management work, and assisting with the development and tracking of new grant proposals for foundation, corporate, and international funding, across programs, teams, and projects.

What You Will Be Doing :
• Support day-to-day obligations and grants management tasks for foundation, corporate, and international grants and proposals, to help ensure that proposal and funding needs are met across the organization.
• Coordinate outreach to stakeholders by aiding in scheduling, notetaking, and funder information/outreach summaries.
• Enter information into spreadsheets, often utilizing formulas.
• Assist with assembling and editing proposals and due diligence materials.
• Maintain accurate and updated information in the CRM (grants and relationship management software) as well as in other online systems and documents.
• Assist with fundraising and research tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring to the Table :
• Completed at least three years of accredited college/university level coursework.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Sustainability, Policy, Nonprofit Sector, Urban Planning, Communications, Business Administration, or other related fields.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and task management abilities. 
• Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders and audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced remote work environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills and ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize data.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in internal and external teams with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to work independently in a remote work environment.

We understand that not everyone will match the above qualifications 100%. If your background isn't perfectly aligned but you feel you would be a great addition to the team, we'd love to hear from you.

We're a tight-knit team of world-class innovators, business minds, and change agents who believe passionately in our mission and put our team ahead of self. We are committed to the continued development and growth of our employees and invest in your success!

We care about your personal well being as much as your professional success and offer generous benefits to full time employees including: 100% company paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance, Retirement plan with generous company contributions, FSA for Health and Dependent Care, 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment, 11 paid company holidays, paid sick time, paid family leave, and more!

Our inclusive environment focuses on making decisions based on merit without regard to race, color, hair texture, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, LGBTQIA+ status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.