Join us to learn how we’re working to help you do your social good work more efficiently, effectively, and with less administrative frustration.

In this webinar, you’ll hear from our Chief Technology Officer – Stephen Tyler and our Chief Strategy Officer – Grant Elliott, and Jason Ricci our VP of Strategic Innovation on:

• How we’ve worked to define AI’s role in helping you do your work

• How we think about AI in our products and how they connect to other platforms you use

• Our AI principles and product strategy

• What’s coming in our products

In this webinar, leading funders with different models and missions share how they are thinking about support beyond the grant, what prompted that shift, what it’s looked like in practice, and where they started.

Speakers:

Amie Anderson, Grants Administrator, Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation

Kimberly Sluis, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Postsecondary Education, Strada Education Foundation

Carla Gibson, Vice President of Programs, REACH Healthcare Foundation 

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Vendor Selection
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Working in a highly detail-oriented environment, this team member must bring consistent accuracy, multi-tasking, flexibility, self-direction, patience, efficiency, and discretion to the role. This job is performed in office full-time.

Grants Management Associate

About the Role

Greater Texas Foundation, located in Bryan, Texas, is seeking to hire a Grants Management Associate. Reporting to the Director of Grants Management, this position is a key contributor to the grantmaking function of the Foundation. The Grants Management team oversees the lifecycle of all grantmaking processes for program staff, grantees, and applicants; ensures compliance and due diligence of grants; provides reporting to senior leadership and the Board; and maintains oversight over the grants management system.

Responsibilities

·         Process and track Concepts and Proposals through intake, review, award, reporting, and close-out.

·         Provide technical assistance to applicants/grantees.

·         Conduct due diligence on applicant/grantee financial health, assuring compliance with IRS and foundation-specific regulations.

·         Assist in reviewing proposals with internal review team.

·         Assist with coordination of and preparation for the board’s Charitable Activities Committee meetings.

·         Create all digital and physical grant files that meet legal, auditing, and foundation requirements.

·         Manage intake and distribution of grant reports, verifying all requirements have been fulfilled, information is complete, and contacting grantees to request additional items when necessary.

·         Process grants payments and payment letters within grants management system.

·         Maintain current grant files and update according to record retention policy as needed.

·         Provide reports on grantmaking activities and responses to grant inquiries as requested.

·         Support the Foundation’s grants management system, GivingData, including testing of ongoing enhancements and training for program staff as requested.

·         Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of grants management policies and procedures as requested.

·         Undertake special projects as assigned.

Required Competencies and Skills

·         Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and ability to learn new applications quickly and navigate multiple platforms.

·         Basic understanding of grantmaking and IRS and private foundation-specific regulations.

·         Knowledge of grants management systems; GivingData knowledge a plus.

·         Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate both internally across teams and externally with applicants and grantees.

·         Proven abilities in analytical, database and reporting skills.

·         Proficiency in managing timelines and project deliverables.

·         Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

·         Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.

·         Excellent interpersonal skills – diplomatic, patient, and team-oriented.

·         Ability to work with both supervision and in unsupervised settings.

Education

·         Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required.

·         Minimum of three (3) years of experience supporting grants management/grant seeking from private foundations or nonprofit charities and/or nonprofit project management experience.

Working Conditions

·         This position is a full-time, salaried, 40 hours/week, exempt role. The Foundation’s hybrid work schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with staff required to be in the office four days a week.

·         This position is an onsite position at the Foundation’s office in Bryan, TX.

·         This position does no offer relocation assistance for moving expenses.

·         This role requires flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends for special events.

·         Occasional travel is required for conferences and meetings.

About Greater Texas Foundation

Greater Texas Foundation is a private foundation based in Bryan, Texas. The foundation’s mission is to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete a postsecondary credential. While a small organization in terms of employees, we offer a highly professional yet comfortable work environment. Salary is competitive and includes an excellent benefits package which includes 100% employer paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D for employee (additional coverages are available at employee expense) and 403(b) retirement plan with a generous employer contribution. GTF offers a generous paid time off and paid holidays (including December 24th through New Year's Day).

Salary

Salary range: $73,000 - $85,000 commensurate with experience. Background check required. Equal opportunity employer.

To Apply

Please send your resume along with a cover letter to carolmiller@greatertexasfoundation.org.   The applications deadline is February 1, 2026.  No phone calls please.

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Reporting
Data Migration
Database Replica
API
AI
Impact & Outcomes

Learn from Matthew Henkes, Vice President of Grants and Initiatives at Iowa West Foundation, about how the foundation:

• Built a risk-aware culture with the board

• Developed a practical risk analysis tool

• Embedded these risk-aware practices into grant workflows

The session will also highlight how a collaborative partnership with GivingData enabled the foundation to customize the platform, creating a streamlined solution to track contingency allocations and spending alongside traditional grants.

Whether you're just beginning to explore risk management or looking to enhance your foundation's approach, this session offers a model for using grant systems to embrace risk as a strategy, not just a liability.

Join GivingData for a Lunch, Learn, and Connect on July 17 @ 11:30 AM at the Doris Duke Center, to discuss how funders, board members, and nonprofit executives are leading together.