Type: Independent contractor or full-time (initial 12-month contract, with potential to convert to a permanent role). Flexible for the right candidate.
Reports to: Assistant Director
Location: Remote within the contiguous U.S.
About Resetting the Table
Resetting the Table (RTT) equips leaders and communities from every corner of American life to counter toxic polarization and build a shared society and democracy. Through rigorous training, courageous dialogue, and empathy-generating media content, we enable Americans to transform differences into an engine of strengthened relationship, trust, and problem-solving in our country and communities. RTT’s trainings and forums have directly reached more than 100,000 participants across the U.S., many of them influential faith leaders, TV writers, higher education administrators, and other norm-shapers positioned to make far-reaching culture change and indirectly impact millions more. Informed by combined expertise in the fields of mediation, conflict transformation, trauma therapy, and social research, our methodology for building “healthy conflict” in communities is nationally recognized and highly sought after.
In this volatile moment, RTT offers an opportunity to play a meaningful role in building societal trust and repair alongside an outstanding team. RTT's work is challenging and deeply rewarding — you will contribute to overcoming some of society’s most difficult and entrenched divides while working alongside exceptionally thoughtful and caring colleagues.
At RTT, we see the motivation, growth, and well-being of our team members as a critical ingredient to our success. We are committed to fostering a workplace environment that models our work in the world: welcoming, bold, collaborative, supportive, and creating the conditions to bring out people’s best contributions.
The Opportunity
Resetting the Table (RTT) is seeking a highly skilled Grant Writer to help secure and steward philanthropic resources to sustain and grow our work. At a pivotal moment of organizational growth, this role will translate RTT’s impact into compelling, funder-facing proposals and reports and help expand RTT’s efforts advancing trust and problem-solving across divides towards a shared society and democracy.
What You’ll Do
This is a writing-centered role focused on producing high-quality materials for foundation partners from early draft through final submission. Your work will include:
- Crafting and editing clear, engaging grant proposals, LOIs, and reports that capture RTT’s vision, work, and results to institutional funders.
- Translating complex ideas, impact stories, data, and research into strong, digestible narratives.
- Channeling and adapting RTT’s voice for different audiences while maintaining clarity and alignment with RTT’s approach across materials.
- Collaborating with RTT’s leadership, development, and program staff to gather input on key messaging and goals, test framing, refine language, and revise drafts based on feedback.
- Synthesizing input and internal documents into compelling materials that capture nuance, intent, and voice.
We’re Open to Structuring This Role Together
We are open to hiring this role as either an independent contractor or a more embedded, full-time team member, depending on the candidate and mutual fit.
- In an independent contractor capacity, you would serve as a core institutional writing partner, taking ownership of proposals, reports, and other key deliverables, either on a project basis or through an ongoing engagement.
- In a more embedded role, you would join RTT as a full-time team member on an initial 12-month contract, with the potential to transition into a permanent position.
We’re open to discussing both pathways and determining the right structure based on the candidate’s strengths and availability.
What You Bring
- Demonstrated experience in grant writing or other forms of persuasive, high-stakes writing
- A track record of producing successful proposals, reports, or comparable materials that secure funding and clearly communicate impact
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to distill programmatic detail and high-level strategy and insights into engaging, accessible narratives
- A strength for writing in multiple voices and tailoring messages to diverse funders and audiences
- Experience collecting program and research insights and collaborating with senior leaders, program staff, and/or subject matter experts to develop vivid, well-supported content
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple writing projects and deadlines
Preferred:
- Experience working with or writing for foundations, particularly within bridge-building pluralism, or democracy-building arenas
- Familiarity with or experience in conflict transformation, peacebuilding, or related fields
Who You Are
You might thrive in this role if:
- You care deeply and excel at the craft of writing. You take pride in wordsmithing to achieve precision and resonance, producing polished, high-quality work that engages and inspires.
- You often find yourself synthesizing across perspectives. You’re comfortable gathering input from multiple sources and stakeholders and shaping it into cohesive narratives that connect to a broad range of audiences.
- You’re someone who can channel the voice and insights of others. You listen closely, pick up on nuance, give language to ideas, and help organizations and leaders capture what they most seek to convey.
- You’re comfortable working both independently and collaboratively. You can run with a draft on your own, while also eliciting support from others to inform strategy and messaging.
- You’re someone who follows through. You manage multiple deadlines, stay organized, and reliably deliver strong work even when timelines are tight or priorities shift.
- You care about RTT’s mission. You have a passion for RTT’s mission to overcome toxic polarization and build a shared society. You believe it is crucial for more Americans to communicate and collaborate across differences in backgrounds and views. You proactively pursue opportunities to learn across lines of difference.
How to Apply
We know there are great candidates who may not check every box, and you may bring valuable skills and experiences we haven’t considered. If this role excites you and aligns with your values and aspirations, we strongly encourage you to apply and tell us about yourself.
We will review applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The application consists of three parts:
- Resume
- Cover Letter, addressing:
- Why RTT’s mission speaks to you
- The experiences or work that feel most relevant to this role
- Writing Sample
- Please upload a 1–2 page writing sample that demonstrates your ability to communicate mission-driven work with power and precision. This could be development or institutional writing (e.g., grant proposals, LOIs, reports, or donor communications) or another example of high-impact writing.
Compensation and Benefits
We aim to align compensation with experience and role structure.
- Independent contractor: Monthly retainer or project-based compensation, depending on scope and engagement structure
- Full-time 12-month contract (with potential to convert): $80,000–$100,000 annualized salary. This position includes our benefits package. Typical office hours are 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, with some obligations taking place in the evenings and on weekends.
Final compensation will be determined based on experience, scope of work, and agreed-upon structure.
Benefits package for full-time employees includes:
- Health benefits, life insurance, and short/long-term disability
- Generous package of vacation, sick, and personal days, along with paid time off for federal and religious holidays each year
- Paid parental leave
- Reimbursement for home office expenses of up to $1,000
- 403(b) plan with 3% employer contribution
- A highly collaborative, caring team
At Resetting the Table, we celebrate differences of background, identity, and viewpoint for the benefit of our employees, work, and community. RTT is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, religion, ideology, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and organizational need.
