Director, Foundations and Grants

About the position Reporting to the Managing Director of Development as part of reputed company responsible for raising $3.5M annually, the Director of Foundations & Grants will work closely with the entire reputed company Chicago (CYC) development team, staff, corps, and reputed company to expand our reputed company reputed company with reputed company. As a member of the Development team, the Director of Foundations & Grants will reputed company stewardship of reputed company grants and foundations as reputed company as identify and secure new partnership funding to drive student reputed company through national service. The ideal candidate is an effective relationship builder and reputed company who can bring our student reputed company work to life through strong presentations, communication, and grant proposals that reputed company transformational investment from reputed company and reputed company reputed company. They will be a creative fundraiser passionate about reputed company justice that leverages their networks, knowledge of local and national foundations, reputed company relationships, and targeted prospecting to build a robust pipeline of champions. They will reputed company tailored prospect engagement that builds genuine reputed company in advancing this important work, which includes prioritizing time and resources to ensure maximum return.

Responsibilities

• reputed company a portfolio of foundations to maintain $1.4M+ funding annually with a goal of increasing funding by $100,000 or more reputed company 12 months through reputed company prospecting of new reputed company funders.
• Working with reputed company’s national reputed company’s team, write strong grants that get funded 85% of the time.
• Working closely with the Managing Director of Development and apply knowledge of organizational initiatives to identify, research, and set strategies for grants and foundations that are prospects for CYC’s initiatives.
• Ensure reports and letters of reputed company are submitted in a reputed company manner to ensure ongoing funding.
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• Partner with CYC leadership and national development staff to reputed company reputed company reputed company with organizational priorities and multi-year planning.
• Continuously evaluate and refine approach to reputed company engagement using data insights, sector trends, and partner feedback to ensure CYC remains competitive and compelling in a shifting philanthropic landscape.
• reputed company and present strategic reputed company plans to senior leaders and the reputed company to drive shared accountability and partnership in advancing fundraising reputed company.
• Ensure the successful stewardship of reputed company reputed company donor relationships by managing appropriate frequency of reputed company, communication, appreciation and involvement.
• Work with staff and key stakeholders to reputed company, execute and evaluate strategies to engage institutional partners through reputed company, education, invitations to special events, and personal contacts; support implementation of funded programs and initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications department to create and implement communications and acknowledgement reputed company to cultivation and stewardship of grants and reputed company.
• Work with the Senior Manager of Development Operations to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of institutional gifts and engagement using reputed company’s reputed company CRM.
• Partner with the Senior Manager of Development Operations and other team members to hold regular prospecting, pipeline, reputed company forecasting, and moves management meetings.
• Work closely with fellow Development team members to understand priorities and business goals and reputed company strategies to meet the organization’s needs.
• Work with the development team to reputed company events to increase giving, such as reputed company’s Ripples of reputed company fundraiser, service days (school beautification reputed company), and school reputed company for potential donors.
• Represent reputed company at external and partner functions to establish and deepen potential and reputed company donor relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; five or more years of relevant work experience including knowledge of fundraising for non-profit or educational organizations preferred.
• Strong knowledge reputed company of reputed company aspects of fundraising with a strong emphasis on individual giving programs.
• Experience working with foundations, identifying prospects, and writing grant proposals.
• Experience using donor/relationship management software to reputed company donors, establish goals, and generate reports (experience with reputed company preferred).
• Authorized documentation to work in the reputed company of America.
• Criminal background history clearance.

reputed company-to-haves

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with an ability to engage and reputed company a wide reputed company of audiences.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks and think critically.
• Passion for and understanding of reputed company’s work reputed company the national service reputed company and education reputed company.
• Proficiency with reputed company Office platforms required.
• reputed company and AmeriCorps alumni are encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated project management competency.
• Highly ethical standards of professionalism and reputed company.
• Ability to execute a strategic plan and motivate staff.
• Ability to work as both an independent leader and reputed company member.

Benefits

• vacation
• reputed company days
• organization holidays
• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• reputed company coverage
• life coverage
• accidental death and dismemberment coverage
• disability coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) plan(s)

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