Director Foundation Relations

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

18h

About The Position

Boys Town is seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Foundation Relations to join our development team. This role is pivotal in securing major philanthropic gifts from foundations to support the organization’s strategic initiatives. You will be responsible for operations and staff to implement a comprehensive foundation fundraising and development program. We are looking for a strategic thinker, who can see the big picture and tell the story. You will oversee a team of 3 staff (two full-time and one part-time).

Requirements

• Knowledge of fundraising techniques and practices including foundation solicitation, donor recognition, and post-award reporting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and organizational skills.
• Ability to conceptualize and write proposals to secure grants that support Boys Town’s strategic goals.
• Ability to read Form 990s and conduct foundation research.
• Strong understanding of the nuances of different foundations.
• Experience with capital campaigns.
• Ability to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate foundations private foundations, community foundations and United Way affiliates.
• Knowledge of strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources in a non-profit organization.
• Knowledge of budget review and analysis.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office and development or donor database systems and tools.
• Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization and with external business contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to build and sustain successful, professional relationships.
• Ability to successfully lead a team of associates.
• Strong knowledge of Boys Town model.
• Available to travel.
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business or related field required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience including successful fundraising, proposal development, stewardship, donor recognition, and conducting complex prospect research required.
• Available to travel required.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree preferred.
• Work with large national foundations preferred.
• Grant Professional Certification (GPC) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Hires, manages, and evaluates staff.
• Directs the organizational strategy of soliciting funds through grant writing from foundations and corporations
• Identifies, qualifies, and develops relationships with new, large national foundations and corporations,
• Develops a strategy to increase funding from foundations and corporations year over year.
• Research corporate and foundation prospects for various projects and recommends proposal design and strategies for solicitation.
• Works closely with departmental staff in research, development and writing of proposals to corporations and foundations to benefit Boys Town.
• Reviews and assists with reports concerning corporate and foundation donors and prospects.
• Ability to create foundation funding strategies for capital campaigns and program expansions.
• Develops and maintains appropriate donor tracking and reporting systems.
• Represents the Development Department before a variety of individuals and groups and provides information regarding fundraising activities and Boys Town programs.
• Ensures that grant applications are of high quality and that the team is clearly communicating how Boys Town’s programs are directly addressing societal needs.
• Writes grant proposals and reports, coordinates budgetary and program information for grants, monitors the proposal review process and deadline calendar.
• Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

Benefits

• A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
• Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
• Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees