Director of Foundation and Donor Relations
About The Position
This role supports and expands the fundraising initiatives for Friendly Senior Living and its affiliates. The Director of Foundation Relations and Donor Relations is a senior development professional responsible for securing and growing philanthropic funding by managing an organization's relationships with private and corporate foundations. They oversee the entire grant lifecycle, including prospect research, proposal writing, and donor stewardship, to align foundation interests with organizational goals. Additionally, this position is a strategic fundraising leader who designs and implements donor programs to cultivate, solicit, recognize, and retain supporters. The Director of Foundation Relations and Donor Relations also oversees the Volunteer Manager position.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 7-10 years of experience in development with successful grant writing experience.
- Exceptional, persuasive writing and editing skills; ability to translate complex programs into fundable initiatives.
- Proficiency in fundraising and donor-tracking databases and using online databases and other sources to locate financial and philanthropic information.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with all levels of staff, volunteers, Board members, donors, and prospective donor.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Vice President of Marketing and Development to establish annual goals and track performance towards those goals.
- Build, maintain, and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy and robust pipeline of foundation prospects.
- Actively identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward strong relationships with key foundation officers and philanthropic leaders.
- Write, edit, and submit compelling grant proposals, letters of inquiry (LOIs), and case statements tailored to specific donor guidelines.
- Manage all reporting requirements, ensuring timely submission of financial and narrative grant reports.
- Partner with finance and program teams to design accurate grant budgets and evaluate project outcomes.
- Support government funding currently receiving and explore additional government opportunities to support the organization’s programs, services, and capital needs cultivating relationships with local, state and federal political representatives.
- Lead and grow donor relation programs including the leadership giving society and the legacy society.
- Plan and execute donor recognition events.
- Supervise the volunteer manager position.
- Collaborate with the marketing and communications team and development/marketing assistant.
- Ensure compliance with relevant legal, financial, and regulatory guidelines in all fundraising and development activities.
- Prepare reports for the Board and other stakeholders as needed outlining development outcomes and progress.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) which includes personal and vacation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
