Director of Philanthropy

INSPIRITUS INC•Nashville, TN

1d•Remote

About The Position

Inspiritus is seeking a Director of Philanthropy to join our development team. You will support Inspiritus program growth by securing new funding through strategic community partnerships with philanthropic foundations, corporations, government grants, and individual donors. Your achievements will work to restore local families whose lives have been disrupted by natural disasters, empower refugees to build successful lives in America, reunite families separated at the border, ensure adults with disabilities have the home and care they deserve, provide the most vulnerable of foster children with a safe space, and help many others on their unique paths from surviving to thriving! An ideal candidate can work remotely 90%+ of the time and travel up to 10% to meet with potential funders. Most funders will be based in Atlanta or Birmingham, with some in Nashville and Savannah. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience procuring new revenue related to at least one of the following categories: (1) Foundation or Government Funding, (2) Disaster Relief, (3) Poverty/Economic Empowerment, (4) Refugee and Immigrant Services, etc.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent practical experience) required
Significant fundraising experience, managing grant proposals, and procuring new grant awards with a proven track record
Exceptional writing, editing, and copy-editing skills
Excellent communication skills (Zoom, Online, Phone, Email, Word, Outlook, etc.)
Excellent budget writing skills (Excel)
Excellent collaboration building, team building skills
Proven research abilities, including efficiently gathering and interpreting data
Proven capacity to identify and procure new funding opportunities
Experience with Microsoft Office, Zoom, and nonprofit Donor/Partner Databases
Ability to work in a grants/CRM portal (Monday.com)

Nice To Haves

You thrive in a nonprofit environment with people who are passionate about their work and mission
You are data-driven, result-oriented and a forward-looking catalyst for social change
You have a collaborative and flexible work style. You're excited to work cross-functionally with other departments and are motivated and disciplined when working independently
You are a highly effective communicator with strong persuasion/sales skills
You are detail-oriented, with exceptional organizational and time management skills
You are tech savvy and learn new tools quickly, especially those required for remote work teams
You are interested in social issues affecting: refugees, immigrants, disaster survivors, the disabled and medically fragile, homeless youth aging out of foster care, and families in poverty.
You stand behind our mission to empower those whose lives have been disrupted to discover their strengths and resilience, accompanying them as they grow into vibrant contributors in our community.

Responsibilities

Become an expert advocate, capable of educating philanthropic community partners regarding Inspiritus, our mission and vision, the populations we serve, how we do our work, what we have achieved, and how they can partner with us in this work.
Work with the CDO to draft a Philanthropic Partnerships Growth plan that will identify targeted growth opportunities and map out the steps to take to achieve that growth
Collaborate with Development team, Program Directors and other staff to leverage their expertise and insights in the growth of Philanthropic Partnerships
Collaborate with the Development staff to create highly impactful communications resources and grant proposals that help us secure new Partners
Implement the Philanthropic Partnerships Growth plan through strategic outreach, meetings, presentations, partnership proposals/grants, etc. in order to help programs with high funding potential to access those partnerships and funds
Steward Philanthropic Partnerships to ensure partnerships are successful and sustained
Identify and research new funding sources, independently and collaboratively with internal staff (Program Directors create an annual list of strategic target partners, to help with this process.)
Work collaboratively with development, finance, and program staff as appropriate to maintain accurate, timely, well-informed communications and reporting
Maintain accurate and up-to-date development record keeping in departmental systems
Organize partnership engagement meetings and activities, including drafting agendas, preparing internal and external participants, providing needed resources, and managing the engagement overall
Prepare case statements, flip books, presentation decks, one-pagers, web pages and other collateral, as needed
Support implementation of development activities or other special events, as needed
Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor