Foundation Development Officer

GRID ALTERNATIVES•Oakland, CA

5h•$80,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

GRID Alternatives is a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color. GRID is an entrepreneurial, high-growth non-profit organization that provides direct solar installation and project development; clean mobility options; workforce training and service-learning opportunities; and low-income solar policy advocacy. Our Vision: a rapid, equitable transition to a world powered by renewable energy that benefits everyone. Our Mission: to build community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy. At GRID, we care about each other and know that each employee has a whole self that includes life outside of work. Our culture supports learning, growth and well-being of all of our team members. GRID Alternatives is looking for a Foundation Development Officer II- LOCATIONS to join our national Headquarters Philanthropy team and lead our efforts to increase major, impact-driven funding partnerships from local LOCATION and LOCATION, LOCATION area corporations and manage a current portfolio of partners who have committed to GRID. Our organization is well-positioned to dramatically increase support from this sector, thanks to rapidly growing interest from the funder community around the intersection of climate change and economic and racial justice, and our status as a growing national nonprofit organization with a proven track record of building community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy. This is a great opportunity for a superb proposal writer, partnerships thought leader and relationship manager looking for a leadership opportunity.

Requirements

Passionate advocate for renewable energy, affordable housing, workforce development, and/or environmental justice work
Ability to develop a prospecting strategy to secure new funders
4-5 or more years of professional nonprofit fundraising or grantmaking experience, including a demonstrated track record of managing major 5- to 7-figure foundation partnerships
Demonstrated exceptional persuasive writing skills, including both grant writing, oral presentations and email communication
Excellent organizational skills, follow-through, and attention to detail and deadlines
Excellent collaboration skills, including the ability to coordinate and communicate effectively and efficiently with a variety of internal team members
Solid computer productivity skills, including Microsoft Office and Google Apps
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Comfortable working as part of a team in a hard-working, informal, high-growth organization

Nice To Haves

Specific experience with renewable energy, affordable housing, and/or environment/environmental justice work
Existing relationships with local and national foundations that focus on climate change, environmental justice and/or economic opportunity, specifically in the LOCATION region
Experience working with or in a large networked organization
Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM

Responsibilities

Work directly with the Foundation Development Manager, LOCATION Executive Director, and LOCATION Executive Director to spearhead efforts to raise major 5- to 7-figure funding partnerships from locally based philanthropic corporations, including developing and implementing fundraising and thought leadership strategies
Manage a portfolio of funders making annual and multi-year grants, including reporting on existing grants, submitting new funding applications, coordinating engagement opportunities, and cultivating long-term relationships
Provide key thought leadership and drive collaboration with LOCATION leadership on foundation fundraising strategy, case for support development, and identifying opportunities to grow program and organizational capacity through major partnerships
Serve as a key member of GRID Alternatives’ national fundraising team, including developing long-term fund development strategies and related thought leadership efforts around the importance of equitable renewable energy, workforce development and clean transportation programs
Promote a Culture of Philanthropy across the organization
Participate in GRID LOCATION activities to build and strengthen relationships with staff and deepen knowledge about the affiliate’s work and communities