Grants & Development Manager

The Road Home Dane County•Madison, WI

8d•$70,000 - $80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Road Home Dane County seeks a Grants & Development Manager to lead and grow key resource development activities that support life-changing programs serving families and kids experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity in the greater Madison, WI community. The Road Home is fortunate to count numerous businesses, foundations, congregations, and groups of other kinds as supporters of our work. As a key part of a four-person Development & Communications team, the Grants & Development Manager will be responsible for cultivating and stewarding involvement from this wide portfolio of supporter entities — fostering diverse, reliable streams of resources and empowering supporters of all types and levels to have a real impact toward ending family homelessness in our community. The role will be attractive to the nonprofit professional who seeks variety in their work and, ideally, a blend between grants program management and fundraising from corporate and other institutional entities. A passion for helping others and the issues surrounding homelessness, affordable housing, and racial and economic justice are essential for this position. With The Road Home, you’ll find a team that will match and foster growth in those passions. Evening and weekend work a few times per month may be necessary to host or attend events, presentations, or meetings with stakeholders. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with a full benefits package available.

Requirements

Three or more years of grant writing/management experience required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
Interest and ability in working both independently and as a part of team required

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of nonprofit fundraising or similar experience strongly preferred
Experience in multi-year relationship-based work with corporate entities strongly preferred
Proficiency in grants prospecting and management tools preferred
Experience in engagement with faith-based organizations preferred
Intermediate proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and various online interfaces preferred
Strong track record of project management success preferred
Experience and interest in issues related to homelessness and housing preferred
People with lived experience of homelessness are encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

Devise and execute an annual strategy to pursue and secure private grant funding from various sources, including private foundations, corporate foundations, community foundations, family foundations, and others.
Act as the agency’s primary grant writer, including drafting, reviewing, and editing all aspects of grant applications.
Grow and sustain the grants portfolio by securing new funders and renewing current funders.
Establish and grow professional relationships with key contacts at current and prospective grant funder entities.
Partner with the Executive Director and Program leadership to identify fundable opportunities and collaborate with the Development Director and Program staff throughout the grant-writing process.
Lead all reporting and compliance for private grants, and support government/United Way reporting as needed.
Maintain a reliable and effective grants management system that promotes effective project management and visibility by the Development Director.
Maintain and grow a portfolio of business donor relationships.
Promote and secure sponsorships for the agency’s annual Breakfast fundraiser.
Coordinate with the Communications Manager on sponsorship benefits.
Cultivate corporate giving other than grants and Breakfast sponsorships.
Create and execute an annual engagement plan for local faith communities, including presentations, relationship stewardship with key leaders, and facilitation of giving and volunteering.
Organize all aspects of volunteering, including needs assessment, recruitment, stewardship, and execution of both ad hoc and ongoing volunteer opportunities.
Act as a go-to contact for civic and volunteerism-based groups – and the community at large – including through presentations and other information sharing.
Serve as a face of the organization in public, including at events and in support of communications activities such as press coverage.
Support the overall planning and execution of the Agency’s annual Breakfast fundraising event, including venue and guest logistics, messaging, and promotion.
Co-lead the annual holiday fundraising campaign with the Development Director, including delivery of holiday gifts to program participants.
Lead a team of staff from across the agency to plan and execute the agency’s annual participant-facing summer celebration event, including delivery of back-to-school supplies to program participants.
Participate in team meetings on the department, all-staff, and other levels.
Participate in greater staff activities, including staff committee work and reasonable involvement in organization-facilitated social opportunities.