Grants and Major Gifts Manager - Community Relations

HELP of Southern Nevada • Paradise, NV

30d

About The Position

The Grants & Major Gifts Manager is responsible for securing philanthropic support through grant writing, grant stewardship, major gifts engagement, and community partnerships. This role manages a diverse portfolio of institutional funders, individual donors, and in-kind partners; oversees key communications functions; and supports HELP's fundraising, events, and holiday programs. The Manager represents HELP in the community, strengthens relationships with donors and partners, and ensures accurate, timely reporting across multiple platforms. This position requires exceptional writing skills, strong project management, comfort with public-facing engagement, and the ability to collaborate across departments in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Exceptional writing and editing skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Experience with grant writing, fundraising, and donor relations.
• Comfort representing HELP at community events and speaking with donors.
• Proficiency with donor databases (DonorPerfect preferred), Google Suite, and social media platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently.
• Valid driver's license, proof of insurance, and ability to travel between HELP sites and partner locations
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3+ years in related nonprofit grant writing and/or fundraising
• Ability to lift and move items up to 20 pounds during events, supply drives, or holiday programs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods during events or community activities.
• Ability to travel locally between HELP sites, partner locations, and community events as needed.

Responsibilities

• Research, write, and submit grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and reports.
• Maintain a comprehensive grants calendar and ensure all deadlines are met.
• Conduct ongoing research to identify new funding opportunities.
• Steward grantors through updates, site visits, tours, and impact reporting.
• Produce videos, photos, and other materials needed for grant submissions.
• Track grant outcomes and collaborate with program staff to gather data.
• Maintain accurate grant records in DonorPerfect and internal files.
• Ensure compliance with all grant requirements, funding restrictions, and reporting obligations.
• Maintain accurate documentation for audits, monitoring visits, and internal reviews.
• Uphold donor confidentiality and adhere to ethical fundraising standards and HELP's internal policies.
• Collaborate with Finance to ensure alignment between grant budgets, expenditures, and reporting.
• Support cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major donors and prospects.
• Maintain a donor portfolio of 75-100 donors.
• Develop and execute individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies for major donors.
• Assist with donor tours, meetings, and personalized stewardship touchpoints.
• Maintain timely and accurate donor records in DonorPerfect and internal files.
• Support facilitation of in-kind donations from partners.
• Support supply drives.
• Serve as a HELP representative at community events, fairs, and partner activities.
• Serve as project manager for Thanksgiving and Agency/Group Toy Distribution.
• Support Turkey Drive, Adopt-A-Family, and other seasonal programs.
• Work closely with Program, Finance, and Operations teams to gather data, stories, budgets, and outcomes needed for grants, donor reports, and campaigns.
• Coordinate with Volunteer Services and Operations during holiday programs, supply drives, and community events.
• Partner with leadership to support organization-wide initiatives and strategic priorities.
• Ensure consistent, mission-aligned messaging across all donor-facing and public-facing materials.
• Support development of communication plans, content calendars, and messaging frameworks for fundraising and community engagement.
• Collaborate with Communications and PR partners to elevate HELP's visibility and brand presence.
• Serve as point of contact for HELP's website developer; coordinate updates as needed.
• Create and send Constant Contact emails.
• Take and send event photos to PR firm; maintain organized photo files.
• Provide timely grant and fundraising content to PR Firm.
• Run monthly social media reports for the President's Report.
• Assist with maintenance of landing pages, deactivate outdated pages, and troubleshoot issues in DonorPerfect.
• Build monthly President's Report.
• May participate in employee committees.
• Support special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• 15 paid Holidays
• Birthday Holiday
• Paid sick and vacation time
• 403B
• 90% of the employee only premium is paid for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level