Institutional Giving Assistant

Brooklyn Museum • Brooklyn, NY

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About The Position

Institutional Giving Assistant Museum overview The Brooklyn Museum is a world-renowned cultural institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing art, history, and heritage. Our mission is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. Our vision is to serve as an institution where art is a powerful force for personal transformation and social change. Celebrating our differences and learning about our diverse communities through our collections, exhibitions, and programming is the core of who we are and what we do. We are committed to creating and cultivating a community of talented, passionate people who are inspired to make the Museum an important hub of community activity and a great global destination. Our staff have the opportunity to grow their professional skills and work collaboratively with colleagues they admire and respect. Read more about our story here. About the role The Brooklyn Museum seeks to appoint an Assistant to support its Institutional Giving department and its work raising funds from foundation and government donors. The Institutional Giving Assistant will fulfill crucial administrative and operational functions. The Assistant will be responsible for data entry in the Museum’s CRM, gift processing, prospect research, scheduling meetings, and copyediting proposals and reports. This position offers an opportunity for a strong writer and highly organized administrator to learn about institutional fundraising and grow their grant writing and management skills.

Requirements

• Excellent expository writing and copyediting skills
• Strong communication and research skills
• Superb attention to detail
• Strong data entry and data management skills

Responsibilities

• Assist with writing and copyediting grant proposals and reports
• Research and prepare briefings on prospective donors
• Write and send donor acknowledgment letters
• Maintain accurate institutional donor records and reports in Tessitura, the Museum’s CRM
• Maintain and organize digital donor files
• Coordinate gift processing with the development operations department
• Work with the finance department to ensure that all grants and grant payments are properly recorded in Tessitura
• Manage scheduling for the Assistant Director of Institutional Giving and Director of Institutional Giving and Government Grants
• Staff fundraising events as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees