Institutional Giving Assistant
About The Position
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
