Institutional Giving Development Officer

SMART Reading • Portland, OR

13h • Onsite

About The Position

SMART Reading, the state’s largest volunteer-based nonprofit literacy organization, is looking for an energetic, creative, and experienced fundraising professional to join our development team based in Portland. When you join SMART Reading, you join a team that shares your commitment to making this important work happen. As the Institutional Giving Development Officer, you will be part of our statewide development team with a primary focus on the Portland Metro area. Your work will focus on the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of institutional prospects, including foundations, family foundations, corporate foundations, corporate partners, and government granting agencies. The ideal candidate will have a deep passion for our literacy mission and an innate ability to translate that mission into support for our institutional partners. With strong relationship-building instincts and the drive to meet ambitious fundraising goals, you will play a key role in securing and sustaining vital funding. You will be managing a diverse portfolio of institutional donors, leading grant strategy, and strengthening corporate partnerships that ensure every child in Oregon can realize their full potential. If that’s you, here’s what we can offer: An important mission and purpose that affects the lives of kids throughout Oregon. SMART Reading engages volunteers to strengthen literacy skills and encourage a love of reading with newborns through 13-year-old students by reading one-on-one with students and restoring used children's books that will be given to kids. A team of equally committed, passionate, and dedicated individuals. Maximum time “in the field” – to engage people in our work. An opportunity to put your creativity and ideas to good use (We’ve got great systems but we’re always interested in improvement ). A supportive and caring team. An organizational culture that values team, plays to the strengths of its members, works to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, be an anti-racist force in the community, and is tirelessly devoted to serving “our kids” well. A great compensation & benefits package!

Requirements

• Personal character that guides the ethical practice of development work
• Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills
• High degree of personal accountability
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Strong project/campaign management skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Google products
• Four years of development and fundraising or related experience, preferably with the portfolio focus identified for this position (we will consider folks with less than four years of experience, and the compensation would reflect the experience level)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience
• 4+ years of nonprofit development experience
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT
• Proven success securing corporate, foundation, and government funding

Responsibilities

• Responsible for executing fundraising activities and achieving institutional fundraising goals as part of a statewide development team.
• Effectively identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward institutional prospects, including family foundations, foundations, corporate foundations, corporate partners, and government granting agencies.
• Lead and facilitate grant strategy meetings and coordinate fundraising and program teams to align grant pursuits with organizational priorities.
• Write, edit, and submit highly compelling grant proposals, letters of intent (LOIs), and comprehensive funder reports, ensuring strict adherence to guidelines and deadlines.
• Maintain and scale a statewide institutional toolkit, including a grant language library, boilerplate organizational narratives, and impact data templates to streamline grant applications across regional teams.
• Design and execute corporate engagement strategies that convert corporate volunteer groups and workplace giving programs into institutional event sponsorships and annual corporate partnerships.
• Manage the institutional giving calendar, tracking all application pipelines, reporting schedules, and deliverable due dates to ensure compliance with funder requirements.
• Create effective solicitation, stewardship, and engagement materials and new campaigns for the institutional portfolio as needed for success.
• Create and manage events, both cultivation and solicitation, as applies to the institutional portfolio.
• Maintain and ensure up-to-date record keeping in Raiser's Edge, tracking grant proposal statuses, multi-year funding cycles, and restricted funding deliverables while utilizing tools like Grants Watch for ongoing prospect research.
• Support broader statewide fundraising strategies, cross-departmental collaborations, and complete other development projects as required by leadership.

Benefits

• Cell Phone Reimbursement: $50 monthly ($600 annually)
• 401k Retirement: Employer match of up to 3% of your salary
• Paid Time Off/Vacation: Accumulated biweekly totaling four weeks annually
• Office Closures: Two paid weeks off - one in July and the second in December for employee rest and rejuvenation time
• Employer-paid Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and LTD
• Paid Holidays: Nine paid holidays that can be used on scheduled holidays or as floating days
• Paid Supplemental Medical Leave: Accumulated biweekly totaling two weeks annually and carried over to earn up to eight weeks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree