Senior Manager of Foundation Relations
About The Position
The Senior Manager of Foundation Relations has primary responsibility for ensuring the successful submission of a robust calendar of 150+ grant proposals and impact reports each fiscal year, in partnership with a part-time grant writer. In this fundraising role, their focus is on securing major gifts from a portfolio of corporate, private, and family foundations to support the organization’s mission. They achieve this by implementing strategies to cultivate, solicit, and steward foundation donors toward annual, multi-year, and endowed gifts that support the current and long-term priorities of GBFB. The Senior Manager of Foundation Relations may collaborate with other GBFB team members, leaders, and volunteers to execute these activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
- 3 plus years of fundraising/grant writing experience (nonprofit setting - preferred).
- Demonstrated success in grant writing, reporting, and donor management.
- Proven capacity to develop constructive relationships with donors, colleagues, volunteers, advocates, and others.
- Ability to prioritize and be proactive.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Sensitivity, tact, diplomacy, and the ability to honor confidentiality.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook);
- Proficiency in CRM databases such as Salesforce is required.
Responsibilities
- Proposal Strategy, Writing, and Reporting:
- Foundation Engagement and Relationship Management:
- Data Management:
- Content Writing and Management:
- Other:
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
