Manager of Institutional Giving
3 months ago
New York
Job Description Manager of Institutional Giving Girls for Gender Equity The Details Location: Hybrid within the NYC area and working 1-2 days/week in office Start Date: Late June, 2025 Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000 + Benefits Reports To: Senior Director of Development, to transition to Director of Development The Opportunity GGE is seeking a full-time Manager of Institutional Giving to join our team. This role is responsible for ensuring that GGE’s mission, vision, and day-to-day work are effectively communicated to a growing network of philanthropic partners and the public in ways that carry us to the next phase of our organizational trajectory. Your Day-to-Day 60% - Grant and Report Writing • Write tailored grant proposals and reports for government grants and private funders., • Prepare and submit letters of inquiry., • Maintain a library of common grant attachments, finance and organizational metrics, and boilerplate GGE language., • Develop and/or update concept papers, cases for support, and other relevant communications materials., • Perform ongoing prospect research to identify potential funders in new and existing markets using databases such as Foundation Directory, Instrumentl, and other resources., • Attend funder, community, and relevant industry events to represent GGE and cultivate relationships., • Attend programming and funder site visits, and prep GGE team for funder calls and meetings., • Develop internal criteria for assessing grant opportunities, including those sourced by other team members., • As a liaison for prospective and existing funders, maintain deep day-to-day knowledge on foundation priorities and upcoming opportunities as well as updated point-of-contact information., • In Salesforce, develop and maintain dossiers on prospective funders and ongoing funder relationships., • Prepare and deliver strategic recommendations for prospecting and relationship cultivation during regular Development Team meetings., • Provide regular analysis and recommendations regarding RFP opportunities to Development Team members., • Steward full internal grant project management, ensuring engagement of cross-department stakeholders from ideation through submission and reporting., • Use Salesforce to maintain systems that ensure timely submission of grant applications and reports and to accurately manage planned grant deliverables, milestones, deadlines, accomplished tasks, and awards received., • Partner with the Finance Department to create budgets using approved templates and/or foundation-specific formats. Interpret charts, graphs, and budgets and extrapolate necessary information for use in reporting., • Familiarity with youth development and advocacy strategies through gender, race, and class analyses;, • 5+ years experience nonprofit grant writing, preferably on a fundraising team;, • Proven track record researching, stewarding, and securing grants from various sources, including $100k+ and multi-year grants;, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work an ideate with a highly collaborative team;, • Ability to multi-task and successfully manage multiple projects and deadlines;, • Incisive attention to detail without losing sight of overarching strategy;, • Ability to work independently on deeper-dive projects while maintaining robust availability for ad-hoc and emergent needs and deadlines;, • Demonstrated ability working across teams to steward cross-departmental stakeholders through the entire grant lifecycle;, • Knowledgeable about budgets and financial statements;, • Proficient in Google Suite and CRM software, preferably Salesforce, • Ability to work a hybrid, flexible schedule, based in the New York City area;, • Desired but not required: Certification in Fundraising and Donor Cultivation; GGE challenges structural forces -- racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, economic inequality -- that work to constrict the freedom, full expression, and rights of trans and cis girls, young women of color, and GNCNB youth of color. We believe in and work toward a world where cis and trans girls of color and gender non-conforming / non-binary youth of color are free. Benefits & Culture at Girls for Gender Equity In addition to a competitive salary, impactful work, and a great team, Girls for Gender Equity provides comprehensive perks and benefits. A brief overview: Healthcare Coverage • Org-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurances (with plans available at no cost to the employee)., • All full-time employees receive:, • 12 paid holidays, • Generous vacation & personal paid time off, increasing with tenure, • Paid sick, bereavement, and parental leaves, • Weekly time off to focus on wellness, • 401(k) plan with a safe harbor 5% match, • Employees receive support to pursue training, coaching, public engagements, and professional licensing., • GGE prides itself on being a workplace where employees bring their full selves to work. We regularly work to ensure that our core values are part of our workplace practice and way of being. We foster generative learning & reflection. GGE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GGE provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, job applicants, interns, and volunteers without regard to race, color, religion, creed, political association, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy, caregiver status, handicap or disability, genetic information or characteristic, unemployment status, arrest or conviction record, credit history, status as a victim or survivor of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, or status in any group protected by federal, state, or local law in accordance with applicable law. GGE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GGE provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, job applicants, interns, and volunteers without regard to race, color, religion, creed, political association, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy, caregiver status, handicap or disability, genetic information or characteristic, unemployment status, arrest or conviction record, credit history, status as a victim or survivor of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, or status in any group protected by federal, state, or local law in accordance with applicable law. Powered by JazzHR pWUuCHPhy3