RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness of grant process;
• Ability to effectively describe any organizational project, the cost to accomplish the project, and the expected outcomes for donors and clients;
• Perform prospect research on foundations and corporations to uncover prospects for corporate and foundation grants;
• Develop and write grant proposals to foundations, corporations, and other grant-making organizations;
• Assemble and submit grant requests, including letters, proposals, budgets, and presentations;
• Establish and maintain personal contact and relationships with foundation contacts and program officers;
• Ensure prompt acknowledgement of grant awards;
• Prioritize projects to keep them moving in a timely manner, meet deadlines, and manage supplemental material required for proposals;
• Create and manage a branded planned giving program;
• Identify and contact planned giving prospects;
• Offer educational opportunities and materials regarding planned giving for staff and donors;
• Provide stewardship for donors who have announced a commitment to planned giving;
• Draft marketing and communication materials for the planned giving program;
• Generate unique grant and planned giving program reports;
• Work in collaboration with development team to build wide network of support for organization;
• Meet with Chief Development Officer regularly to discuss strategies;
• Ability to articulate the mission, vision, and community attributes of organization in language directed to various audiences;
• Provide writing support for major donor and individual contribution letters and acknowledgements;
• Coordinate with the Chief Development Officer to ensure donor recognition;
• Assist in the planning and coordination of donor cultivation and appreciation events;
• Provide support for the organization’s major gift cultivation and stewardship;
• Contribute to Annual Report in collaboration with finance committee, development team, and CDO;
• Performs other related duties as assigned by CDO

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate for the position of Ann Grant & Planned Giving Manager should have:

• Bachelor's degree in business, sales, marketing, or finance;
• Minimum five (5) years grant writing experience;
• Demonstrated ability to write successful grant proposals;
• Proven fundraising, leadership and consensus building skills;
• Extensive knowledge of planned giving and its complexities: estate planning, tax laws, wills, trusts, etc.;
• Ability to research and analyze large groups of data to uncover planned giving prospects;
• Assess how more money can be raised smarter;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, Board members, volunteers, community groups, and other key stakeholders;
• Knowledge of accessing and managing donor database systems (experience with Network for Good is a plus);
• Ability to perform at a high level in a fast-paced team environment, and manage multiple projects to meet timelines and deadlines;
• Proven success in growing donor relationships and closing gift agreements;
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) preferred;
• Goal-orientated and close attention to detail;
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends