Director of Institutional Giving, Southeast
- Employer
- The Trust for Public Land
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Dec 2, 2021
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Other Fundraising
- Fields
- Community Development, Environment
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with The Trust
for Public Land in the search for a Director of Institutional
Giving, Southeast.
Reporting to the Southeast Director of Philanthropy, the Director
of Institutional Giving, Southeast will maximize institutional
giving relationships to ensure their success and longevity. As a
member of the five person Philanthropy Team in the Southeast, the
Director will help meet revenue goals in support of The Trust for
Public Land’s programs in the Southeast (Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee) and across the country. The Director's portfolio will
include foundations and corporations based in the Southeast
currently giving or capable of giving gifts ranging from $25,000 -
$500,000+ with the goal of increasing this gift range and portfolio
over time. The efforts of the Director will help advance a thriving
local program and help grow The Trust for Public Land’s Land
for People mission in the Southeast region and across the
country.
The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for
people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to
come. The Trust for Public Land was founded in 1972 on the
conviction that all people need and deserve access to nature
and the outdoors, close to home, in the cities and communities
where they live, as a matter of health,
equity, and justice. While many conservation
organizations set aside wildlands for biodiversity or habitat
restoration, The Trust's founders sought to bring the benefits of
parks and nature to the places, people, and communities that
needed them most. The Trust for Public Land has protected more than
3.5 million acres of land, developed more than 2,000 miles of
trails, and completed more than 5,400 projects across America. The
Trust for Public Land has also helped states and local communities
generate more than $79 billion in new public funds for parks and
open space.
For thirty years, The Trust for Public Land has been working to
connect land and people across the Southeast. The Trust’s
accomplishments include supporting the vision and implementation of
the Atlanta BeltLine and Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical
Park. The Trust has worked to connect 30,000 residents of
Chattanooga, Tennessee via the 25-mile South Chickamauga Creek
Greenway. Current efforts include expanding Chattanooga’s linear
network of parks and trails, a partnership with Atlanta Public
Schools to convert schoolyards to community park spaces, and a bold
vision to protect and create over 100 miles of greenway and blueway
along the Chattahoochee River – featuring parks, trails, boat
launches, campsites, and public amenities – that will link 19 metro
Atlanta cities and seven counties to serve millions of people
throughout the region.
The Trust for Public Land recognizes and values the differences
that make people unique and cultivates an environment where
cultural awareness, sensitivity, and integrity prosper with a
workforce reflective of the diversity of the United States, The
Trust appreciates the intrinsic correlation between diversity,
equity, and inclusion efforts and overall performance quality at
the department, local, and national levels, where the work culture
facilitates the exchange of new perspectives, improves
problem-solving by inviting different ideas, and creates a
respectful, accepting work environment.
A bachelor's degree is preferred for this position as is at least
five years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, including
strategizing around, securing funding from, and stewarding large
institutional partners. All applications must be accompanied by a
cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the
mission of the The Trust for Public Land as well as the
responsibilities and qualifications presented in the
prospectus.
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