Associate Director for Institutional Giving (Remote location flexibility)
- Employer
- The GroundTruth Project
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Closing date
- Feb 2, 2022
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Donor Relations, Fundraising Administration, Grant Seeking, Prospect Research, Other Fundraising
- Fields
- Other Fields
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The GroundTruth Project is an award-winning, independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization dedicated to supporting the next generation of journalists in the U.S. and around the world. Our mission is to advance sustainable, innovative, and equitable journalism that serves under-covered communities worldwide through on-the-ground reporting.
GroundTruth is home to Report for America, a national service program recently recognized as a Top Six Finalist and a scalable, sustainable solution to the crisis in local news by the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. In 2021, we also launched a new global initiative, Report for the World, working with local partners in India, Nigeria and Brazil.
GroundTruth’s Development Team is hiring a brand new role — Associate Director for Institutional Giving — as we enter an exciting phase of growth for the organization. This position as a frontline fundraiser is full-time, with remote flexibility for work location, and reports to the VP of Development and Communications.
Responsibilities:
-
Research: Employ best
practices in prospect research to identify and engage new
foundation and corporate prospects; leverage connections with our
senior leadership team and board to expand GroundTruth’s
network;
Cultivation and
solicitation: Work closely with the VP of Development and
Business Development Officer to execute on GroundTruth’s foundation
and corporate giving strategy, building and maintaining a strong
and engaged portfolio of institutional donors;
Stewardship: Identify and
implement strategies for keeping our current supporters engaged and
apprised of the impact of GroundTruth’s work; provide input and
support to our proposal development and grant reporting processes,
in close partnership with the Business Development
Officer;
Operations: Maintain
meticulous donor records, and in coordination with our wider
Development Team, ensure we carefully track, acknowledge, and
report grants in a timely fashion;
Support other development functions,
especially grant writing, as needed.
Experience:
-
6-8 years of professional work
experience in a frontline fundraising role for a nonprofit or
social impact organization, directly interfacing with and engaging
foundations, corporation giving offices, and/or government
funders;
A track record of building strong
networks and relationships that lead to direct philanthropic
support and ability/comfort to make direct asks;
An ability to prep and coach
executive leadership in best practices around donor cultivation and
stewardship in coordination with the VP for Development;
A deep passion for and understanding
of our mission to restore local news nationally and globally, and
an ability to become a strong spokesperson and advocate for that
work;
Demonstrated experience in donor
prospect research and developing well-researched internal
memos;
Demonstrated experience in database
management (Salesforce preferred) or content management
systems;
Excellent attention to detail,
especially as it relates to handling sensitive information and
tracking down data;
An ability to work independently and
collaboratively in a fast-paced environment;
A customer service mindset that
centers our donors as a critical part of our work;
A sense of humor, creativity,
flexibility and high standards in nonprofit excellence.
Interviews may be conducted via video conferencing or in-person.
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