Associate Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
- Employer
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- Sep 1, 2022
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Corporate and Foundation Relations
- Fields
- Education
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is
seeking an Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation
Relations. This position serves as a frontline
fundraiser in the Office of Philanthropy central team toward the
primary goal of increasing philanthropic support for identified
institutional priorities of UMB. Design, coordinate, and implement
strategies to secure funding from private, family, and corporate
foundations, as well as from other private grant-making
organizations, at the local, regional, and national levels. May
sometimes assist UMB faculty and staff with federal grant
opportunities for research and programs. Work with the Corporate
and Foundation Relations team to build successful and lasting
relationships with these foundations, corporations, and private
grant-making organizations. Maintain positive, productive, and
ongoing interaction with UMB faculty, staff, and development
colleagues. Proactively identify new prospects for UMB. Exercise
autonomy, diplomacy and persistence while navigating the complex
UMB academic and program environments and representing the
organization to foundation and corporate leaders of the highest
level. Work perform under fundraising activities will be 75%,
collaboration and outreach activities will be 15% and
administrative activities will be 10%. Benefits
Information:
UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. Exempt regular staff receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance and retirement options; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and teleworking options.
Primary Duties:
UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. Exempt regular staff receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance and retirement options; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and teleworking options.
Primary Duties:
- Assist the Director in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding corporate and foundation prospects to support UMB fundraising initiatives. May sometimes assist with government agency opportunities. These include, but are not limited to research investigations, clinical programs, community health outreach initiatives, educational programs and Dean’s programmatic initiatives.
- Develop and manage a designated portfolio of corporate and foundation prospect listings.
- Collaborate with school leadership and faculty members to identify opportunities where
- institutional projects match the funding requirements of local, regional, and national
- foundations.
- Assist Director to develop and recommend strategies to guide proposal processes. Write
- and edit funding requests and correspondence.
- Conduct visits with prospective and previous donors to strengthen relationships and to
- inform donors of areas that need support.
- Conduct personal visits to present requests for support.
- Arrange for meetings with key faculty and staff members as part of the ongoing
- stewardship and cultivation efforts needed to foster strong relationships with donors.
- Participate in selected fundraising committees, strategic planning sessions, and volunteer
- committees within the seven UMB schools and presidential initiatives.
- Develop contact and task reports and record activities in moves management system. .
- Produce high-quality written communication for funders at all stages of the development
- process, including proposals for foundation and corporate prospects, mid-year and final reports for all funding streams including financial reports to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
- Follow procedures in coordination with the Office of Philanthropy Operations and the Sponsored Program Administration to ensure effective recording, accounting, acknowledgement and reporting follow-up on all gifts and grants resulting from solicitations.
- Assist Director with creating a cohesive work team that works collaboratively to achieve unit’s goals. Assist with overseeing the training of team members and continually reviews strengths and weaknesses of staff to maintain a well-trained, highly involved, and motivated team.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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