Institutional Giving Manager; Civicorps

Posted on February 14, 2020

Located in West Oakland, Civicorps is a dynamic non-profit that includes a charter school and two social enterprises. Civicorps’ mission is to re-engage young adults, age 18-26, to earn a high-school diploma, gain job skills, pursue college, and embark on family-sustaining careers.

Youth at Civicorps have the ambition, talent, and perseverance to succeed; what they deserve is personalized mentoring and support as they develop a plan to achieve their goals. Our participants have experienced failures of multiple systems — the traditional school system, the justice system, and the child welfare system. Against a larger Bay Area backdrop of accelerating income inequality, neighborhood displacement, and food and housing insecurity, Civicorps’ programs and support services are more vital than ever.

Through our unique mix of personalized academics, paid job training, trauma-informed support services, and pathways to college and careers, Civicorps helps resilient youth overcome barriers, cultivate their talents, and unleash their potential.

Reporting to the Director of Development & Communications and joining a passionate five-member team that is committed to advancing economic and racial equity, the Institutional Giving Manager (IGM) will contribute to a revenue goal of approximately $1.5 million. The IGM will have the opportunity to grow Civicorps’ footprint in the workforce development and conservation arenas. The IGM will play an integral role in supporting key strategic initiatives, working closely with the Director of Development & Communications to evolve our agency’s role, especially as we seek to expand our work of

identifying, strengthening, and increasing pathways to green collar jobs for the young adults we serve. The IGM will help Civicorps grow its programs by writing foundation and corporate LOIs, grant proposals, and reports, as well as government grant proposals. They will also interview Corps members, generate fresh content for collateral material, and assist with digital communications writing.

Civicorps has cultivated an incredible group of Bay Area funders who support our programs, including the Hellman Foundation, the Y & H Soda Foundation, the Oakland Athletics, and the East Bay Community Foundation. We’re eager to grow this circle of funders, continue to raise Civicorps’ visibility, and communicate our mission more broadly. The IGM will help us identify new growth areas and articulate our goals compellingly on behalf of our resilient young Corps members.

Grants Management (70%):

• Writes Foundation LOIs, grant proposals, and reports.
• Writes government grant proposals (city, county, state, and sometimes federal).
• Creates budgets for proposals and conducts fund allocation for reports.
• Cultivates and stewards program officer relationships in partnership with Director of Development & Communications and the Executive Director.
• Represents Civicorps at RFP meetings, site visits, and other meetings with funders, showcasing our work and making a compelling case for support.
• Conducts targeted research to identify new institutional funders and help grow the existing portfolio of funders.
• Manages grant tracking in Salesforce and in Excel trackers.
• Acknowledges institutional donations, including thank you letters, grant agreements, and other needed documents.

Corporate Donations (20%)

• Conducts targeted research to identify new corporate prospects and provide cultivation and stewardship.
• Writes corporate grant proposals and reports.
• Facilitates site visits with corporate partners.
• Creates and implements a Corporate Sponsorship plan for Civicorps events, including creating all needed materials, soliciting corporations, and providing marketing opportunities to the corporations.

Communications Writing (10%)

• Interviews Corps members and contributes to external communications pieces including blog posts, bi-monthly e-newsletters, and website content.
• Works closely with Development & Communications Specialist to generate content for compelling Annual Report and aligned web content.