Senior Foundation Manager at ProPublica

Pro Publica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. We work in a non-partisan and non-ideological manner, adhering to the strictest standards of journalistic impartiality.

About the Organization

Pro Publica produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account. Our team of more than 180 dedicated journalists reporting from our national headquarters and regional offices across the country investigates essential stories on the most critical issues of our time and examines the ways abuses of power, corruption and betrayals of public trust hurt everyday Americans.

Pro Publica was founded in 2008 to address a broad decline in investigative reporting amid the collapse of the business model that had supported American journalism for more than a century. Since that time, Pro Publica has grown into the largest investigative newsroom in the country and our work has won top journalistic honors, including eight Pulitzer Prizes. Pro Publica journalists focus on big, systemic problems that defy easy solutions.

They bring a range of perspectives and inventive skills to expose the truth, and they create journalism that is unparalleled in its breadth and irrefutable in its accuracy. Pro Publica does not accept government funding, and the vast majority of funding comes from foundations and individual major donors.

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and collaborative individual to join the institutional giving team. The successful candidate will join a growing development department responsible for raising over $50 million annually. The senior foundation manager will work closely with the institutional giving team to persuasively communicate Pro Publica s mission to donors with the aim of growing support from institutional funders and ensuring cohesive messaging within the department.

The manager will report to the assistant director of institutional gifts and work closely with the senior director of development and grant coordinator as well as colleagues in development, finance, and editorial.

• In partnership with the development and editorial teams, draft proposals designed to support $20M+ in institutional funding
• Create and catalog template language designed for use by the full development team, including both the institutional and individual giving realms
• Draft letters of inquiry, grant proposals, and grant reports for current and prospective foundations and select major donors
• Drive the creation of written materials autonomously, while simultaneously knowing when to selectively loop in and leverage key colleagues to provide input
• Manage language review process and incorporate feedback from key editorial stakeholders and management
• Maintain accurate foundation records, including tracking relationships, communications, and deadlines
• Help ensure adherence to grant deliverables and timelines

• Build strong relationships with colleagues, and partner with teams across the organization (including audience, communications and editorial) to gather supporting collateral
• Coordinate with finance to develop and communicate budgets and financial reports to donors and other key audiences
• Provide support to colleagues in developing targeted language and creating new, relevant drafts of donor-facing collateral
• Work with the grant coordinator to ensure accurate accounting of grants in the Salesforce database
• Support stewardship activities that strengthen long-term relationships with institutional donors, including drafting emails and other outreach documents
• Participate in internal strategy meetings with members of the institutional giving team and editorial leadership in support of foundation donor cultivation and stewardship
• Additional duties as assigned

You will report to the assistant director of institutional gifts. You will frequently collaborate with…