Institutional Giving Manager

Are you a leader energized at the prospect of developing, prioritizing, designing and implementing new strategies and best practices?

Are you interested in a position that will allow you to flourish in a mission-oriented, data and process driven environment that makes a positive impact in our community?

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Institutional Giving Manager

$90,000 -$105,000 DOE

Come work at Voices for Children and be part of a team that makes a difference in the lives of children and families in our community and takes pride in serving our children with the highest level of excellence and care. Voices for Children is the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program for San Diego and Riverside Counties.

Benefits

Voices for Children is a respected, local nonprofit organization focused on fulfilling our mission to advocate for the needs of children in foster care. We consistently ranked in the top three CASA programs out of 1,000 nationwide. At Voices for Children, you will enjoy a friendly, warm culture with the following generous benefits:

• 12 vacation days to start
• 13 paid holidays
• 5 additional days of paid time off after Christmas Day through New Year’s Day
• Medical (one plan is free)
• Dental (free HMO option)
• Voluntary Vision Plan
• Acupuncture & Chiropractic care available with medical plans
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible spending account (Health & Dependent Care)
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403b plans for retirement savings (Traditional & Roth)
• 403b 3% employer contribution (fully vested)
• A welcoming work environment

Position Overview

Voices for Children is the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program for San Diego and Riverside Counties. The Institutional Giving Manager reports directly to the Chief Philanthropy Officer and works to achieve VFC’s fundraising goals by securing financial resources from foundations, corporations and government sources. This position is responsible for developing and stewarding key relationships with institutional funders, working with program staff to articulate VFC programs to donors;

researching and writing grants; managing grants reporting and administration; and supervising two full-time staff: the Grant Writer and Grants Coordinator. In addition, this position will assist with other VFC writing as necessary.

The Institutional Giving Manager should be prepared to handle matters confidentially and with the strictest security when the need arises, whether the items are labeled confidential or not. This employee must work as a committed member of the Voices for Children team.

The successful candidate will be a compelling and engaging writer, strategic thinker, skilled communicator, and self-starter with exceptional organizational skills.

Essential Duties

As the Institutional Giving Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

Grants

• Write and submit grant proposals and reports (a team of 3 completes as many as 150 annually) and serve as a liaison between VFC and institutional funders.
• Present accurate information to potential funders and ensure that proposals match funders’ requirements prior to submission; during review process, maintain contact with funders and submit additional information if required.
• Maintain master files on grants; manage preparation of monthly grants reports for Board of Directors and other reports for President/CEO or Chief Philanthropy Officer as requested.
• Conduct research to identify new funders that might have an interest in VFC.
• After grants are awarded, manage and track reporting deadlines and write and submit reports to funders. Work with the Grants Coordinator to ensure VFC is compliant with all government contracts.
• Supervise ongoing grants schedule for application and reporting deadlines and maintain grants calendars.
• Write/edit other department materials such as annual fund letters, annual report, or stewardship letters.
• Work closely with the Chief Philanthropy Officer to track fundraising goals throughout the fiscal year.
• Represent Voices for Children in the community as requested, including public speaking as funders may request, as well as grants site visits.
• Provide support for donor recognition events, and other stewardship activities.

Supervision

• Provides direct…