The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth is an association deep with history and tradition. Founded in 1890, this large YMCA recently celebrated its 128-year anniversary. The dynamic leadership team is dedicated to excellence and working to execute a strategic plan with a long-term vision of preparing youth to succeed and serve. Our association staff and volunteers are entrepreneurial in spirit with a management style allowing key staff and volunteers to set the direction of the association for the common good of all. This $25M organization with 14 branch/operating units and approximately 1300+ staff members seeks a Director of Grants to lead the Association’s grant-based fundraising efforts.
Under the direction of the CDO, the Director is responsible for providing leadership to the association’s grant efforts and works with key leaders and program staff to identify, cultivate, coordinate, prepare and submit local, regional, statewide and national grants to foundations, United Ways, government and corporate giving entities to meet the objectives of the YMCA. Developing and implementing effective grant writing strategies to expand the Ys programs and services, to deepen the impact of the Y in the community, will be a key component of this job. Additionally, the Director will support the reporting and grant compliance monitoring, while ensuring that opportunities to strengthen the image of the YMCA in the community are leveraged.
- Manages grant proposal development, compliance monitoring and reporting process.
- Researches potential funders, (i.e., foundations, corporations, etc.) and develops grant proposals to help fund the Y’s programs.
- Maintains an efficient and effective tracking and reporting system that supports the financial development efforts of the Y.
- Maintains relationships with external grant managers and program officers of funding bodies
- Establishes and manages a comprehensive process for timely and accurate grant evaluation, quality compliance, project and program fulfillment and reporting to funders.
- Manages and implements an organized system of communication internally and externally to provide stewardship to donors regarding grant awards and the management and monitoring of the funders’ requirements for recognition.
- Provide consultation for all branch grant-related initiatives.
- Provides support for association-wide special events and projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Three to four years of successful experience in grant management or equivalent experience in the YMCA or another not-for-profit preferred.
- Successful track record in applying proven practices related to developing successful grant proposals, working with institutional donors, and the management of all related grant compliance and reporting practices.
- Knowledge/clear understanding of fundraising techniques and strategies.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, particularly the ability to read, analyze, write, edit reports according to prescribed style/format and correspond with external businesses and community members.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, peers, volunteers, customers and the general public.
- Ability to meet deadlines, as well as the ability to collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, reason and solve problems.