Grant Writer/Foundation Relations Manager

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BoardSource
Washington D.C., DC, United States
Full-time

Join our highly collaborative and fun staff to help us magnify the impact of all nonprofit missions by strengthening and inspiring board leadership. BoardSource is the recognized leader in nonprofit board leadership and supports, trains, and educates nonprofit leaders from across the country and throughout the world. With nearly three decades of experience, BoardSource provides leaders with an extensive range of tools, resources, and research data to increase board effectiveness and strengthen organizational impact. It also serves as the national voice for inspired and effective board leadership. If you are passionate about the nonprofit sector, are experienced in foundation grant writing and relationship building, and want to work for an organization named one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For by The Nonprofit Times, our associate manager of philanthropic and nonprofit partnerships could be the right role for you! 

Areas of Responsibility: 

The associate manager of philanthropic and nonprofit partnerships is responsible for identifying, researching, cultivating, and stewarding relationships with new and existing foundation partners. A successful candidate will understand our mission to inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership. The associate manager will be responsible for an individual portfolio of new and existing relationships with foundation and/or organizational partners to achieve an individual revenue goal that supports a team goal of approximately $3 million. In addition to these individual responsibilities, the associate manager will support the director of philanthropic and nonprofit partnerships in stewarding and supporting the organization’s most critical organizational relationships. Responsibilities for this position include researching potential funders, developing proposals and contracts, stewarding current and potential foundation partners, donor outreach and cultivation, and reporting on grant progress, as well as collaborating with our internal program teams.

Skills/Experience: 

The ideal candidate is an exceptional foundation grant writer with at least two years of foundation fundraising experience and demonstrated success in building relationships with funders.  Candidates must be skilled in identifying, researching, cultivating, and soliciting new funders and stewarding, tracking, and reporting on active grants.  Individuals must have the ability to deepen partnership relationships to encourage renewals and upsell opportunities.  A high degree of professionalism with exceptional persuasive written, oral, and presentation skills are a must to be successful in this role.  The individual in this role must have knowledge of the nonprofit sector, including capacity building and the role of boards in leading and governing nonprofit organizations.

Compensation/Benefits: 

BoardSource offers a highly collaborative, collegial environment with competitive salaries and excellent benefits. For more information about BoardSource, visit our website, www.boardsource.org. Please mail, e-mail, or fax your cover letter, resume, and salary history to:

 

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Preferred: E-mail: [email protected]

 

BoardSource

750 9th St, NW Suite 650

Washington, DC 20001-4793

Job Function: 
Fundraising, Grants & Financial Support

Organization Info

BoardSource

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC
Website: 
boardsource.org
Annual Budget : 
$5-10M
Size: 
11-50 employees
Founded: 
1988
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Community Service / Capacity Building / Volunteerism
Mission: 

To inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.

Programs: 

At BoardSource, we envision a world where every social sector organization has the leadership it needs to fulfill its mission and advance the public good. We believe that strong board and executive leadership is essential to the success of each individual nonprofit, and — for nearly 30 years — have been working to inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.

We are committed to providing support that is relevant and accessible to organizations of every size, stage, geography, and programmatic focus. Our Board Support Program for Individual Nonprofits, which provides fundamental, assessment-based support to nonprofit boards and executives, is complemented by a wide range of diagnostic tools, educational seminars, best practice resources and guidance, and coaching and consulting services to strengthen board performance.

There is no question that BoardSource is the go-to resource for nonprofit boards and the recognized leader in the field of nonprofit governance. We invite you to learn more about the many ways that we can support and strengthen your board, your organization, and your impact.

You’ll find the following in this section of our website:

  • More information about our other membership programs; how we support and work with federated networks, charter and independent schools, foundations, corporations, and individual leaders and consultants.
  • Information about assessing performance — the key, in our opinion, to becoming a stronger board and building a constructive board–chief executive partnership.
  • Information about our coaching and consulting services — our experienced and highly respected team of consultants works with nonprofits and foundations, as well as with corporations with programs supporting nonprofit board service. As a part of our consulting practice, we also offer educational seminars that can be brought directly to your boardroom.
  • Information about our leadership certificate programs — focused on providing new board members, board chairs, chief executives/executive directors, and governance consultants with the information they need to succeed in their roles.
  • Every two years, we gather more than 900 board members, executive directors and CEOs (chief executives), staff, and nonprofit professionals for two days at the BoardSource Leadership Forum to discuss the newest thinking and best practices in nonprofit governance.
  • A special event exclusively for nonprofit CEOs and executive directors, our Executive Retreat: Coming Together to Discover, Collaborate and Learn, is a relaxed and safe space for participants to have open and honest conversations about their relationships with their boards.
  • A robust calendar of educational webinars and trainings — led by experts with helpful tips, tools, and takeaways on a broad range of leadership topics.
Awards & Accolades: 
Nonprofit Times Best Nonprofits to Work For 2016 & 2017
Why Work For Us?: 

BoardSource envisions a world where every social sector organization has the leadership it needs to fulfill its mission and advance the public good.  In service of our mission, BoardSource seeks to create mission impact for others. BoardSource is a highly collaborative team environment. We push our work forward and challenge ourselves to reach more people, to create more impact, refine how we lead and inspire the sector, and to truly listen and respond to what our members, clients, supporters, and sector partners have to say about the issues they face every day.

 

BoardSourcers are a collection of different backgrounds, work styles, skill sets, expertise, and personalities. Whether we’re working collaboratively or independently, we all work very hard. We realize that no matter the position, all of our contributions are necessary to fulfill our mission. We are goal oriented and mission-minded. We are community servants and sector leaders.  We are building tomorrow’s BoardSource, and strive to continue to be one of the sector’s best places to work. 

We live our core values in the following ways:

LEADERSHIP

We promote and honor the individual gifts and skills of BoardSource employees

We assume good faith and believe the best of each other.

We do not forget the fun.

 

INTEGRITY

We strive to be transparent and inclusive.

We embrace diversity and equality.

We make ourselves worthy of the faith and investment that our members, clients, supporters, and sector partners place in us.

 

EXCELLENCE

We delight in hard work.

We embrace continuous feedback and acknowledge opportunities for growth.

We take pride and ownership of our work, and we will harness individual talent wherever we find it.

 

IMPACT

We take a holistic view of the effects of the decisions we make.

We support and cooperate with each other and with our members, clients, supporters and sector partners.

We celebrate individual, departmental, and organizational successes.

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Sep 27 2017
Active Until: 
Oct 27 2017
Hiring Organization: 
BoardSource
industry: 
Nonprofit