La2050
Associate Director of Foundation Relations
La2050, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Associate Director of Foundation Relations
Posted 1 day agoEmployment type: Full-TimeLocation: Los AngelesClosing date: 11/23/24About this organization
At A Place Called Home (APCH), we envision a world where your zip code does not determine your future; where all children have the opportunity to find happiness and success in life. For 30 years, we have served our community — inspiring, encouraging, and supporting the young people in South Los Angeles to achieve social, emotional, and economic success. APCH operates a dynamic, non-profit youth and community center in South Central Los Angeles, providing year-round programs and services for over 750 youth in the arts, higher education, career readiness, mentoring, sports, urban agriculture, counseling, and case management.About this job
The Associate Director of Foundation Relations is an integral member of a 12-member development team at APCH, responsible for overseeing a robust institutional grant funding pipeline. In the coming year, APCH hopes to raise nearly $3MM from institutional support, contributing to an overall fundraising revenue goal of $6.8MM in FY25. The Associate Director will directly shepherd a portfolio of active grants through the monitoring of upcoming deadlines, development of solicitations and reports, donor stewardship, and grant administration.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Serve as the primary relationship manager for assigned institutional funders and drive the solicitation and stewardship strategies to ensure ongoing support of APCH.Prepare and submit timely grant proposals in alignment with APCH’s mission, vision, and programmatic priorities.Partner effectively and enthusiastically with APCH staff to develop content-rich narratives that accurately depict our programs and services.Develop proposal and project budgets as required by funders; partner with Accounting to produce accurate and readable grant financial reports.Lead funder site visits and prepare participating staff members in advance.Cultivate strong relationships and stewardship practices on behalf of the agency with assigned institutional funders.Lead the development and implementation of APCH’s strategic approach to meeting aggressive annual institutional fundraising targets.Monitor the institutional revenue progress to goal throughout the year.Provide detail-oriented and thoughtful oversight of APCH’s institutional funding pipeline of approximately 70 active grants.Research and develop grant sources independently and as per referrals.Ensure data integrity and accuracy of APCH’s donor database (Salesforce).Ensure compliance with funder regulations and specific terms and conditions of grant awards.Develop and maintain process and protocol documents for both established and evolving systems.Supervise an Assistant Grant Manager with care and focus on accountability.Engage and manage independent contractor(s) for grant writing services.Qualifications
To perform this important job successfully, the Associate Director of Foundation Relations must be able to fulfill all of the elements of the job description to the highest standard, and work well with colleagues in a high-energy, collaborative environment.Technical and Performance Skills:Experience with nonprofit budgeting and generation of financial reports.Strong time management and ability to multitask.Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).Proficiency with databases, preferably Salesforce.Detail-oriented and hyper-organized.Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.Education and Experience Requirements:A minimum of 4-6 years of progressive experience as a non-profit fundraiser with grants-oriented experience.Proven success in securing five-figure grants or more.Supervisory and management experience a plus.Experience with the Los Angeles and California philanthropic landscape a plus.Experience with government grants a plus.Physical and Mental Demands
Able to work in a dynamic and high noise level environment typical of a youth center. Able to work some evenings and weekends.A Place Called Home provides equal employment opportunities (EEO)
to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender expression, gender identity or sexual orientation, military and veteran status, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, citizenship national origin, age, physical and/or mental disability or genetics.To apply
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Posted 1 day agoEmployment type: Full-TimeLocation: Los AngelesClosing date: 11/23/24About this organization
At A Place Called Home (APCH), we envision a world where your zip code does not determine your future; where all children have the opportunity to find happiness and success in life. For 30 years, we have served our community — inspiring, encouraging, and supporting the young people in South Los Angeles to achieve social, emotional, and economic success. APCH operates a dynamic, non-profit youth and community center in South Central Los Angeles, providing year-round programs and services for over 750 youth in the arts, higher education, career readiness, mentoring, sports, urban agriculture, counseling, and case management.About this job
The Associate Director of Foundation Relations is an integral member of a 12-member development team at APCH, responsible for overseeing a robust institutional grant funding pipeline. In the coming year, APCH hopes to raise nearly $3MM from institutional support, contributing to an overall fundraising revenue goal of $6.8MM in FY25. The Associate Director will directly shepherd a portfolio of active grants through the monitoring of upcoming deadlines, development of solicitations and reports, donor stewardship, and grant administration.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Serve as the primary relationship manager for assigned institutional funders and drive the solicitation and stewardship strategies to ensure ongoing support of APCH.Prepare and submit timely grant proposals in alignment with APCH’s mission, vision, and programmatic priorities.Partner effectively and enthusiastically with APCH staff to develop content-rich narratives that accurately depict our programs and services.Develop proposal and project budgets as required by funders; partner with Accounting to produce accurate and readable grant financial reports.Lead funder site visits and prepare participating staff members in advance.Cultivate strong relationships and stewardship practices on behalf of the agency with assigned institutional funders.Lead the development and implementation of APCH’s strategic approach to meeting aggressive annual institutional fundraising targets.Monitor the institutional revenue progress to goal throughout the year.Provide detail-oriented and thoughtful oversight of APCH’s institutional funding pipeline of approximately 70 active grants.Research and develop grant sources independently and as per referrals.Ensure data integrity and accuracy of APCH’s donor database (Salesforce).Ensure compliance with funder regulations and specific terms and conditions of grant awards.Develop and maintain process and protocol documents for both established and evolving systems.Supervise an Assistant Grant Manager with care and focus on accountability.Engage and manage independent contractor(s) for grant writing services.Qualifications
To perform this important job successfully, the Associate Director of Foundation Relations must be able to fulfill all of the elements of the job description to the highest standard, and work well with colleagues in a high-energy, collaborative environment.Technical and Performance Skills:Experience with nonprofit budgeting and generation of financial reports.Strong time management and ability to multitask.Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).Proficiency with databases, preferably Salesforce.Detail-oriented and hyper-organized.Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.Education and Experience Requirements:A minimum of 4-6 years of progressive experience as a non-profit fundraiser with grants-oriented experience.Proven success in securing five-figure grants or more.Supervisory and management experience a plus.Experience with the Los Angeles and California philanthropic landscape a plus.Experience with government grants a plus.Physical and Mental Demands
Able to work in a dynamic and high noise level environment typical of a youth center. Able to work some evenings and weekends.A Place Called Home provides equal employment opportunities (EEO)
to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender expression, gender identity or sexual orientation, military and veteran status, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, citizenship national origin, age, physical and/or mental disability or genetics.To apply
Click here to apply
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