Manager of Institutional Giving

Role Description

uAspire is seeking a dynamic, full-time Manager of Institutional Giving to help fuel our mission and expand our funding footprint. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Institutional Giving, you will play a pivotal role in driving revenue by researching high-potential prospects and crafting compelling grant proposals and impact reports for foundation, corporate, family, and government funders. In this collaborative role, you will contribute to broader development initiatives, successfully blending persuasive storytelling with meticulous data stewardship to help achieve our annual fundraising goals. The successful candidate will be passionate about writing compelling, outcomes-driven narratives, being a member of a collaborative development team, and contributing to the organization’s mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least five years of professional experience, preferably in development or fundraising working with individual donors, live events, online campaigns, and/or annual funds
• High degree of familiarity and comfort creating reports and working with spreadsheets and analyzing donor giving trends
• Experience working with Salesforce or a comparable CRM system; familiarity with online giving platforms including GiveSmart or GoFundMePro
• Comfort working with high net worth and high profile donors and prospects
• Experience with AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) preferred
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication and event planning skills
• Ability to prioritize, manage several projects at once and work well under deadlines
• A passion for and commitment to educational equity

Requirements

• Management of Institutional Donors and Prospect Pipeline (40%)
  • Support the SVP, Institutional Giving with grant writing and drafting fundraising documents including but not limited to: letters of inquiry, proposals, reports, budgets, and site visits
  • Serve as the institutional giving “point person” for uAspire leadership; prioritize key actions for them to take in completing grants and reports and support execution
  • Conduct prospect research to help identify pipeline of institutional donors; maintain prospect lists; track and report progress of the prospect pipeline
• Systems and Operations (40%)
  • Manage a calendar of all institutional deadlines, deliverables, and action items and work with internal staff and external stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met
  • Oversee and continually improve all aspects of grant process, including streamlining grant proposals, reports, acknowledgment letters and revenue reporting
  • Keep accurate Salesforce records and updated activity notes with all funders
• Data Management and Analytics (20%)
  • Analyze historical and market data to support setting ambitious yet feasible revenue and retention goals
  • Regularly track progress to goal and conduct analysis to identify what is driving and impeding progress

Benefits

• ANTICIPATED START DATE: August 17th, 2026
• COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $65,500 to $75,400
• GRADE: III
• STATUS: Exempt, Full Time
• CLASSIFICATION: Remote (Must be able to work a schedule aligned with Eastern Time business hours) with periodic overnight travel expected for events, meetings, and organizational needs.
• REPORTS TO: SVP, Institutional Giving

Company Description

uAspire envisions a society where structural obstacles are removed from postsecondary pathways for systematically oppressed students so they can experience an improved quality of life for themselves and future generations.

• Our mission is to improve the economic mobility of underrepresented communities by creating financial solutions to diverse educational pathways.
• Student Advising: We guide students, families, and communities to navigate complex financial aid systems in pursuit of equitable access to affordable postsecondary pathways through in-person and virtual advising.
• Scholarship & Emergency Aid: We commit to placing money into the hands of students allowing them to use these funds to cover tuition bills and other unexpected expenses.
• Training & Technical Assistance: We equip partners with the knowledge and confidence to navigate the financial aid process with their students by curating engaging training and student-centered resources.
• Policy: We advocate for institutional, state, and federal policy change to transform financial aid and higher education systems, based on our students' lived experiences.
• Consulting: We collaborate with partners to assess their needs and offer uniquely designed solutions in the areas of content development, program improvement, and systems change, by leveraging our financial aid expertise, student-advising experience, and student-centered research.