Senior Foundation Relations Manager

Senior Foundation Relations Manager

Senior Director, Foundation Relations

Non-Exempt Position

• Our Bolder Advocacy program builds progressive power by providing nonprofit advocates with the training, technical assistance , and resources they need to comply with the federal and state laws associated with nonprofit advocacy. Bolder Advocacy is the nation’s leading resource for foundations and nonprofits who want to engage more actively and knowledgeably in the policymaking process.
• AFJ Law deepens our support of nonprofits’ advocacy, strengthen the progressive movement’s ability to advocate within the bounds of IRS restrictions on tax-exempt organizations, and ensure compliance to keep their organizations safe. AFJ Law goes beyond providing technical assistance to providing legal advice on nonprofit clients’ activities.
• Our Justice Program works to ensure that our state and federal courts protect our democracy and our core rights and values, preserve human rights, and provide access to justice for all. We research federal judicial nominees, educate the public and elected leaders about them, and advocate for demographically and professionally diverse nominees, who will protect our rights.
• Our Outreach & Membership team deepens and expands the engagement of AFJ’s core constituencies, including supporting our member organizations with Bolder Advocacy, judicial nominations, and capacity building resources to advance their missions. We also educate and mobilize members, partners, and advocates with the tools and AFJ resources they need to advocate for courts that protect the rights of all us and defend nonprofits’ role in protecting our democracy.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities Grant Writing:

• Support Senior Director, Foundation Relations in the completion of LOI, report and proposal deadlines. Build templates of LOI, reports, and proposals for entire foundation relations portfolio; create first drafts for Senior Director, Foundation Relations as directed; provide proofing and formatting for final drafts priorto submission; and submit as requested.
• Manage a portfolio of funders $75k/per year and below to maximize the relationship with support from theSenior Director, Foundation Relations as needed. Present ideas for relationship building and grant growth.Responsible for management of this portfolio.
• Along with the Senior Director, Foundation Relations liaise with Finance to receive the required budgets for reports and proposals.
• Pull data on grant deliverables working with program teams as needed for reports and internal grant check-ins.
• Research and prepare briefing memos on foundations as requested - prior to meetings and/or to develop pipeline of prospects.
• Through ClickUp, manage grant deadlines working with the Senior Director, Foundation Relations to map out project plan timelines.
• Utilize ClickUp to project manage other work as needed - stewardship plans, templates for funder outreach, semi-annual review of materials etc.
• Manage quarterly internal grant check ins for grants with project deliverables to ensure progress remains on track.
• Oversee quarterly updates of grant boilerplate language and maintain library of standard templates and language

• Maintain EveryAction (EA) database records for our Foundations grants ensuring accurate and up todate information including relationships, contacts, deadlines, follow ups and miscellaneous information.
• Maintain Grants Module in EveryAction to track grants including amount, status, purpose, grant period and date received.
• Enter all grants details into the database to be contained in the Grants Module (note: does not input gifts but the balance of information) ensuring deadlines, grant periods, pledge payment dates etc. are complete.
• Create grant acknowledgment letters and track in EA.
• Support processing and routing of foundation grant agreements.
• Serve as secondary support for foundation contacts.

Other:

• Support individual giving and other development team members as needed.
• Additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in foundation fundraising or 5+ years in development with a foundation relations focus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ClickUp (Project Management Software).
• Comfortable working with database software programs such as EveryAction.
• Excellent written communication skills
• Outstanding attention to detail and deadlines
• Resourcefulness and ability to think independently
• Ability to take ownership of a process and use problem-solving skills to resolve issues
• Strong professionalism with the ability to function efficiently in a busy, fast paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision

• Year 1 (0-12 months): Eleven (11) days of vacation each year (3.66 hours per pay period), with a maximum accrual cap of 17 days
• Year 2-4: Sixteen (16) days of vacation each year (5.33 hours per pay period), with a maximum accrual cap of 24 days
• Year 4+: Twenty-One (21 days) of vacation each year (7.0 hours per pay period), with a maximum accrual cap of 32 days