DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Director of Institutional Giving is a grant writer responsible for all aspects of solicitation and stewardship of philanthropic support from foundations, public grant funding, and federal grant opportunities. Maintain and\/or establish long-term partnerships with grant funders and foundation partners. This is a visible and rewarding opportunity to help support amazing public arts education, creating life-changing experiences for the diverse and talented students of Boston Arts Academy.<\/p>\n
Hybrid work schedule available, office located in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston. Pay range $75,000-85,000.<\/p>\n
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Serve as the lead writer and the grant outreach process; write, edit, submit, and steward funding proposals.<\/li>\n
- Develop high-quality proposals, briefings, and reports to meet BAAF\u2019s fundraising goals.<\/li>\n
- Manage outreach and prospect research to build awareness and support colleagues\u2019 cultivation and acquisition of new philanthropic funders.<\/li>\n
- Develop and maintain methodical systems of stewardship that sustain and strengthen funders’ and corporate partners\u2019 engagement and commitment to BAAF\u2019s mission.<\/li>\n
- Manage all relevant data in database on Blackbaud Raiser\u2019s Edge NXT\u00ae<\/li>\n
- Manage a portfolio of 60 \u2013 75 constituents, including: family foundations, private foundations, and state and federal funding opportunities.<\/li>\n
- Work with BAA faculty and the BAAF Finance team to monitor effective, appropriate use of awarded grants in preparation for reports.<\/li>\n
- Serve as the Foundation\u2019s internal expert on BAA school programming, such as STEAM, Health & Wellness, and Multimedia Entertainment Production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Bachelor\u2019s degree or equivalent experience required.<\/li>\n
- 5 \u2013 7 years of grant writing, communications, and\/or public relations experience.<\/li>\n
- Knowledge of Raiser\u2019s Edge is strongly preferred.<\/li>\n
- Demonstrated and proven track record of securing five- and six-figure grants and multi-year funding; soliciting and securing grants from a variety of sources and developing relationships with donors.<\/li>\n
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office software; Word, Excel, PowerPoint.<\/li>\n
- Familiarity with Greater Boston and surrounding communities is preferred.<\/li>\n
- Occasional evening and weekend assignments to support fundraising events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
FOR BOTH POSITIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Generous paid time off and approx. 11 holidays per year<\/li>\n
- Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, and Life Insurance<\/li>\n
- 403(b) Retirement plan<\/li>\n
- Hybrid office schedule<\/li>\n
- Bonus-eligible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
HOW TO APPLY<\/b>
\nBAA Foundation is an equal-opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\nTo apply, please send your resume and cover letter to our managing human resources consultant at\u00a0karen@sleincompany.com <\/a>by June 05, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Boston Arts Academy Foundation is seeking a Gift Processing Manager and Director of Institutional Giving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21348,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29,17],"tags":[40,246,42,225,41],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20250"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20254,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20250\/revisions\/20254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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