Director of Institutional Giving

Position Summary-

The 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. https://bostonartsacademy.org/foundation. Hybrid work schedule available, office located at 174 Ipswich Street, in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston. Pay range $75,000-85,000.

Specific responsibilities

• Serve as the lead writer and the grant outreach process; write, edit, submit, and steward funding proposals.         
• Develop high-quality proposals, briefings, and reports to meet BAAF’s fundraising goals.        
• Manage outreach and prospect research to build awareness and support colleagues’ cultivation and acquisition of new philanthropic funders.·        
• Develop and maintain methodical systems of stewardship that sustain and strengthen
• funders and corporate partners’ engagement and commitment to BAAF’s mission.    
• Manage all relevant data in database on Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®
• Manage a portfolio of 60 – 75 constituents, including: family foundations, private
• foundations, and state and federal funding opportunities. ·        
• Work with BAA faculty and the BAAF Finance team to monitor effective, appropriate use of awarded grants in preparation for reports.        
• Serve as the Foundation’s internal expert on BAA school programming, such as STEAM,
• Health & Wellness, and Multimedia Entertainment Production.

Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5 – 7 years of grant writing, communications, and/or public relations experience.         
• Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge is strongly preferred.         
• 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.       
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office software; Word, Excel, PowerPoint.        
• Familiarity with Greater Boston and surrounding communities is preferred.         
• Occasional evening and weekend assignments to support fundraising events.

Benefits        

• Generous paid time off and approximately 11 paid holidays per year.        
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance    
• 403(b) Retirement plan·        
• Hybrid office schedule

BAAFoundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity and inclusion.