Institutional Giving Manager

Institutional Giving Manager Job Description

Supervised by: Director of Development

Status: Full-time minimum of 32 hours, a four-day work week, exempt

Date revised: July 2025

Organization Description

The mission of the Chicago Abortion Fund is to advance reproductive autonomy and justice for everyone by providing financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion services and by building collective power and fostering partnerships for political and cultural change. We envision a world where everyone has the freedom and autonomy to create lives, families, and communities that are healthy, safe, thriving and where the full range of reproductive choices, including abortion, are accessible and affirmed.

Position Description

The Institutional Giving Manager is a strategic, detail-oriented, and mission-driven team member who plays a critical role in managing the full lifecycle of institutional fundraising. Reporting to the Director of Development, this position is responsible for overseeing and executing the entire grants management process: from prospect research and proposal development to reporting and supporting stewardship. As a new role on a growing four-person development team, the Institutional Giving Manager will work closely with program and finance staff to ensure timely, accurate, and compelling submissions that align with funder priorities and organizational goals. We’re looking for a collaborative and proactive individual excited to build and strengthen this area of giving to advance our mission.

Compensation

• This position has a starting salary range of $78,374 to $96,758, for a four-day 32-hour work week, depending on experience and qualifications, as determined by CAF’s Compensation Philosophy Policy.
• A 401K is offered, with a 5% employer contribution matched if employee contributes
• Unlimited paid time off, mandatory four weeks off; paid parental leave; federally observed holidays
• 100% employer-paid health insurance premiums, including dental and vision, with 50% coverage for dependents.

Work schedule

• A full-time work week at CAF is defined as a minimum of 32 hours over four days. This may change in the future.
• Illinois residence is required by the start of employment. Work is partially remote. A minimum of 1 day in the office, preferably 2 days. The office is in the West Loop. This may change in the future.

Essential Job Functions:

Grant Management & Writing (approximately 40% of the position)

• Manages the full lifecycle of foundation, government, and corporate grants, including research, cultivation, proposal writing, submission, reporting, and renewal
• Writes clear, compelling, and timely proposals and reports in alignment with organizational priorities
• Coordinates programmatic input and data from relevant departments
• CRM management related to institutional giving

Prospect Strategy & Pipeline Development (approximately 20% of the position)

• Conducts ongoing prospect research to identify new funders and partnership opportunities
• Maintains a grant calendar and proactively manages deadlines
• Develops cultivation strategies for top institutional prospects

Relationship Management (approximately 20% of the position)

• Develops and implements stewardship strategies
• Coordinates site visits, funder meetings, and updates with program and executive staff
• Develops tailored updates, invitations, and communications

Internal Coordination & Strategy (approximately 15% of the position)

• Works cross-functionally to align funding proposals with strategic priorities and programmatic goals
• Supports narrative development and program language consistency across departments
• Tracks and evaluates institutional revenue goals and impact

Other

(approximately 5% of the position)

• Actively participate in required CAF meetings and respond in a timely manner to CAF staff communications
• When required, participate in reproductive justice movement-building initiatives
• Participate in and support an organizational culture that fosters deep collaboration, trust, and coordination across functional areas
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

• Commitment to reproductive justice and abortion access for all people
• Knowledge of intersectionality and the impact that privilege and oppression can have on people’s ability to access abortion
• Employs a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens to policies, practices, and activities both internally and externally

Experience

• Five years of previous work experience raising funds from institutional donors, preferably in the social justice sector
• Excellent writing skills, ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences
• Experience producing, synthesizing, and interpreting statistical and financial reports
• Able to develop and interpret budgets
• Previous experience working with a CRM, entering data, producing queries, and reports
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills
• Works flexibly, effectively manages ambiguity in a dynamic work environment
• Works independently, self-motivated, juggles, prioritizes on their own
• Performs under pressure, excellent time management, detail-oriented
• Ability to work effectively with diverse communities
• Comfortable and experienced with handling confidential donor information
• Self-motivated, resourceful, adaptive, responsive, and able to make strategic decisions
• Proficiency in Google Suite, social media, project management software, Slack

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization and are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. That candidate may come from a background less traditional to our field of work, and that is just fine. We strongly encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Work Environment

• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with different abilities to perform the essential functions
• This role requires frequent sitting and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and scanners. Employees are regularly required to communicate effectively via computer, via phone, and in person
• Must be able to participate in online virtual communications including email, video conferencing, and other online tools used to facilitate virtual office culture and work sharing
• Some work at off-site locations may be required; CAF aims for accessibility in any off-site location that we have control of, but some of them may not be fully accessible
• Must be able to conduct business in English
• Evening and weekend work is rare, but sometimes required

How to Apply

• Please send a cover letter and resume on Bamboo
• Position to begin as soon as possible.

Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality

CAF is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual based on any

non-merit factor and is committed to an equitable workplace where everyone is treated as a respected and valued member of the team. CAF actively seeks to build and maintain a diverse staff regarding race, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, physical ability, age, gender, and sexual orientation. As an organization working in solidarity with the reproductive justice movement, CAF is committed to fostering the leadership and elevating the voices of women, young people, people of color, Native people, immigrants and refugees, low-income people, LGBQ+, and transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people, people who have had abortions, people with disabilities, young parents, people who were formerly imprisoned, people who

have received funding for abortions, and people living in the many intersections of these experiences.

If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please email danielle@chicagoabortionfund.org

or call 847-774-0456 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.