Manager, Institutional Giving

Manager, Institutional Giving

Full Time

About the Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium connects people to the universe and each other. Whether it is introducing a guest to the Ring Nebula, a neighborhood school to a community partner, a research team to a network of citizen scientists, or one staff member to another, the Adler’s focus on meaningful connections dates back nearly a century.

Today, the museum hosts more than half a million visitors each year and reaches millions more through youth STEM programs, neighborhood skywatching events, online citizen science, and other outreach projects. With the Adler’s support, people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities gain the confidence to explore their universe together and return to their communities ready to think critically and creatively about any challenge that comes their way.

The Position

The Adler Planetarium is seeking a Manager, Institutional Giving to join our dynamic team located on Chicago's Museum Campus. The Manager of Institutional Giving reports to the Adler’s Senior Director of Development and plays an integral role in securing contributed revenue from corporations, foundations, and professional services firms. The Manager  is a member of a hard-working professional team that works collaboratively to ensure that our donors are part of the fabric of our institution. This individual will also be responsible for:

• Overseeing and growing  Adler’s institutional giving program by ensuring all proposals, reports, letters of intent, and other materials are delivered mistake-free and in a timely manner.  Working closely with program staff to write compellingly about the impact that an institution can make. 
• Overseeing moves management efforts through coordination, tracking, and reporting of donor correspondence and managing the institutional portfolio calendar, tracking deadlines, planning and drafting stewardship materials, and organizing meetings between Adler CEO, program staff and others as warranted.
• Overseeing monthly and quarterly institutional giving meetings by maintaining Institutional giving tracker. Provide departmental administrative support, such as gift acknowledgments, donor inquiries, and maintaining donor records. 
• Supporting sponsorship efforts for C-Bash, the Adler’s  annual fundraising gala, including tracking, invoice support and donor recognition for donor materials. 
• Conducting prospect research to identify, cultivate and solicit new foundation supporters.

FT The Compensation & Benefits

Base Pay: range: $62,300-67,894.65/yr

Work-Life Balance

• 35 hour workweek
• 3 sick days as of date of hire (can accrue up to 6.5 days per year)
• 7 Adler paid holidays
• 4 Personal Holidays (Prorated for new hires starting after January 1st)
• Paid Family Bereavement Leave & Jury Duty
• Eligible to accrue up to 18 vacation days per year to start
• Flexible work arrangements

Competitive Health Coverage

• Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance
• Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter flexible spending accounts
• Adler Paid Short-Term Disability insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

• 403B plan with Adler match
• Adler match is 100% vested immediately
• Eligible to enroll as of date of hire  

 Network of Support through our EAP programs

• Resources to help address emotional, legal, and financial issues
• Face-to-face, telephonic, and web-based services
• Free subscription to the Calm Premium app

  Discounted Onsite Parking Passes

  Free Entrance to Chicago area museums and cultural institutions

The Person

Brief qualifications summary – may include soft skills like attention to detail, strong communication skills, ability to multitask, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 5 + years professional work experience
• Demonstrated ability to write grammatically correct proposals, correspondence.
• Knowledgeable in Raiser’s Edge or Salesforce database, Google office, Tableau a plus

The Adler Planetarium is dedicated to complying with its obligations as an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Jenean Featherson by email at recruiting@adlerplanetarium.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case by case basis.

Network of Support through our EAP programs

• Resources to help address emotional, legal, and financial issues
• Face-to-face, telephonic, and web-based services
• Free subscription to the Calm Premium app

  Discounted Onsite Parking Passes

  Free Entrance to Chicago area museums and cultural institutions