Associate Director, Foundation and Corporate Relations

Department

ADV Foundation & Corporate Relations 2

About the Department

The Advancement Office engages alumni (~220k), current students, parents, and friends of the University through intellectual, professional and social activities on campus, around the world and online. Advancement raises $600 Million annually to support faculty and researchers, practitioners and patients, and students and programs across the University. Our work supports priorities in every division, school, department, and institute.

The Foundation and Corporate Relations team (FCR) works across the University, often directly with unit leadership and faculty, to encourage collaboration, develop submissions, and secure funding from major independent foundations.

Job Summary

This role manages a University-wide development program focused on foundations, corporations, fundraising associations and other institutional sources of philanthropic support. Monitors the setting and the achievement of fund raising goals with minimal guidance from others.

Responsibilities

• Primarily focusing on Economics, Policy, and Social Sciences, assists faculty seeking foundation and corporate support as needed by identifying projects and providing guidance on approaches to potential funders.
• Serves as primary FCR liaison for education related initiatives. Leverages deep knowledge and expertise of education funding landscape to assist faculty, centers, and initiatives pursuing education-related work in developing organizational relationships, find partnerships, and pursue relevant funding opportunities.
• Annually conducts/supports at least 15 visits, submits at least 20 proposals totaling $1M-$10M and raises $.5M-$2M+.
• Collaborates with the FCR team to analyze foundation interests, assess opportunities, and pursue foundation support for selected University programs.
• Develops and monitors strategies for a portfolio of assigned foundations, maintaining a working knowledge of relevant foundation and corporations; contacts foundation and corporate program officers to proactively explore areas of synergy, introduce faculty and programs to foundation officers.
• Works across departments to manage requests for support, prepare required reports, and develop and implement ways to promote, cultivate, and steward foundation activities across campus.
• Defines and coordinates opportunities for inclusion of foundation representatives in campus activities and special programs, both as cultivation for new grants and as stewardship for existing grants.
• Collaborates with faculty leaders, program directors and senior administrators to conceptualize research programs. Identifies emerging program areas with funding promise and assists in the development of new projects.
• Assists faculty in defining programs and budgetary needs for presentation to foundations. Prepares correspondence and other materials for senior leaders and faculty. Provides in-depth support and assistance to junior faculty.
• Develops relationships with faculty, administration, and fundraisers throughout Economics, Policy, and Social Sciences to establish department objectives and strategies and increase funding from foundations and corporations for individual/defined projects and funding needs, and supports emerging campaign priorities from deans and other academic leaders.
• Drafts and/or edits proposal narratives, assembles proposal packets, and manages submissions for institutional funding.
• Works with multiple databases. Uses best practices and a moderate/high level of knowledge of donor programs to create and maintain reports.
• Seeks opportunities for professional development that will enhance job performance including attending webinars, seminars, building networks within the University and with colleagues at peer institutions.
• Works with others to manage requests for support, prepare required reports, and develop and implement ways to promote, cultivate, and steward foundation activities across campus. Defines and coordinates opportunities for inclusion of foundation representatives in campus activities and special programs, both as cultivation for new grants and as stewardship for existing grants.
• Meets with prospects through personal visits, phone contact, and by promoting program benefits. Helps in developing proposals and raising gifts from corporate donors for all restricted corporate gifts, including identification of opportunities, composing solicitation letters, communication with the prospects, and supervision of the gift acknowledgment process.
• Works with multiple databases. Uses best practices and a moderate/high level of knowledge of donor programs to create and maintain reports.
• Performs other related work as needed.

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