Director of Institutional Giving

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The Director of Institutional Giving identifies and secures funding from local, regional, and national funding sources—including foundations, government, associations, and corporations to advance PPIL’s strategic initiatives and operations. They execute the strategy and manage the relationships with funders and administers the terms of the agreements or contracts with those funders with the responsibility of maximizing unrestricted and restricted funds raised annually and for longer-term projects. They provide leadership and management of the department’s staff and fundraising efforts and works across departments to ensure that PPIL is well-positioned to secure funding from a diversified base of institutional partners. The Director is an articulate spokesperson for PPIL and its programs and priorities in the philanthropic community. The Director of Institutional Giving reports to the Chief Development Officer.
Essential functions:
1. Meet or exceed PPIL’s annual and campaign fundraising goals for institutional funding by identifying, cultivating, soliciting, securing, acknowledging, and stewarding institutional funders.2. Manage a full range of activities required to prepare, write, and submit grant proposals and reports that are responsive to funder guidelines, including: a. Gathering information from program staff to articulate project goals, activities, anticipated outcomes, successes, challenges, etc. b. Writing/editing letters of intent and grant proposals for submission, including assembling all required documentation and budgets. c. Managing and preparing appropriate staff for meetings and site visits with funders and prospective funders.3. Keep program staff aware of upcoming deadlines and work in collaboration with them to write/edit reports on existing grants.4. Keep Finance staff aware of upcoming deadlines and work in collaboration with the Grants Administrator to ensure expenses are appropriately allocated and grant revenue is released from restriction.5. Monitor grant restrictions and ensure fulfillment of proposal/reporting guidelines.6. Proactively identify and approach potential institutional funders to establish new funding partnerships and strengthen PPIL’s relationships in the institutional funding community.7. Oversee maintenance of current records in databases, including tracking/reporting submissions and other ongoing donor communications/cultivation efforts. Manage foundation records using Salesforce and Asana.8. Support internal Development team writing needs, including, but not limited to: a. Editing proposals and reports for other team members b. Supporting senior staff with their funder and donor writing needs c. Producing and editing materials, such as donor briefings, collateral, solicitation letters, newsletters, and reports9. Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to remain informed about PPIL protocols, policies, and procedures.10. Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to PPIL core values of access, activism, care, confidentiality, diversity, excellence, integrity, respect, self-determination, and stewardship; practice these values in relations with internal and external customers.
Other functions:1. Keep the Development team and senior leadership informed of grant writing activity, awards/deadlines, meetings/site visits, and grant reporting through regular updates.2. Maintain a deep understanding of the organization’s history, programs, current initiatives, and strategic priorities.3. Collaborate with the Public Policy team to maintain an awareness of the changing political environment around reproductive health and rights, as well as PPFA’s and PPIL’s policy positions therein.4. Attend team meetings to develop relationships with program and senior staff, share funding-related news, and gather useful program updates for interested funders.5. Collaborate with the External Affairs teams to ensure consistent language and produce engaging and cohesive content for multiple constituencies.6. Collaborate with program staff and the Finance and Administration teams to prepare accurate grant budgets and financial reports.7. In collaboration with the Chief Development Officer, work across departments to sustain, expand, and grow organizational participation in development activities aimed at fostering a culture of philanthropy at PPIL. 8. Play a role in the planning, launch, and successful completion of any current or future PPIL re