Director of Institutional Giving

Director of Institutional Giving

Following the recent hire of its first Chief of Development, NYC Kids RISE seeks its inaugural Director of Institutional Giving to help expand the organization's base of support by actively writing grants and pursuing private foundation and corporate funding, and managing those institutional partnerships in support of the organization's ambitious scaling goals. This position is a key player on a small Development team and will be expected to directly write, package and submit grants and reports along with managing current and new institutional relationships.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an innovative, detail-oriented and effective institutional fundraiser who is a strong grant writer / communicator and who is passionate about New York City communities, committed to measurably building the financial and social capital of all children, and looking for a legacy-building next chapter. The ideal candidate has an interest in developing a deep understanding of the Save for College Program model and theory of change, and is a dynamic storyteller who can blend anecdotes and data to write compelling grant proposals and reports.

Reporting to and partnering with the Chief of Development and working in close collaboration with the NYC Kids RISE Executive Team leadership and program staff, the Director of Institutional Giving will be responsible for expanding the organization's base of foundation and corporate donors, and the ongoing refinement and implementation of the organization's institutional fundraising strategy.

The ideal Director of Institutional Giving is not only an excellent grant and report writer, able to weave numbers / data into compelling stories about impact - they are also a relationship builder, project manager, and cross-departmental connector, with a record of prior institutional fundraising success and progressive responsibility. They excel at both the day-to-day details of grant writing as well as high-level strategy, seamlessly navigating between hands-on execution and big picture thinking.

The Director of Institutional Giving is a key member of the growing Development team. They are critical to the future and success of NYC Kids RISE and the Save for College Program and will be ready for their next big challenge to make a lasting impact for all New York City kids across generations throughout the five boroughs.

Key Objectives

NYC Kids RISE is creating a multi-pronged fundraising strategy to secure both the sustained public funding and sustained private funding required to continue and expand the Save for College Program across the city and ultimately reach all ~900,000 NYC public school students.

The development team, led by the Chief of Development, is expected to help create the strategy and raise private funds against the following anticipated objective :

• Contribute to a $15M annual goal to support and strengthen program and partnership operations in private funding to supplement public funding.

Current Organizational Development Priorities

To succeed in both meeting the annual revenue goal and building towards every NYC public school student's educational future, the organization's current development priorities include :

Establish strong institutional donor management systems and define clear roles and workflows for effective collaboration and execution on institutional partnership and grant writing efforts.

Cultivate and maintain strong, long-term relationships with institutional donors and corporate funders, and other stakeholders while leveraging networks to expand support for the Save for College Program.

Creatively establish new relationships with foundation program officers and board members, and maintain relationships with current funders.

Recruit corporate partners to make grants and sponsor events / conferences / campaigns as well as volunteer (ex. during corporate team building days).

Primary Responsibilities Director of Institutional Giving

Institutional Fundraising Management :

Customize grant proposals to respond to funder RFPs

Institutional Donor Relations & Infrastructure :

Team Management & Organizational Leadership :

Qualifications

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $128,000 - $145,000. NYC Kids RISE provides a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days of paid time off (15 vacation days for new employees increasing with tenure;