Director of Individual Giving

Company: The Bronx
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 17, 2025

Job Description:

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct an immediate search for a Director of Individual Giving on behalf of our client, an impactful nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering equity by providing access to arts, education, health, and economic opportunities in Washington D.C. This is a full time, direct-hire, on-site opportunity with benefits!Responsibilities:

• Responsible for expanding the institutional funding portfolio by conceiving the strategy, then identifying, designing, and winning funding opportunities from foundations, corporations and government agencies.
• Forge partnerships with organizations to generate both restricted gifts and general operating support.
• Oversee all aspects of the pipeline, including competitive bids for grants, agreements, contracts, reports, and sponsorship proposals.
• In coordination with the Senior Director of Development, lead organization in envisioning and implementation of corporate giving strategy to expand the donor base and build an institutional giving program of sustaining supporters.
• Works with the leadership to develop and execute an ambitious and comprehensive institutional funding strategy for the organization.
• Works with teams across the organization to develop overall winning strategies through pre-application positioning, facilitating partner outreach and developing budget proposals in conjunction with team leads.
• Writes, edits and submits high quality donor communications and grant applications for funding opportunities.
• Ensures that grant submissions are up to the highest standards of writing, formatting, and adherence to formal requirements.
• Builds a network of contacts and relationships with foundation funders through networking activities.
• Proactively identifies, cultivates and stewards prospective and current foundation philanthropic partners.
• Ensures proper stewardship for current partners.
• Overseas all administrative and technical aspects of the pipeline, including conducting prospect research, tracking grant deadlines, and proposal calendars and managing records in CRM.
• Manages team of two Institutional Giving Managers, setting clear priorities with annual financial goals in mind, promoting professional growth through continuing education and coaching, and ensuring deadlines are met.Qualifications:
• 5+ years of direct fundraising experience in the nonprofit sector with corporate, foundation, and government supporters preferred.
• Demonstrable record of cultivating and securing five- and six-figure gifts.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience.Compensation and Benefits:Competitive salary of $140,000 annually plus benefits including PTO, Holiday Pay, Medical, Dental, Vision and ability to participate in the 401(K) Plan!About Our Search Firm:Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement and temporary professional staffing.We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms in America and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a Clearly Rated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times for over ten years running! More information about us can be found at www.scionnonprofitstaffing.com.Scion Nonprofit, a division of Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We believe in following best practices and considering all qualified applicants that apply with us.Apply For This Job

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