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Primary Responsibility: The Manager of Institutional Support will work closely with the Chief of Staff to raise funds from foundations and corporations in support of the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of New York (ADNY) through the following entities:
Inner-City Scholarship Fund, which allocates need-based financial aid to qualified families whose children are current or aspiring students at inner-city Catholic schools
Champions for Quality Education, which provides oversight and funding to participating Catholic elementary schools in support of curricular enhancements, extracurricular programming, capital improvements, and development and leadership capacity
Department of Education of the ADNY, which administers a global governance model for all schools in the Archdiocese
Direct Supervisor: Chief of Staff
Responsibilities:
Assist in developing funding proposals, grant reports, renewal requests, programmatic updates, gift acknowledgement letters, and other related documents
Ensure that all written communications for foundation and corporate donors are consistent, timely, and meet all requirements
Cultivate corporate and foundation donors by managing and conducting stewardship efforts by mail, e-mail, telephone, and in-person
Liaise with school officials, educators, program staff, and other relevant stakeholders for their expertise when developing funding proposals to ensure that proposals/reports are fact and data based
Engage in proactive online research to identify new foundation and corporate donors and to gather corroborating data to include in grant proposals
Regularly update the development calendar to track submissions of grant proposals, renewal requests, and reports
Prepare gift acknowledgements for corporate and foundation donors and ensure that acknowledgments are completed within 72 hours of grant receipt and that they are sent with appropriate content and enclosures
Coordinate site visits to schools by corporate donors and foundation representatives
Manage high-level correspondence for the Executive Director, Superintendent of Schools, and Cardinal Dolan in relation to Catholic schools in the ADNY
Special projects as needed
Position Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Experience: Three+ years experience in the nonprofit sector
Excellent writing and communications skills
Interest in education policy and issues
Interest in fundraising and development
Ability to work both independently and as part of a development team
Detailed, organized, and priority-oriented
Familiarity with web research
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Raiser’s Edge a plus
Personal Characteristics:
Intelligent, articulate, highly motivated self-starter with strong inter-personal skills
Ability to relate effectively with upper management, peers, and others
Ability to carry out multiple and diverse tasks concurrently
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Alberto.Robaina@archny.org