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Fund Development Associate
Location:
Houston, TX
Description:
ABOUT THE COMPANY The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston and Harris County(CFTH) is a nationally-recognized leader of the federally funded homeless response system supporting Harris,Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties. Over the past ten years, the staff and leaders ofCFTH and its network more than 130 homeless service agencies, public housingauthorities, and other community stakeholders have reduced overall homelessness inour area by more than 63% and housed more than 30,000 people.We invite you to join this incredible team and use your knowledge, skill, and experienceto help change the lives of individuals and families looking for a way home. OVERVIEW OF POSITION The Fund Development Associate is a valued member of the Communications andDevelopment Team to build and grow the organization’s presence through fundraisingand engagement efforts from corporate, foundation, and individual supporters. Thesuccessful candidate is an experienced and competent grant writer, fundraiser,storyteller, and project manager. Reporting to the Director of Development, the FundDevelopment Associate will be responsible for maintaining and increasing a donorportfolio and development writing including but not limited to: private foundation grantsand relationship building, social media and website content development andmanagement, and donor stewardship. This is an excellent opportunity to develop acareer in nonprofits and/or fundraising development by seeing how it all works in acreative, dynamic environment. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Grant Writing 1. Conducts the full range of activities required to research, prepare, create andupdate grant proposals, cover letters, and letters of inquiry/interest to privatedonors and foundations.2. Maintains a list and timeline of currently funded grants and new prospects.3. Writes high-quality grant proposal narratives and applications and sourcerelevant supporting documents by working across multiple teams anddepartments.4. Manages the grant process from research to composition, submission, andreporting.5. Proactively builds and maintains relationships with private foundations, grantofficers and partners and makes recommendations regarding such opportunities.6. Closely tracks and monitors developments in foundations, to identify potentialopportunities.7. Conducts prospect research to identify, cultivate and solicit new grants anddocuments in database.8. Maintains, records, and tracks information regarding past, current, andprospective grants.9. Works with the Director of Development to create an annual privatefoundation/grant strategy in support of the Development department’s fundraisinggoals and to support the Coalition’s budget and annual plan.10. Works with the Development team to establish and maintain a grant deadline andreporting calendar. Fundraising 1. Manages and grows relationships with an existing portfolio of strategic partnersusing a proactive and service-oriented approach; increases sponsorshipopportunities.2. Analyzes, reports, and makes recommendations on trends regarding fundraisingefforts.3. Researches, identifies, and solicits partnerships with new external organizations,private funders, foundations, and corporations.4. Works with leadership to identify new opportunities for new programming orinitiatives; assist in the execution of programming innovations as appropriate. Data Management/ Reporting 1. Oversees and ensures highest integrity of records & data management in donordatabase.2. Tracks donations and troubleshoots to support the Communications andDevelopment team.3. Supports the Director of Development on all processes associated with databaseuse.4. Provides special reports and/or collaterals as needed for funders, boardmembers, and CFTH leaders and staff. Communications/Administrative Support 1. Provides support and delivers excellent customer service to internal and externalpartners constituencies, including donors, volunteers, board members, andpartner agencies.2. Serves as administrative support for Development Director3. Creates and posts engaging content to the Coalition’s social media channels,website, and donor stewardship communications.4. Assists the department with special event activities.5. Performs other duties as assigned. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE 1. Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years related experience, or associate degreeand four (4) years related experience, or high school degree/GED and five (5)years related experience.2. Fund development, or grant/ business development proposal writing sampleavailable.3. Strong written, presentation, and oral communication skills.4. Basic web design, social media, and Adobe Creative Suite experience.5. Ability to juggle multiple competing priorities while meeting established deadlines.6. Strong customer service orientation and attention to detail.7. Non-Profit fund development experience preferred.
Company:
Coalition For The Homeless Of Houston/Harris County
Posted:
December 11 2023 on PrismHR Hiring
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