Director of Philanthropic Partnerships

Director of Philanthropic Partnerships

Inspiritus is seeking a Director of
Philanthropic Partnerships to join our
development team. You will support Inspiritus program growth by
securing new funding through strategic community partnerships with
philanthropic foundations, government grants, and individual
donors. Your achievements will work to restore local families whose
lives have been disrupted by natural disasters, empower refugees to
build successful lives in America, reunite families separated at
the border, ensure adults with disabilities have the home and care
they deserve, provide the most vulnerable of foster children with a
safe space, and help many others on their unique paths from
surviving to thriving!

An ideal candidate can work remotely 80%+ of the time and travel
up to 20% to meet with potential funders. Most funders will be
based in Atlanta or Birmingham, with some in Nashville and
Savannah.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience procuring new
revenue related to at least one of the following categories: (1)
Foundation or Government Funding, (2) Disaster Relief, (3)
Poverty/Economic Empowerment, (4) Refugee and Immigrant Services,
etc.

Position Details:

• Full Time position
• Department Development
• 5+ Years Experience in Nonprofit Development
• Highly Skilled in Procuring Private & Government
  Grants
• Reports to Chief Development Officer
• Located in (Remote; Ideally Atlanta, Birmingham or
  Nashville regions)
• Mostly Virtual/Remote (80%) with some on-site required, Travel
  (20%)
• Flex Hours, Usually Monday through Friday 9:00AM 5:00PM
• Annual Compensation $90,000-$120,000

Responsibilities:

• Become an expert advocate, capable of educating philanthropic
  community partners regarding Inspiritus, our mission and vision,
  the populations we serve, how we do our work, what we have
  achieved, and how they can partner with us in this work.
  Philanthropic partners might include the following focus ratios:
  Philanthropic Foundations & Faith Groups (70%), Local and
  Federal Government agencies (25%), High potential individual donors
  (5%), etc.
• Work with the CDO to draft a Philanthropic Partnerships Growth
  plan that will identify targeted growth opportunities and map out
  the steps to take to achieve that growth
• Collaborate with Development team, Program Directors and other
  staff to leverage their expertise and insights in the growth of
  Philanthropic Partnerships
• Collaborate with the Development staff to create highly
  impactful communications resources and grant proposals that help us
  secure new Partners
• Implement the Philanthropic Partnerships Growth plan through
  strategic outreach, meetings, presentations, partnership
  proposals/grants, etc. in order to help programs with high funding
  potential to access those partnerships and funds
• Steward Philanthropic Partnerships to ensure partnerships are
  successful and sustained
• Identify and research new funding sources, independently and
  collaboratively with internal staff (Program Directors create an
  annual list of strategic target partners, to help with this
  process.)
• Work collaboratively with development, finance, and program
  staff as appropriate to maintain accurate, timely, well-informed
  communications and reporting
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date development record keeping in
  departmental systems
• Organize partnership engagement meetings and activities,
  including drafting agendas, preparing internal and external
  participants, providing needed resources, and managing the
  engagement overall
• Prepare case statements, flip books, presentation decks,
  one-pagers, web pages and other collateral, as needed
• Support implementation of development activities or other
  special events, as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent practical experience)
  required
• Significant fundraising experience writing grant proposals and
  procuring new grant awards with a proven track record
• Exceptional writing, editing, and copy-editing skills
• Excellent communication skills (Zoom, Online, Phone, Email,
  Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Excellent budget writing skills (Excel)
• Excellent collaboration building, team building skills
• Proven research abilities, including efficiently gathering and
  interpreting data
• Proven capacity to identify and procure new funding
  opportunities
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Zoom, and nonprofit
  Donor/Partner Databases

ALSO:

• You thrive in a nonprofit environment with people who are
  passionate about their work and mission
• You are data-driven, result-oriented and a forward-looking
  catalyst for social change
• You have a collaborative and flexible work style. You’re
  excited to work cross-functionally with other departments and are
  motivated and disciplined when working independently
• You are a highly effective communicator with strong
  persuasion/sales skills
• You are detail-oriented, with exceptional organizational and
  time management skills
• You are tech savvy and learn new tools quickly, especially
  those required for remote work teams
• You are interested in social issues affecting: refugees,
  immigrants, disaster survivors, the disabled and medically fragile,
  homeless youth aging out of foster care, and families in
  poverty.
• You stand behind our mission to empower those whose lives have
  been disrupted to discover their strengths and resilience,
  accompanying them as they grow into vibrant contributors in our
  community.

The Director of Philanthropic Partnerships role
detailed in this description is not a comprehensive list of all
duties that may be requested for the successful completion of this
role and may garner some circumstantial duties deemed critical to
meeting performance goals.

Physical Demands:

Regularly required to talk and hear. Required to sit, use hand
to finger, handle or feel objects, tools and controls: and reach
with hands and arms. Required to operate personal vehicle.

Employees occasionally lift and or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision
and ability to adjust focus.

Inspiritus Supports a Diverse and Inclusive
Culture:

Inspiritus is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and
equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color,
religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information,
age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, and veteran’s status. Inspiritus does not discriminate
in employment on the basis of any factor stated above or prohibited
under applicable law. Inspiritus complies with Executive Order
11246, as amended, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the Vietnam Era
Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive
orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination,
equal opportunity and affirmative action. Inquiries regarding this
policy should be directed to the Inspiritus Department of Human
Resources, 731 Peachtree St NE, Suite B Atlanta, GA 30308.