Director, Grants & Foundation Relations

Founded in 1970, Children’s Hunger Alliance (CHA) is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger, collaborating with organizations throughout Ohio to provide nutritious meals to at-risk children who need them most. CHA partners with in-home childcare providers, childcare centers, afterschool, and summer programs to provide balanced, nutritious meals to children in their care. Additionally, they work with schools to increase breakfast participation and provide weekend meals to students. CHA educators also deliver nutrition education and lead children in physical activities to support children’s long-term health.

Job Purpose

The Director of Grants and Foundation Relations will assume the primary responsibility for the research and execution of grant proposals, serving as a relationship manager to foundation prospects and donors. The Director of Grants and Foundation Relations will work closely with the VP of Development and Development team to build foundation support to help achieve the organization’s fundraising goals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research, assess mission match for available grants.
• Create and assemble grant requests and represent the agency at grant presentations.
• Maintain a calendar of grant submissions and report deadlines.
• Prospect and solicit foundation grant opportunities.
• Engage in foundation partnerships and maintain positive relationships with external stakeholders to support Children’s Hunger Alliance mission.
• Build a strong relationship across Children’s Hunger Alliance Departments to successfully cultivate and steward institutional donors.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward large grants and new foundation partners, and maintain a portfolio in the five to seven figure range.
• Maintain a portfolio of 50 + active donors and prospects with strong giving potential and varying levels of capacity focused on gifts/grants of $25,000 or more.
• Write passionate, accurate, succinct, and compelling grant applications.
• Conduct Research of Public and Private Foundation and Government prospects
• Maintain grant tracking system for research, positioning, grant application status and grant requests deadlines.
• Assure all grant reporting requirements are met, including report filing.
• Write emails, letters, presentations and perform other administrative tasks related to account management.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or advance degree in related area of study
• Five years of grant writing, successful private and public foundation fundraising experience for a nonprofit organization
• Significant record of fundraising achievement with increasing levels of success and responsibility
• Demonstrated effectiveness working with wide range of constituents
• Working knowledge of computers including Microsoft Office Suite and Raisers Edge preferred
• Strong communication skills and public presence
• Excellent, and efficient, writing and presentation skills
• Effective critical and strategic thinker
• Strong project management skills: able to self-manage own projects to completion and collaborate with others
• Highly organized and able to manage several diverse tasks, activities, and projects
• Good interpersonal skills: ability to work with cross-functional teams and lead through influence
• Capable, trusted, and effective member of a high-performance development team
• Passion for Childrens Hunger Alliances mission of ending childhood hunger in Ohio
• Positive, unflappable, and resilient and have the ability to perform well in an entrepreneurial environment
  
  

Job Working Condition

Typical office environment

Moderate travel to regional offices

Flexible work hours may be required infrequently.