Foundations Manager

Is God calling you to ministry?

For over 70 years, The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has proclaimed the Gospel through its various ministries. Whether you work at our headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove (BGTC) in Asheville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Broadcasting (BRB) in Asheville, North Carolina or a field office abroad, you are part of a team of committed Christians working together to reach people to the ends of the earth with the Gospel.

CHRISTIAN PURPOSE AND EXPECTATIONS:

All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, and thereby further BGEA’s religious mission.

Department Detail – The Donor Ministries Department at BGEA works to cultivate meaningful, long-term relationships with ministry supporters and to identify, develop, and deepen new relationships with prospective ministry partners. The goal of the department is to grow a strong base of support for decades to come. The department includes a core office staff and a regionally based field team who collectively serve the individuals, families and foundations that support BGEA with their gifts and prayers. Through special events, personal visits, and mailings, the field team shares the work, impact, and needs of the ministry with existing and prospective ministry partners. Included in the department is the Billy Graham Christian Response Center whose staff daily respond to phone calls and email correspondence, providing ministry information and answering spiritual questions with biblical insight and direction. The Prayer Line ministry operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, where spiritually trained representatives and volunteers answer calls for prayer and present the Gospel. TVTM supports phone call responses to Billy Graham Classic TV programs.

Job Summary – In cooperation with the Senior Director, Strategic Advancement the Foundations Manager will manage all of BGEA’s granting processes with charitable Foundations across the country. This includes researching prospects, actively submitting proposals and reports, monitoring program development and evaluation, and managing personal relationships with foundation donors, as well as appropriate reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Advancement.

Ministry Requirements

• Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• Faithfully upholds BGEA in prayer
• Participates in daily BGEA staff devotions including Bible reading, and leading group prayer as schedule permits
• Demonstrates behavior aligned with BGEA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Hallmarks, policies, and expectations
• Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop annual plans and goals for the Foundations area
• Manage relationships with corporate and family foundations currently giving to BGEA
• Steward relationships with 200+ current foundation donors without a formal grants process
• Develop and implement specific strategies to engage additional corporate foundations
• Travel for personal visits with foundation donors 1-2 times a month throughout the year
• Research new, lapsed, and active foundation units to determine potential granting opportunities
• Maintain complete records to include an annual calendar of grant proposal deadlines, reports, and requirements for grant templates
• Develop outcome based proposals that meet the criteria for all categories of foundations
• Develop grant reports on a rolling basis for all of BGEA’s ministry activities throughout the year for general use and specific to a foundation’s grant guidelines
• Record all data related to activities, communications, and relationships in BGEA’s CRM system.
• Create and analyze reports of all tracked activities and donations, preparing updates monthly
• Serve as a liaison between ministry programs, finance, database management, and
• Ministries regarding program implementation, follow-up, reports, and ROI for proper outcomes
• Manage and assign duties for administrative support

Marginal Duties and Responsibilities

• Attend training/equipping sessions as scheduled by Donor Ministries leadership
• Research, communicate and implement “best practices” as appropriate to optimize effectiveness of Donor Ministries activities
• Plan for efficient travel and effective ministry to assigned Partners
• Attend fundraising and donor appreciation events across the US, as appropriate
• Other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required
• Experience in development and nonprofit fundraising required, emphasis in foundation grants
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to engage in effective professional relationships, creative writing, and data analysis and alternative between these roles as needed
• Attentive listening skills
• Ability to professionally represent Donor Ministries area, speaking confidently and accurately about ministry opportunities at BGEA
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail
• Ability to build and cultivate cross-department relations
• Experience with or the capacity to thoroughly learn and utilize the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, namely Donor Studio
• Ability to set appropriate goals and achieve them with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS

• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing job parameters, deadlines, or directions
• Capacity to prioritize work and manage multiple projects in a high-paced environment

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is typically performed in a conventional work environment
• Travel at least 20% of the time, including overnight travel required

BENEFITS SUMMARY

Full-Time employees working at least 36 hours per week, are eligible for benefits.

• Medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long term and short term disability insurance
• Term Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays, including 1 floating holiday
• Minimum 12 days of vacation
• 10 sick days