Director of Foundation Relations, Family Promise, Inc.

1 day ago

NJ United States ABFE Full time
Director of Foundation Relations, Family Promise, Inc.

Founded in Summit, New Jersey, in 1988, Family Promise is the leading national nonprofit addressing the crisis of family homelessness. Our organization, comprised of nearly 200 locations around the United States, tackles the range of issues that can lead to homelessness. From prevention services to emergency shelter, stabilization services, and permanent housing, Family Promise ensures families have access to critical resources to achieve lasting independence. The organization has served more than one million family members since its founding.

Family Promise seeks to hire passionate and talented individuals and recognizes that communities and organizations are stronger when they combine the skills, experiences, and efforts of diverse groups. Family Promise fosters a culture that embraces diversity, promotes inclusivity, furthers social justice, and empowers all to connect.

We are seeking an experienced Director of Foundation Relations to join our dynamic team. This newly created role is responsible for managing and expanding our portfolio of foundation donors and securing funding to support our mission to eliminate family homelessness across the United States. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director will prospect new funding opportunities, manage ongoing relationships with foundations, prepare compelling proposals, and ensure effective communication and reporting to the leadership team.

The Director of Foundation Relations is joining Family Promise at an exciting inflection point as affordable housing and homelessness continue to be pressing issues in the United States. As the national leader addressing this crisis for families, Family Promise is looking to grow its impact through increased investments from institutional partners. The Director will work nationally and seek funding as part of a larger Development team responsible for raising $10 million annually. This person will have significant support from the organization’s leadership and program team for cultivation and solicitation activities.

About you: You have fundraising experience working with foundations and an understanding of a nonprofit federated model. You’re an excellent communicator and writer. You enjoy collaborating on creative funding opportunities and are passionate about creating a dynamic, healthy culture where everyone thrives.

Does all of this resonate with you? If your answer is YES, we want to hear from you

Family Promise Core Values:

  1. Sustained Impact
  2. Community-Based
  3. Inclusive and Equitable
  4. Strategic Innovation
  5. Authentic Hospitality
  6. Empathetic Engagement

Director of Foundation Relations' Contributions to the Organization's Success:

  1. Serve as the relationship lead for all foundation partners and prospects.
  2. Create an organizational strategy for foundations, including measurement and execution of fundraising goals.
  3. Manage all aspects of revenue generation, including prospecting and pipeline management, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for foundations.
  4. Collaborate with Senior Leadership Team and program staff to understand programmatic and organizational needs to ensure proposed projects align with organization’s strategic goals.
  5. Coordinate the writing of compelling proposals, letters of inquiry, and grant reports. This may include working with the finance and program teams on budgets to ensure projects are feasible and align with funding requirements.
  6. Assist in preparing solicitation materials, gift agreements, and presentation materials.
  7. Work with marketing and communications on partner-related items – impact storytelling, press releases, social media, and partner recognition.
  8. Stay current on trends in philanthropy and funding to identify emerging opportunities and potential shifts in foundation priorities.
  9. Work collaboratively with Development operations to maintain and update foundation records in donor database including interactions, grant awards, and reports to ensure compliance.
  10. Report regularly on fundraising activities and progress against revenue goals.

Our ideal candidate will be/have:

  1. Minimum of 5 years' experience managing foundation partner relationships including a history of meeting or exceeding personal revenue goals.
  2. Passion for Family Promise's mission - to help families experiencing homelessness and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response.
  3. Experience with grant writing and management, donor cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation.
  4. Excellent project management skills.
  5. Familiarity with CRM/donor management software.
  6. Proven competency with data analysis and donor research.
  7. Familiarity with budget management and project funding.
  8. Experience making presentations to audiences of various sizes.
  9. Demonstrated ability to understand and articulate organizational values/goals and programs and work collaboratively with staff, external partners/donors, and volunteers.
  10. Excellent written and persuasion skills.
  11. Demonstrated ability to think strategically and take initiative.
  12. Ability to be a team player and interface with all levels of staff and volunteers.
  13. Professional, conscientious, friendly, and enthusiastic.
  14. Ability to effectively multi-task, establish priorities, and to work and make judgments independently.
  15. Ability to travel domestically.
  16. Proficiency with Office 365 applications.
  17. Bachelor's Degree or higher.
  18. Valid Driver’s License.

Additional information about the role:

Work may be flexible: partially on site in Summit NJ, hybrid, or primarily remote, with some travel.

What You Will Get:

Competitive compensation: Starting salary range begins at $100K.

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, vision, dental insurance; employer-paid basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and AD&D; 403b retirement account with employer contribution and match.

Generous Paid Time Off, paid holidays, and floating holidays.

Family Promise provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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