Foundation Relations and Grants Officer

Description

About Us: LifeMoves is one of the largest and most effective providers of shelter and supportive services across Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Peninsula.  As a results-driven organization, since 1987, our mission has been to provide interim housing and supportive services that create opportunities for homeless families and individuals to rapidly return to stable housing and long-term self-sufficiency. Our successful therapeutic service model combines clean, modern housing with intensive supportive services that promote dignity and motivate our clients to achieve autonomy.  LifeMoves operates over 17 major sites from San Jose to Daly City.

Position Summary: 

The Senior Major Gifts Officer is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift prospects. The goal is to upgrade existing donors, generate leads, and develop new giving opportunities at the level of $10,000 . The Director will collaborate closely with the development team to align the major gifts program with the organization's strategic goals. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Donor Upgrades and Cultivation: 
• Develop strategies to increase giving levels of current donors. 
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with existing major donors through personalized engagement. 
• Align a cultivation messaging calendar as a part of the Principal Gifts team. 
• Lead Generation: 
• Identify and generate new major gift prospects via research, networking, and leveraging relationships. 
• Collaborate with the development team to build a pipeline for major and principal gifts.  
• Design events for new lead generation in partnership with the Events Director 
• New Giving Opportunities: 
• Attract new major gift donors, particularly high-net-worth individuals. 
• Engage new leads through various channels like volunteerism and events. 
• Develop personalized proposals and presentations to secure major gifts. 
• Strategic Planning and Implementation: 
• Work with the Principal Gifts team to execute a comprehensive major gifts strategy. 
• Set and achieve annual fundraising goals, with an emphasis on strategic adjustments as needed. 
• Stewardship and Recognition: 
• Ensure effective stewardship of major donors through personalized messaging, impact reporting, and special events. 
• Maintain detailed records in a CRM system. 

Qualifications

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in a related field 

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience developing foundation relationships and soliciting foundations for funding including proposal and report writing. 

• Proven track record of managing a 7-figure grants portfolio. 

• Exceptional writing, organizational, analytical, critical-thinking, and prioritization skills. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with foundation representatives and internal stakeholders. 

• Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple priorities and deadlines. 

• Ability to synthesize complex material, to translate it into readable and engaging prose, and to communicate it clearly and succinctly to various stakeholders. 

• Ability to build and interpret a program budget and financial reports. 

• Outstanding ability to set, articulate, and adhere to project timelines and processes in a collaborative work environment. 

We have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending accounts, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401K, etc.

To learn more about our non-profit organization, check out our website at www.lifemoves.org

LifeMoves is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Salary : $100,000 - $150,000