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Operation Healing Forces · 3 days ago

Corporate and Foundation Relationship Manager

Tampa, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$58K/yr - $65K/yr

4+ years exp

Operation Healing Forces (OHF) is dedicated to supporting Special Operations Forces service members and their families. The Corporate and Foundation Relationship Manager is responsible for managing strategies for cultivating and soliciting grants and gifts from corporate, foundation, and government partners to advance OHF's mission.

CharityCommunitiesNon Profit

Hiring Manager

Kerry Irvin

Responsibilities

Identify corporate, foundation, government, and community prospects and conduct research to determine interest and partnership and funding potential

Build relationships with business, community, and foundation leaders to elevate awareness and excitement about OHF’s mission, identify areas of opportunity, and build trust to engage in long-term impact-centered, mutually rewarding partnerships

Manage an efficient calendar of grants and activities including due dates, acquisition, renewal, stewardship, recognition, and annual recaps of corporate, foundation, and government partner and grant programs – ensuring that all requirements are met by deadline dates

Collaborate with the organizational leadership team and staff to create and execute an annual development plan, including developing goals, tracking progress, and assessing effectiveness

Execute ambitious growth plans to raise significant funding from existing and new corporate partners, private and institutional foundations, as well as city, state, and federal agencies

Craft clear, compelling communication for letters of interest, grant, sponsorship, and other funding proposals, reports, and correspondence

Provide updates and content for development communications, including newsletters, social media, annual reports, giving campaigns, presentations, and other materials

Collaborate with OHF’s administrative, resources, and programs teams to ensure viability, sustainability, and effective stewardship of grants and sponsorships

Actively engage in regular donor and prospect verbal and written communication, cultivation, and direct solicitation in accordance with specific metrics, key performance indicators, and goals

Manage cultivation and solicitation multi-year strategies for corporate & foundation sponsorships and grants, including the writing of compelling letters of interest, cases for support, grant and sponsorship proposals, and impact reports

Work with staff and volunteers to implement successful fundraising and donor appreciation events, to include garnering corporate sponsorships for the events

Travel when necessary for the purpose of effective, coordinated, and efficient cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of grant and sponsor relations, as well as events and professional development opportunities

Support the Development Team with major donor and stakeholder research and outreach, and with data collection and reporting for meetings, presentations, and publications

Qualification

Nonprofit fundraisingGrant writingDonor cultivationCRM softwareCorporate sponsorshipsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTime managementTeam collaboration

Required

Minimum of four years of experience in organizational fundraising and grant writing

Excellent communicator

Highly organized

Ability to travel for work purposes

Adept at working with deadlines and competing priorities

Understanding of the challenges facing special operations forces service members and their families

Preferred

Bachelor's degree; or equivalent training and/or experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience

A minimum of four years spent as a professional nonprofit fundraiser with experience in organizational portfolio management, donor research and cultivation, grant writing, sponsorship creation, donor stewardship

Previous experience raising corporate donations and working with corporate social responsibility teams is highly desirable

An established track record of securing restricted and unrestricted grant funding and sponsorships

Experience with CRM/fundraising software platforms and online donor research and grant-making tools. Experience with Salesforce is a plus

Strong organizational skills and detail-orientation, including an ability to develop and manage complex systems for tracking, evaluating, and planning

Ability to work on occasional evenings and weekends

Ability to travel occasionally when required for donor cultivation/stewardship, and some events

Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations

Able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment as a collaborative member of a dynamic team

Exceptional organizational and time management skills are required. Must have the ability to meet designated deadlines consistently

Ability to project, manage, and obtain quarterly and annual development goals

Ability to learn new computer programs within a reasonable amount of time and utilize these programs to support the organization's administrative, reporting, program, and donor and public relation needs

Familiarity with and ability to utilize online virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet