The Nature Conservancy

Foundation Relations Manager

The Nature Conservancy

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New Hampshire • Vermont • United States

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Salary

💰 $76,000 - $81,000 per year

About the role

  • Manage a portfolio of 15-20 corporate/foundation donors across New Hampshire and Vermont
  • Responsible for 40-60 moves and interactions annually, including 20-30 letters of inquiry, proposals, reports, and other personalized communications
  • Manage a portfolio of 10 – 15 individual donors, including donors with the capacity to give over $100,000
  • Responsible for 10-15 visits and 40-60 moves annually with these donors
  • Serve as the contact for the NH and VT Conservation teams for questions related to opportunities, foundation strategies, and goal setting
  • Identify and evaluate prospective foundations, aligning their funding priorities with conservation initiatives in NH and/or VT
  • Coordinate across multiple departments, set realistic deadlines, and manage timelines to ensure on-time proposal submissions
  • Ensure quality and consistency of development messages through a variety of channels including: fundraising/major gift proposals, solicitation, cultivation and stewardship communications
  • Manage and implement projects by setting timelines, coordinating with stakeholders, meeting deadlines; and be accountable for achieving project objectives
  • Build and manage external relationships with foundation representatives and donors, as well as internal relationships with Development team members, Communications staff, Finance Manager, and conservation staff
  • Create effective grant proposals, letters of inquiry, acknowledgement letters, progress and stewardship reports, profiles, campaign collateral, talking points, and other donor-centered communications
  • Ensure compliance with TNC policies and procedures, and external (donor/legal/IRS) requirements
  • Maintain high degree of confidentiality and responsibility regarding information related to Conservancy business and confidential foundation and donor information
  • Act independently within broad program goals to prioritize tasks in the absence of specific instructions and exercise independent judgment to identify and solve problems

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 3 years related experience or equivalent fundraising or business development experience
  • Experience coordinating projects
  • Experience generating reports and analyzing and interpreting data
  • Experience with current technology in relevant field
  • Experience working across departments
  • Experience, coursework, or other training in principles and practices of relevant field
Benefits
  • Health care benefits
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
  • Parental leave
  • Accrued paid time off
  • Life insurance
  • Disability coverage
  • Employee assistance program
  • Other life and work well-being benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
fundraisinggrant proposalsdata analysisproject managementreport generationdonor communicationsproposal writingbudget managementstakeholder coordinationconfidentiality management
Soft Skills
relationship buildingindependent judgmentproblem solvingcommunicationorganizational skillsdeadline managementcollaborationstrategic thinkinggoal settingattention to detail