Manager – Institutional Giving

uAspire

Manager of Institutional Giving responsible for driving revenue by researching prospects and crafting compelling grant proposals. Collaborating with a development team to achieve fundraising goals.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,500 - $75,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the SVP, Institutional Giving with grant writing and drafting fundraising documents including but not limited to: letters of inquiry, proposals, reports, budgets, and site visits
Serve as the institutional giving “point person” for uAspire leadership; prioritize key actions for them to take in completing grants and reports and support execution
Conduct prospect research to help identify pipeline of institutional donors; maintain prospect lists; track and report progress of the prospect pipeline
Manage a calendar of all institutional deadlines, deliverables, and action items and work with internal staff and external stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met
Oversee and continually improve all aspects of grant process, including streamlining grant proposals, reports, acknowledgment letters and revenue reporting
Keep accurate Salesforce records and updated activity notes with all funders
Analyze historical and market data to support setting ambitious yet feasible revenue and retention goals
Regularly track progress to goal and conduct analysis to identify what is driving and impeding progress

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
At least five years of professional experience, preferably in development or fundraising working with individual donors, live events, online campaigns, and/or annual funds
High degree of familiarity and comfort creating reports and working with spreadsheets and analyzing donor giving trends
Experience working with Salesforce or a comparable CRM system; familiarity with online giving platforms including GiveSmart or GoFundMePro
Comfort working with high net worth and high profile donors and prospects
Experience with AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) preferred
Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication and event planning skills
Ability to prioritize, manage several projects at once and work well under deadlines
A passion for and commitment to educational equity.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work options
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Grant WritingFundraising Document PreparationData AnalysisReport CreationSpreadsheet Proficiency

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationEvent PlanningProject Management