Fast Facts

iMentor is looking for a Development Manager to manage institutional fundraising efforts, including grant proposals and donor stewardship, while collaborating with team members across different offices.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include drafting grant proposals, managing a grants calendar, conducting prospect research, and maintaining donor relationships and records.

Skills: The ideal candidate should possess strong grant writing skills, project management capabilities, and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a minimum of 5 years of work experience, including at least 3 years in grant writing or nonprofit development, and familiarity with fundraising tools.

Location: This position is flexible/remote, with potential in-person work required in NYC, Chicago, or Baltimore offices.

Compensation: $70000 - $75000 / Annually

iMentor is seeking a Development Manager (DM) to play a key role in the execution of iMentor’s institutional fundraising and stewardship strategies across foundation, corporate and government revenue sources. The Development Manager will join our 10-person Development team (headquartered in New York City), report to the Managing Director of Institutional Giving, and provide partnership support to a portfolio of institutional funders and prospects managed by our three Regional Executive Directors (Baltimore, Chicago, New York City). The Development Manager will be responsible for conducting the full range of activities to prepare and submit grant proposals, reports, and other donor-facing materials; managing grant compliance; and help to develop and execute effective stewardship strategies.

The ideal candidate will be an exceptional analytical thinker, writer, and storyteller who can translate iMentor’s work and impact data into compelling talking points, creative content, and collateral for institutional audiences across three distinct geographies. They will be excited to collaborate with team members across the organization to procure and elevate information and data for grant proposals and reports, as well as to implement a funder stewardship strategy that builds authentic connections with current and prospective supporters. The Development Manager will serve as a primary liaison with other key development stakeholders including finance, program teams, and research and evaluation. They will also possess a passion for relationship-building, a keen eye for detail and project management, and proven effective persistence.

iMentor is a fast-growing, entrepreneurial, and national organization with offices in NYC, Chicago, and Baltimore, with a growing portfolio of higher education and non-profit partners around the United States. This role also offers exciting potential opportunity for career advancement and growth within the department and/or organization. The Development Manager will have the exciting opportunity to help further iMentor’s work and impact on a nationwide scale. The development team operates on a hybrid work schedule. While remote candidates will be considered, those residing in one of iMentor’s base cities (NYC, Chicago or Baltimore) should be prepared to work in-person at one of the iMentor offices two days per week.

Grants/Project Management & Writing (50%)

Write exceptional grant proposals and reports, letters of inquiry, internal briefing documents and memos, and other donor materials, that effectively and succinctly capture iMentor’s work and impact
Proactively manage internal grants calendar and schedule to ensure proposals, deliverables and reports are submitted on time, and work across iMentor departments to ensure grant requirements are met in a timely and coordinated fashion
Update and maintain iMentor’s Salesforce database of institutional funders and prospects, and ensure accuracy of recording funder histories, activities, and profiles
Work with development team to steward donors through communications, presentations, outreach, site visits and donor appreciation

Prospect Research & Cultivation Strategy Execution (30%)

Research corporations, foundations and government grant makers, for strategic alignment.
Support the execution of cultivation strategies by drafting e-mail outreach, meeting agendas, meeting talking points, presentation decks, meeting follow-up, and other ad-hoc collateral for both prospective and current funders
Proactively manage internal moves management including logging meetings, tasks and deliverables

Stewardship, Cross-functional & Development Team Collaboration (20%)

Build relationships with key departments across iMentor to aggregate, package, and present data and information that will strongly align with the grant-making priorities and mission-based interests of each prospective partner and donor
Manage stewardship calendar and schedule to ensure that we are designing and executing on a comprehensive touchpoint strategy throughout the year for institutional donors
Provide coordinative support for donor engagement and stewardship events, site visits, etc. (includes some weeknight evenings and limited travel).

Qualifications

5 years of work experience with 3+ years' experience in relevant field with demonstrated success in grant and proposal writing, development, member/constituent services, or journalism/public relations; experience in the nonprofit sector a must
Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate clear, persuasive, and concise thoughts
Strong researcher and relationship mapper; experience with philanthropy research tools such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Candid, ProPublica, etc. preferred.
Understanding of fundraising landscape and fluency with effective donor communications practices
Proven track record of successful internal and external relationship management with ability to propel connections toward mutually beneficial outcomes
Deeply collaborative with the ability to support multiple staff across geographies and departments. Flexible and adaptive to effectively manage changing priorities and new opportunities
Displays exceptional project management skills while balancing multiple, complex projects in a highly deadline-driven environment
Takes a solutions-based, collaborative approach to drive change in work and navigate challenges
Quick learner who demonstrates an eagerness to continually strengthen their understanding of iMentor’s work and seeks to hone written communication skills
Demonstrated alignment with iMentor's mission, values, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Salesforce experience preferred.
Our organization works in partnership with district public schools across the country. In doing so we must meet all compliance requirements of those districts including background checks. iMentor is committed to ensuring healthy and safe environments for our staff, mentors, and the students we serve. In order to fully comply with the NYC Vaccine mandate, all iMentor employees (regardless of role or region) are required to be fully vaccinated priority to their start date.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range $70,000 - $75,000 annually, commensurate with experience
Up to 100% employer funded comprehensive medical and dental coverage
18 days paid annual vacation (increasing annually to 21, 23, 25), 13 paid holidays + your birthday + one floating holiday, iMentor closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus 6-7 sick days annually
401K match up to 4%
Remote candidates are considered.
If based residing in one of iMentor’s base cities (NYC, Chicago or Baltimore) prepared to work in-person at one of the iMentor offices. Remote candidates are considered.
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Dependent care and health care flexible spending plans
1 hour of wellness time off per week for wellness activities of your choosing
Flexible personnel wellness budget for reimbursements or marketplace purchases
Every staff member is eligible for organization-sponsored professional development annually
9 weeks of paid parental leave

$70,000 - $75,000 a year

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