Associate Regional Director, Philanthropy - IL

Mercy Housing; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early close Fridays (3 paid hours)

Early close before holidays (3 paid)

Paid Time off between Christmas and NY

Healthcare plans

Dental and vision

15 days PTO in first year

12 holidays + 2 floating holidays

403b + match

Paid Volunteer Time

Parental Leave

Caregiver Leave

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan

Basic Dental coverage

Pet Insurance options

Job summary

Mercy Housing in Chicago invites a donor relations professional to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective donors across corporate, foundation, government, faith-based, and individual giving channels. You will expand Mercy Housing's fundraising program in the Lakefront region through research, writing, and grant proposals and reports, plus targeted appeals.

This role offers a hybrid work schedule; preference for candidates in the Chicago area with a strong track record in

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of five (5) years in general fundraising, grant writing, prospect research, individual giving, grant reporting, donor stewardship, communications, or related field.
• Experience supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Research, establish and nurture relationships with donors from a range of funding sources.
• Facilitate and support involvement of leadership in the cultivation process.
• Represent the Lakefront region at events and professional organizations relevant to our mission.
• Write high-quality grant proposals, letters of inquiry, RFPs, and case for support documents.
• Ensure funder reporting requirements are met, including tracking expenses and outcomes.
• Plan and coordinate fundraising events with staff support and vendor coordination.
• Coordinate funder-related and community volunteer events in the region.

Skills

Fundraising

Grant writing

Prospect research

Donor stewardship

Communications

Staff supervision

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management or related field

Job description

At Mercy Housing we believe that business and mission are not competing values. Employees are expected to contribute to a mission and values centered culture. Employees are expected to articulate and incorporate the mission and core values of Respect, Justice and Mercy into their day-to-day work. We are more effective when diverse groups of people, including residents, feel valued, respected, and included.

Are you a ready for a new challenge? We are looking for key contributor to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective donors, which may be corporate, foundation, government, faith-based, and/or individual. You will expand (the Lakefront region) Mercy Housing’s fundraising program through research, writing, and submission of grant proposals and reports, and individual appeals.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. Prefer candidates in the Chicago area.

PAY

$90,000 - $98,000 / salary

Benefits

• Early close Fridays (3 paid hours each Friday)
• Early close prior to a holiday (3 paid hours)
• Paid Time off between Christmas and New Year's Holiday
• Several Healthcare plans to choose from, dental (includes adult and child orthodontia) and vision
• 15 days of earned PTO your first year, 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays.
• 403b + match
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Paid Parental Leave and Care Giver Leave
• Paid Life Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Plan
• Free Basic Dental
• Pet Insurance options

Duties

• Research, establish and nurture relationships with donors from a range of funding sources
• Facilitate and support the involvement of the Regional Director, President, and other staff and volunteers in the cultivation process.
• Represent the Lakefront region of Mercy Housing at various public events, professional organizations, conferences, and meetings that are relevant to our mission.
• Write high-quality, best practice-oriented proposals, letters of interest/inquiry, requests for proposals (RFPs), case for support documents, concept papers, and related materials for grant proposal submissions.
• Ensure funder reporting requirements are met, including tracking expenses, data/outcomes, high-level program evaluation, site visits, compiling resident testimonials, photos, and other content requested by funders.
• Plan and coordinate fundraising events with support from staff, including identifying and collaborating with an array of vendors, invitations, ticket sales, managing sponsors, printed materials, ongoing guest communications, day-of coordination, post-event follow-up, and other duties as needed.
• Plan and coordinate funder-related and community volunteer events and activities in the region and encourage use of the Golden Volunteer platform by staff and prospective volunteers.
• Conduct stewardship activities with funders and donors in the region.
• Act as a resource for local and/or national information on regional and/or national grant proposals. Assist with preparation of national or multi-regional proposals, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of five (5) years in general fundraising, grant writing, prospect research, individual giving, grant reporting, donor stewardship, communications, or related field.
• Experience supervising staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Management, Social Work, English, journalism, public relations, or related field.
• Training and/or certification in fundraising principles, such as CFRE certification.

This is a brief description summarizing the abilities needed for the position. Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.