Business Development Manager.

Rhode Island Bar Assn.; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading organization focused on social change seeks a self-motivated Business Development Manager to enhance their funding initiatives. The role involves identifying opportunities, securing grants, and supporting creative communication projects that make a positive impact in social and economic justice.

Qualifications

• Experience in startup or small business environments.
• Strong proposal and business writing skills.
• Familiarity with art, design, video, and event production.

Responsibilities

• Identify new business opportunities to generate revenue.
• Drive development efforts and grow the client base.
• Lead proposal preparation for funding opportunities.

Skills

Communication

Research

Proposal Writing

Business Development

Education

BA or MA in Business Administration or Business Management

3+ years of experience in development leadership

Job description

Big Bowl of Ideas is seeking a self-motivated, organized, and resourceful Business Development Manager.

If you like doing good for the world and generating resources to do so, we’re looking for people with a knack for generating business and securing grants from government and philanthropic sources that support our mission to create culturally competent and design-forward solutions for social change.

We generate funding from multiple sectors: business, government, and philanthropy. You should be comfortable engaging with a Chief of Social Impact at a B corp, a Program Officer at a family foundation, or a Director at a County Arts Council.

As a Business Development Manager, your role will include identifying new business opportunities to generate revenue and support growth.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Build the development arm of our company by enhancing our funder research and proposal capacity for large-scale projects.
• Lead B2B efforts to market to and secure leads from government institutions and socially responsible corporations.
• Assist current and prospective nonprofit clients in finding funding solutions for creative communication projects.
• This position is likely 10 hours/week, potentially increasing to 20-25 hours/week based on needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving development efforts and growing our client base.
• Researching grant and B2B opportunities in social justice, economic justice, arts, media, and movement building sectors.
• Leading proposal, report, and material preparation for various funding opportunities.
• Supporting the design team in creating online and print communication materials for donors and partners.
• Developing additional materials and supporting grant projects as needed.
• Researching potential funders and presenting opportunity summaries to management.
• Collaborating with client development teams on proposal crafting.
• Tracking grant deadlines to ensure timely submissions.

Qualifications include:

• BA or MA in Business Administration or Business Management, or 3+ years of experience in development leadership within nonprofit or B2B sales.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to balance transparency and discretion.
• Experience in startup or small business environments, demonstrating flexibility and resilience under stress.
• Strong proposal and business writing skills.
• Resourceful research skills.
• Experience or familiarity with art, design, video, and event production, with the ability to communicate these elements effectively.
• A commitment to social and economic justice and making a positive impact.