Corporate Giving Manager

Business Impact NW; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Business Impact NW is seeking a Corporate Giving Manager to lead corporate grants, gifts and sponsorships that sustain programs and operations of this nonprofit CDFI. The role reports to the Associate Director of Development within the Development Department.

You will build relationships with corporate partners, develop sponsorship opportunities, write grants as needed, and maintain the donor database while coordinating with other departments to expand community investment.

Qualifications

• Nonprofit fundraising experience required.
• Experience building corporate sponsorships and grants.
• Ability to develop and manage donor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Set annual corporate development goals and calendars with senior leadership.
• Develop and maintain relationships with corporate sponsors and funding opportunities.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate contributors to meet revenue goals.
• Oversee sponsorship recognition and acknowledgments across departments.
• Prepare grant proposals to support corporate giving where needed.
• Maintain the donor database with communications, pledges, gifts and commitments.
• Collaborate with departments to create additional corporate engagement opportunities.
• Coordinate with development staff to work with external fundraising professionals.

Skills

Grant writing

Sponsorship management

Corporate fundraising

Stakeholder relations

Job description

Business Impact NW is one of the leading non-profit community development financial and business assistance organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The mission of BIN is to promote the economic development of marginalized communities by offering access to capital, training and support to grow small businesses throughout the Pacific Northwest. For more information about BIN’s history, mission, and programs for women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and veteran business owners, please see our website: www.businessimpactnw.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Position summary: The Corporate Giving Manager is responsible for corporate grants, gifts and sponsorships that financially sustain programs and operations of Business Impact NW - a nonprofit CDFI dedicated to growing small businesses that create jobs in underserved communities. This position reports to the Associate Director of Development in the Development Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with Chief Strategic Development Officer and Associate Development Director to set aggressive corporate development calendar and agenda for Business Impact NW that meets or exceeds annual budgetary goals
• Develop and maintain strong external relationships within the corporate giving world to facilitate funding opportunities, retain and increase the number of sponsors for events, grow current sponsor commitments, and create new investments
• Qualify, Cultivate, Solicit, and Steward corporate prospects and contributors to meet or exceed annual revenue goals, maintain an excellent reputation in the community and relationships with contributors
• Execute high-value sponsorship recognition, acknowledgment, and thanking in coordination with other departments
• Write successful grants as needed for corporate supportitei
  
• Keep development database current with communication, pledges, gifts, and commitments related to fundraising activity
• Develop and maintain contributor engagement program and work collaboratively with the Chief Strategic Development Officer, Associate Development Director, and Events and Engagement Manager to develop additional compelling corporate engagement opportunities
• Work collaboratively with Development and other departments, management team, and external fundraising professionals