Grants & Foundations Development Associate

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is seeking a Development Associate to support fundraising activities and grant writing aimed at foundations, corporations and select major donors. Reporting to the Senior Development Officer for Institutional Giving, the role sits on a dynamic Development Team that raises significant funds annually and supports LGBTQI and feminist movements worldwide.

We value outstanding writing, collaboration, and a strong commitment to social justice.

Qualifications

• Outstanding writing and research skills; experience with grant writing or communications for fundraising is a plus.
• Ability to work efficiently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to handle multiple and often competing deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to manage a wide variety of internal and external relationships.
• High standard of computer literacy and competence.
• Experience with constructing budgets and/or tracking revenue is a plus.
• Experience in social justice, human rights and/or philanthropic fields is a plus.
• Commitment to and knowledge of issues facing global LGBTQI and feminist movements and LGBTQI racial justice movements in the U.S.
• Passionate about Astraea’s mission as a public foundation and women’s fund.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Astraea’s Senior Officer for Institutional Giving to support institutional and major donor fundraising activities, with responsibilities including but not limited to.
• Develop, write, and assemble proposals and reports to corporations, foundations, and select major donors, in response to specific and general parameters set forth by funders and donors
• Maintain detailed grant tracking and grants calendar
• Maintain relevant donor files and Raiser's Edge records, including tracking funder interactions
• Conduct prospect research to identify possible new funding sources
• Develop materials to support ongoing funder stewardship
• Help to plan and execute funder engagement activities, such as funder briefings
• Communicate with funders, primarily with regards to grant reports and proposals
• Coordinate with Astraea’s Program Team to generate narrative content for grant reports and proposals and produce project budgets
• Coordinate with the Fiscal Team to finalize project budgets and generate grant report budgets
• Support the institutional giving activities of Astraea’s fiscally-sponsored projects by serving as their internal point of contact, helping with grant writing as needed, coordinating submission of grant proposals and reports, and tracking grant revenue
• Support the Associate Director of Major Gifts to manage Astraea’s Donor Advised Funds program, including coordinating across teams to develop reports and carry out grants recommendations

Skills

Outstanding writing

Research skills

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Budget tracking

Fundraising knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Job description

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is seeking a Development Associate to support fundraising activities and grant writing aimed at foundations, corporations and select major donors. Reporting to the Senior Development Officer for Institutional Giving, the role sits on a dynamic Development Team that raises significant funds annually and supports LGBTQI and feminist movements worldwide.

We value outstanding writing, collaboration, and a strong commitment to social justice.