Institutional Giving Manager

Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, IL is seeking an Institutional Giving Manager to play an active role in managing CST’s portfolio of corporate, foundation, and government partners. The position is a key member of the Development department and handles prospect research, relationship management, and proposal writing and submission.

The role focuses on identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding funders to support CST’s programs and education initiatives through grant funding and

Responsibilities

• Manage CST’s portfolio of corporate, foundation, and government partners.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective funders.
• Lead prospect research and relationship management with funders.
• Prepare and submit grant proposals and related reporting.

Job description

Founded in 1986, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s onstage work includes as many as twenty productions and 650 performances annually. A Regional Tony Award recipient, CST produces a bold and innovative year-round season—plays, musicals, world premieres, family productions, and theatrical presentations from around the globe—alongside nationally recognized education programming serving tens of thousands of students, teachers, and lifelong learners each year. As a nonprofit organization, the Theater works to embrace diversity, prioritize inclusion, provide equitable opportunities, and offer an accessible experience for all. On the Theater’s three stages at its home on Navy Pier, in classrooms and neighborhoods across the city, and in venues around the world, Chicago Shakespeare is a multifaceted cultural hub inviting audiences, artists, and community members to share powerful stories that connect and inspire.

Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is deeply committed to creating and sustaining an organizational culture that values diversity, inclusion, equity, and access, as well as promoting a safe and supportive work environment embodying the Theater’s core values of service, collaboration, and ingenuity.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Institutional Giving Manager plays an active role in managing CST’s portfolio of corporate, foundation, and government partners. The position is a key member of the Development department and is responsible for supporting all activities associated with identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding current and prospective funders, including private and corporate foundations, other non-governmental grant making organizations, and select public funders. The Institutional Giving Manager also has primary responsibility for prospect research, relationship management, proposal writing and proposal submission.