Institutional Grants Lead - Education Impact

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Massachusetts Paid Family MedicalLeave

Flexible Spending Account

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Pet protection

Identity protection

Job summary

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras is seeking an Institutional Giving Manager in Boston to oversee a $1M grant portfolio, craft proposals, and report on outcomes. You will collaborate with program staff to align funding asks with program goals and donor expectations, cultivating strong relationships with foundations, corporations, and government entities.

The role is full-time, exempt, offering base pay $50,000–$55,000 per year plus benefits; 40-hour weeks with occasional evenings and weekend

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years professional experience in direct fundraising — institutional giving strongly preferred.
• Excellent writing skills; grant writing experience.
• Ability to create and adapt project budgets and financial reports.
• Experience interacting and building relationships with donors or foundation officers or high-level corporate decision-makers.
• Proficiency in prioritizing and managing multiple, diverse and on-going projects.
• Creativity and open-mindedness to create thoughtful plans and new strategies to engage institutional donors.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends for events, donor meetings, etc.

Responsibilities

• Manage BYSO’s full institutional portfolio of foundations, corporations and government entities (approximately $1M).
• Produce all written proposals and reports as part of a robust grants calendar, including detailed financial reports.
• Produce compelling corporate pitches for BYSO’s growing sponsorship programs.
• Work closely with BYSO program staff and teachers to understand key program goals, outcomes and impact to create accurate cases for support.
• Research new funding opportunities and build relationship maps for potential connections.
• Manage relationships with all institutional funders from identification through solicitation and stewardship—both in formal proposals and reports as well as personal meetings, event invitations, and creative engagement opportunities.
• Process, acknowledge, track and budget all gifts within the portfolio.

Skills

Grant fundraising

Grant writing

Budget management

Donor relations

Project prioritization

Creativity

Interpersonal skills

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Evenings/weekends availability

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras is seeking an Institutional Giving Manager in Boston to oversee a $1M grant portfolio, craft proposals, and report on outcomes. You will collaborate with program staff to align funding asks with program goals and donor expectations, cultivating strong relationships with foundations, corporations, and government entities.

The role is full-time, exempt, offering base pay $50,000–$55,000 per year plus benefits; 40-hour weeks with occasional evenings and weekend