Partnerships Fundraising Manager (TBF)

The Boston Foundation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boston Foundation seeks a Partnerships Fundraising Manager to support BEF and MLK Boston fundraising efforts. This two-year role focuses on organizational and strategic support, donor prospecting, and coordination of meetings with funders.

Responsibilities include managing donor records in Salesforce, coordinating grant writing, and providing event support while ensuring data integrity and timely reporting to leadership.

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent.
• 3-5 years work related experience.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, customer service orientation.
• MS Office proficiency; Salesforce experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute prospect research to qualify prospects for cultivation and solicitation.
• Prepare staff and leadership for prospect meetings with funders, including briefing materials and logistics.
• Maintain prospect, donor and fund records in Salesforce; ensure timely entry of activities.
• Coordinate grant writing and reporting for BEF and MLK Boston.
• Run Salesforce and Foundation Power reports; analyze donor activity data.
• Provide administrative support for events and collaborate to maintain data integrity.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Customer service oriented

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

Job description

Reports To: Director of Philanthropy Operations

FLSA Classification: Exempt FTE: 1

Position Summary

The Partnerships Fundraising Manager is a two-year position that will provide organizational, logistical and strategic support to the fundraising efforts of the Business Equity Fund at the Boston Foundation (BEF) and MLK Boston.

Essential Functions

• Execute prospect research to qualify prospects for cultivation and solicitation;
• Prepare Foundation staff as well as BEF and MLK Boston leaderships for prospect meetings with in-state and out-of-state funders including the preparation of briefing materials, coordination of meeting logistics, and coordination of follow-up activities;
• Maintain prospect, donor and fund records in Salesforce database; ensure timely execution and entry of activities;
• Field inquiries from prospects/donors via telephone, correspondence and email;
• Draft general correspondence, other written communications, and prepare development packets and other materials;
• Maintain files pertaining to institutional funders, including grant proposals and reports;
• Coordinate grant writing and reporting processes for all grants for the BEF and MLK Boston;
• Liaise with the President’s Office, the Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, the Vice President of Programs and Program and Finance staff leadership on BEF and MLK Boston priorities and fundraising progress;
• Provide technical and administrative support for events for donors and prospects; including assisting with occasional events in the mornings (prior to 9:00 a.m.) and evenings (after 5:00 p.m.);
• Run reports from Salesforce and Foundation Power databases, and review and analyze data related to donor and prospect activities, gifts, and grants; and
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to implement and uphold data integrity protocols to ensure accurate reporting and inform initiative activities.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Individuals assigned to this position may perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Preparation, Knowledge, Previous Experience

• College degree or equivalent; and
• Minimum 3-5 years work related experience.
• Strong organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail and accuracy;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong customer service orientation;
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products - especially Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point; database experience (Salesforce) strongly preferred; familiarity and comfort with social media outlets;
• Excellent data management and reporting skills;
• Professional and mature interpersonal work style, ability to interact well with a diverse range of people;
• Ability to adjust work activity to various management styles;
• Ability to make decisions regarding organizing own workload and managing multiple tasks;
• Must be independent, proactive and able to work under the pressure of tight deadlines;
• Participatory work style; team player and sense of humor; ability to give and receive feedback;
• Strong goal orientation with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities; and
• Willingness and ability to handle confidential information.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

• Ability to sit for long periods of time;
• Ability to use a keyboard for extended periods of time; and
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds, occasionally.

The content is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job. It is not intended to constitute an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents, who are or become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act or applicable state law, must be able to perform the essential functions of the job (including those listed above) either with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation, if any, will be determined by management in consultation with the employee on a case-by-case basis.

This job description is intended to be general and may be revised from time to time. At management’s discretion, the employee may be assigned different or additional duties from time to time.