Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting the full range of activities required to prepare, submit, and manage grant proposals to foundation and corporate sources.
• Performing prospect research on foundations and corporations to evaluate prospects for corporate and foundation grants.
• Working with program staff to gather information necessary for proposals and reports.
• Work with finance to gather information necessary to report to corporate/foundation funders on current grant programs.
• Comply with all grants reporting as required by foundation/corporate donors.
• Provide stewardship to current donors, including providing regular written updates to corporate and foundation donors.
• Understand institutional history and programs.
• Make appointments for senior management with foundation officers and other prospects.
• Maintain grant tracking and reporting information in the organization’s database and paper files.
• Track statistics relevant to development.
• Coordinate preparation and planning for donor presentations including information packets.
• Long hours possible.
• Travel required.

Qualifications:

• College degree preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of the environmental, conservation, clean energy or related field.
• At least three years of foundation, membership and/or individual donor fundraising experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal, supervisory strategic planning and training skills; excellent media skills; good computer skills; familiarity with database programs helpful.
• Ability to work well with a wide range of people, work well under pressure, and adapt to changing situations.

To apply, please send a letter of interest, resume, and desired salary to [email protected]