Institutional Giving Manager in Minneapolis, Minnesota at " Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities"

Title: Institutional Giving Manager
Job Category: Development & Fundraising
Requisition Number: INSTI002295
Job Type: Full-Time
Minneapolis, MN, 55411, United States

Description

Who We Are

Housing in Action’s mission is to lead the fight for housing justice so that people can have a safe, stable and dignified place to live. Guided by the vision “housing justice for all”, HIA transforms condemned, underutilized, and neglected properties into safe, dignified rental or homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income—primarily BIPOC—households. Using housing as a platform to combat racial wealth gaps and create broader social change, HIA works to build community between neighbors, businesses, and contractors in South and North Minneapolis and the Frogtown Neighborhoods in St. Paul. By addressing the issues residents face inside and outside the home with community-centric care, HIA helps neighbors build the stable foundation needed to further overcome the barriers that perpetuate inequity and make their dreams a reality.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

You will love working for a community-centered housing justice organization that proudly calls North Minneapolis home. You will be encouraged, challenged, and grow alongside colleagues who are making waves in Minnesota’s housing ecosystem as we amplify and advocate for solutions coming from the community. And you’ll enjoy the hybrid work model with open concept workspaces that facilitate collaboration, a sweet rooftop patio for rest and refreshment, and daily opportunities to work alongside neighbors, colleagues, politicians, and partners to create a world where no one is ever denied their basic human right for a stable home to live, thrive and love.

Wages

$60,000 - $65,000 annual salary range depending on qualifications and level of experience

Benefits

• Paid vacation time, sick time, plus 22 paid days of office closure
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA), and options for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Long-term disability insurance – the employer pays the premiums
• Employer-paid basic life insurance with the option for additional coverage paid by the employee
• Voluntary benefits: Accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, short-term disability insurance
• HIA sponsors a retirement plan

Because Housing in Action is a member with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) who partners with St. Mary’s University, Housing in Action employees and their spouses are also eligible for the following benefits at St. Mary’s University:

• Discounted tuition for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to advancement (internships, job placement, field practice)

Schedule

This is a regular, full-time, hybrid position that will require occasional evening/weekend hours.

Job Summary

Housing in Action (HIA) is hiring an Institutional Giving Manager to meaningfully engage our institutional funders, write and submit compelling grant proposals, and deepen philanthropy’s understanding of the intersections of race, housing, community development, and social justice. They will play a critical role in the organization’s ability to move our institutional funders and the philanthropic sector to be bolder in their commitment to racial justice and investing in community-led solutions.

Responsibilities

Grant Writing and Prospect Research:

• Support Housing in Action in meeting revenue needs and funding mission priorities through superb grant writing for proposals, reports, and letters.
• Collaborate with program staff to develop project budgets and identify specific objectives and work plans for potential grant-funded projects.
• Work with programs and the development department to provide current program data, statistics, and local statistics for grant content.
• Research relevant reports, news stories, and trends to build a robust, evidence-based narrative that strengthens grant proposals.
• Lead in conducting prospect research to identify new funding opportunities to support the organization's revenue needs, including capital campaign prospects.

Grants Management and Reporting:

• Maintain a robust and updated grant calendar through EveryAction/Bonterra to ensure timely submission of letters of inquiry, proposal deadlines, and reports.
• Prioritize projects to keep multiple projects moving in a timely manner, meet deadlines, and manage supplemental material required for proposals.
• Maintain and provide timely reporting data for all grants (progress reports, year-end, financial reporting, data collection from programs, and special reports as required).
• Meet with the Executive Director and Development and Communications Director regularly to discuss upcoming deadlines, submissions, and reports.
• Contribute to the annual and multi-year institutional revenue plans by bringing grant pipeline data, funder trends, and renewal forecasts to leadership.
• Track progress against institutional revenue goals and flag risks early, such as delayed renewals, shifting funder priorities, or gaps in the pipeline.

Gift Processing, Acknowledgments, and Reconciliation:

• Enter and code all institutional and individual gifts accurately and promptly.
• Send timely, personal acknowledgments that reflect HIA’s gratitude and our relationship with each donor (and make sure each acknowledgment meets the IRS written acknowledgment requirements for tax-deductible gifts).
• Track pledges, multi-year commitments, restricted grants, and flag upcoming payments and release dates to leadership and Finance.
• Reconcile gift records with Finance every month so development and accounting reports match, including resolving any discrepancies quickly.
• Process gifts and acknowledgments for major events in coordination with the Development and Communications Director.
• Keep donor and funder data clean and reliable through routine record cleanup, duplicate merging, and documented gift-entry procedures, so HIA’s data can be trusted for reporting, planning, and stewardship.
• Prepare year-end giving statements and pull gift reports for leadership, the board, and grant reporting.

Funder Stewardship Support:

• Partner with the Executive Director and the Development and Communications Director to steward corporate, foundation, and government funders between application and reporting cycles. This includes preparing briefing materials, coordinating site visits, and leading timely follow-up.
• Establish and grow corporate and foundation partnerships outside of the application/report cycle that drive revenue to benefit Housing in Action and the community we serve.
• Keep funder relationship records current in EveryAction/Bonterra, including contact history, funder priorities, and next steps, so leadership has what it needs going to every conversation.
• Support congregation engagement by preparing presentation materials and tracking outreach, connecting faith communities to HIA’s work as an extension of their values.

Volunteer Program Management:

• In partnership with property management and program staff, design volunteer events that connect institutional partners to the depth and breadth of HIA’s mission.
• Implement volunteer events with high attention to detail, including tracking volunteer RSVP’s, collecting volunteer waivers, and organizing meaningful opportunities for volunteers.
• Coordinate day-of events processes, including, but not limited to, providing supplies and equipment needed, volunteer orientation, and event troubleshooting.
• Lead post-event follow-up, including updating attendance records and metrics, collecting surveys from volunteers, and reporting work completed to property management.

What You Bring

Education and Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant nonprofit development and/or grant writing experience.
• Experience interacting with corporate, foundation, and/or government donors is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• You uphold the values of HIA:
  • Love: We believe all people deserve dignity because they are human.
  • Anti-Racism: We accept that systems have been built on racism and discrimination. We are actively dismantling those systems collectively as neighbors. We are relentless in teaching others about housing justice.
  • Grit: We show tenacity in our daily actions by persevering through difficulties and challenges, reflecting the relentlessness of the community and justice workers who came before us. We believe in showing up with solutions.
• You are a highly organized, self-motivated manager with the ability to meet multiple, concurrent deadlines with competing priorities.
• You possess exceptional written communication skills with the ability to write clear, structured, and persuasive proposals.
• You are a relational person with the ability to build connections and tailor compelling messages to a broad range of people and institutions.
• You demonstrate a solid understanding of budgets and revenue plans related to proposals and grants.
• You have outstanding attention to detail, including proofreading and project follow-through.
• You have demonstrated research skills in qualifying prospective funders.

Licenses and/or Certifications:

• You have a valid driver’s license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet Housing In Action’s driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of Housing in Action. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, criminal history (justice-impacted status), housing or homelessness status, height, or weight.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials. You may also be contacted by a MACC employee to conduct or schedule an interview.

HIA participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify’s official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify’s Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.

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