Development Associate - Institutional Giving

*BVM IS CURRENTLY A REMOTE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. APPLICANT MUST RESIDE IN ATLANTA, GA OR SURROUNDING AREAS AND WILLING TO Report to our Central office up to four times a month if required*    

 Position Description:  BVM is seeking a Development Associate- Institutional Giving who will work as an integral part of the BVM Development team to sustain and increase our financial support, as well as cultivate and retain institutional donors. The Institutional Giving Associate will support our institutional giving portfolio, with a specific focus on grant reporting and management, data entry, and other tasks as required. The position will require a blend of administrative and project management tasks, as well as foundation and corporate donor relations and cultivation. The Development Associate- Institutional Giving will work under the supervision of the Institutional Giving Manager as well as other BVM staff as needed. The Development Associate- Institutional Giving will help to support expansion of BVM’s approach towards mobilizing voters as well as BVM’s broader objective of advocating for racial justice and building power by centering Black love, Black culture and Black joy.
Principal Responsibilities:  

1. Work closely with the Institutional Giving Manager, as well as our program and finance teams to develop and maintain standard reporting templates, and a reporting calendar for all report submissions (establishing clear internal and external deadlines)
2. Share email reminders each month with reporting templates that will support improved narrative and financial reporting and timely grant report submissions to donors.
3. Maintain knowledge of grant agreement language and regulations, serving as a knowledge resource on grant reporting and escalating questions where needed.
4. Manage the annual grant reporting calendar.
5. Work with the Institutional Giving Manager to create a biannual foundation newsletter.
6. Assist Institutional Giving Manager as needed with managing a portfolio of private and corporate foundations.
7. Assist Institutional Giving Manager as needed with grant preparation.
8. Manage the timely acknowledgement of grant reports request and assure that all are properly documented and input into donor database once completed.
9. Assisting with other development department activities as needed

  Qualifications:

• At least three years of experience in grant reporting and grant writing to meeting an annual budget of at least 5 million.  
• Knowledge of donor databases required (Salesforce experience preferred)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required (specifically Mail Merge using excel and word)
• Experience working in a mid-sized (50+) nonprofit focused on social justice setting preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, virtual fast-paced and collaborative team environment; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt quickly.
• Commitment to progressive causes.
• Donor centered approach with commitment to excellent customer service.
• Strong writing and verbal communications skills
• High attention to detail.
  

This position reports to: Institutional Giving Manager, Travel Requirements: Ability and willingness to travel on occasions, when necessary, up 15% or less of the time. 
Salary & benefits: Annual range of $65,000 -$75,000 depending on experience, plus health benefits.
ABOUT BVM:  Our goal is to increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities.  We agree with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he said, “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”  We operate with the following 5 core beliefs:

• The key to effective civic engagement and community power is understanding, respecting and supporting local infrastructure.
• Black voters matter not only on election day, but on all 365 days of the year. This means we must support individuals and organizations that are striving to obtain social justice throughout the year.
• Black voters matter *everywhere*, including rural counties and smaller cities/towns that are often ignored by candidates, elected officials, political parties and the media.
• In order for Black voters to matter, we must utilize authentic messaging which speaks to our issues, connects with our hopes and affirms our humanity.
• The leadership, talent and commitment demonstrated by Black women in particular must receive recognition and, more importantly, *investment* in order to flourish and multiply.

This position also supports Black Voters Matter Fund (BVMF), an affiliated 501(c)(4) advocacy organization. While motivated by the same core values – power building, equity and justice – BVM and BVMF operate independently of one another, and each organization has its own board of directors. BVM is an equal opportunity employer. BVM prohibits unlawful discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic characteristics, disability, status as a special disabled veteran or veteran, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity or any other basis prohibited by law.