Summary:
The Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations is responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of corporations, foundations, and government agencies that currently support, or are capable of supporting Marygrove College. This position will work collaboratively with the Director of Alumni Relations/Annual Giving, The Director of Annual Giving/Programs, and the Chief Advancement Officer to help plan and implement a comprehensive annual giving program that addresses the current needs of the College as set forth by the Board of Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team.
Essential duties/responsibilities:
• Create and implement strategic initiatives within the department of Development
• Set benchmark goals, strategies and generate progress reports
• Cultivate relationships with key corporate and foundation contacts through personal visits and other appropriate communications
• Develop and maintain a current resource library of pertinent materials
• Create and maintain an index of key local and regional foundation, corporate, and
• government funding sources
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of institutional priorities and needs, as well as College programs
• Meet regularly with faculty and staff to assess their funding needs
• Work with faculty, staff, and management to conceptualize and define requests for
• support (grants)
• Write all grant proposals
• Research corporate, foundation, and government prospects in response to institutional priorities and needs
• Conduct appropriate research of constituencies in the database to identify new or increased funding sources
• Identify and solicit appropriate corporations and foundations for event sponsorship
• Research and attend at least two professional development seminars annually
• Assist with all special events
• Required to work evenings and weekends for special events or other pertinent projects
• Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
At least two years grant writing experience
Demonstrated success in Corporate and Government relations
Bachelor’s degree
Previous experience in higher education required
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and The Raiser’s Edge
Must understand and practice the highest level of confidentiality
Essential RE skills:
• Search for a record
• Create new records/edit existing records
• Update addresses, validate addresses
• Find relationships, create new relationships
• Read a gift record
• Create a notepad
• Assign a solicitor
• Create an action reminder
• Understand primary and other constituency codes
Advanced RE skills:
• Create, run, and update reports
• Create, run, and update queries
• Use Mail module
• Use Event module
• Create and commit constituent and gift batches
• Create exports
• Name reports/exports/queries appropriately
• Merge Duplicate records
• Clean house!
Essential Microsoft skills:
• Create, format, and print a Word document
• Create, format, and print an Excel spreadsheet
• Send email from Outlook
• Maintain a calendar in Outlook
• Create and maintain contacts in Outlook
• Access other users’ calendars in Outlook
• Clean house!
Essential Network skills:
• Find and identify correctly various network folders
• Find, identify, and/or create new network subfolders
• Clean house!
To Apply:
The position will remain open until filled. Submit cover letter with salary requirement, resume and three employment references to:
Marygrove College
Human Resources
8425 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48221-2599
