Position Summary

Council seeks a dynamic Senior Manager, Principal Gifts Writing to support the Resource Development (RD) team with the creation of high-impact, compelling concept papers and proposals to strengthen 4-H’s fundraising initiatives across our corporate and foundation prospects and donors at the $500K+ level. The Senior Manager will work closely with internal and external clients to understand 4-H’s complex system, external landscape and industry trends, programmatic areas, and the donor’s interests. Additionally, the Senior Manager will be responsible for stewarding donors at the $500K+ level by developing mid-term and final reports and other documents as needed.  On a broader scale, the Senior Manager may also write organization-wide documents, such as strategic plans and case statements for support.

In response to COVID-19, all positions are currently temporarily remote.

Responsibilities

Proposal Writing & Reporting

• Responsible for writing compelling concepts and proposals in support of 4-H’s aggressive fundraising efforts.
• Write proposals, letters of inquiry, and concept papers for corporate and foundation partners and prospects consistent with 4-H’s values and goals.
• Develop mid-term and final reports to synthesize large volumes of content into compelling partnership impact reports.
• Project manage the proposal development process across multiple stakeholders and teams within Council.
• Edit and re-write portions of technical documents, case statements, and other strategic papers with content support from other team members.
• Maintain electronic library for proposals and template language to ensure the information is organized and current.
• Edit various written documents to ensure grammar and structure conforms to 4-H’s style guidelines.