The AIM Institute is an innovative not-for-profit organization that grows a strong and diverse tech community through education, career development, and outreach.
We are seeking a skilled Grants Manager to play a pivotal role in securing financial support from foundations, corporations, and government entities. Their primary purpose is to ensure AIM’s sustainability by effectively raising funds for both general operational needs and specific programs and projects. This is done through a multifaceted approach that includes research, proposal writing, tracking, reporting, relationship building, and strategic planning. Overall, the Grants Manager serves as a catalyst for fundraising success, leveraging their communication skills, strategic thinking, and proactive approach to inspire support for AIM’s mission and goals.
Essential Job Functions:
- Serve as a key member of the Philanthropy Team and manage grant staff.
- Responsible for leading the full range of activities required to prepare, submit, and manage grant proposals from individual, family, corporate foundations, and federal and state government entities.
- Write proposals, prepare budgets, reports and other ancillary materials needed for strong applications and ensure proper reporting compliance with all grant funders.
- Conducts thorough research, understanding funder priorities and articulates how AIM’s mission aligns with these priorities.
- Develop and foster relationships with grant funders through personal communication, face to face meetings, phone calls, emails, written correspondence, etc.
- Arrange for on-site tours, make appointments for President and CEO, members of the development team and others with donors and potential funders.
- Provide meaningful stewardship and cultivation for new and existing donors by managing Acknowledgement SOP, implementing processes related to the donor stewardship/cultivation plan.
- Manage existing grants by tracking progress, developing internal reporting systems, writing reports, maintaining excellent historical records, working with staff to ensure each project or program is meeting proposal conditions and expectations.
- Serves as lead staff to maintain current records in database (NetSuite), track metrics, contracts, communication and all touch points with donors and prospective funders.
- Manage a large donor portfolio of foundation/grant funders.
- Monitor and manage grants income goals.
- Manage invoicing process for the Philanthropy Team and ensure outstanding account receivables are realized.
- Effectively convey the organization’s mission, vision, and programs to donors and potential funders.
- Speak and write persuasively about the mission, programs, and needs of AIM.
- Complete and facilitate grant hand-off notes and meetings.
- Serve as the staff member assigned to take notes at the fundraising committee of the board of directors.
- Assist in developing and delivering annual impact report at the end of each year.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in technology, business, communications, or related field
- Minimum of five years’ experience with grant writing and management
- Proven track record of raising money from foundation/government sources
- Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies
- Knowledge and familiarity with research techniques for fundraising prospects
- A proven track record of building strong client relationships
- Experience with budget development and monitoring
- Knowledge of grant contracts and agreements
- Experience in program development, metric tracking, and reporting
- Experience in a CRM software system preferred
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AIM is an EOE/M/F/D/V
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $57,000.00 - $67,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- Evenings as needed
- Weekends as needed
Work setting:
Ability to Relocate:
- Omaha, NE 68102: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Omaha, NE 68102