
Director of Institutional Giving
- New York City, NY
- $90,000-110,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and implement a comprehensive institutional giving strategy to secure and grow funding from foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
- Set and monitor annual revenue goals, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.
- Serve as the lead relationship manager for a portfolio of high-value institutional funders.
- Partner with the Managing Director of Development and Executive Director to cultivate and solicit transformational gifts.
- Identify, research, and qualify new funding prospects aligned with mission and priorities.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with institutional funders through consistent stewardship, impact reporting, and strategic engagement opportunities.
- Lead proposal and report development, ensuring compelling cases for support and accurate, timely submissions.
- Represent the organization at funder meetings, site visits, and networking events.
- Manage the full grants lifecycle, including tracking deadlines, coordinating inputs from program and finance teams, and ensuring compliance with all requirements.
- Develop high-quality written materials, including LOIs, proposals, budgets, and interim/final reports.
- Maintain accurate records of institutional prospects, proposals, and gifts in the donor database.
- Partner with program, finance, and communications staff to develop compelling narratives, accurate budgets, and measurable outcomes.
- Support board members and senior leadership in engaging with institutional partners.
- Supervise the Institutional Giving Manager.
- Minimum 7 years of professional fundraising experience, with at least 3 years focused on institutional giving.
- Demonstrated success securing six-figure grants and multi-year awards.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to tailor messaging for diverse funders.
- Strong relationship-building skills and proven ability to engage senior-level funders.
- Experience managing the grants lifecycle from prospecting to stewardship.
- Familiarity with donor databases (preferably Raiser’s Edge) and project management tools.
- Commitment to BCNY’s mission and a passion for advancing equity and opportunity for New York City youth.