Director, Foundation Relations, Non-Profit, Advocacy organization - Massachusetts, United States - Conservation Law Foundation

Description

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is seeking a Director of

Foundation Relations to support the mission of the organization by

overseeing and enhancing CLF's foundations portfolio and growing

the total grant support for the organization. The Director serves

as an integral senior member of the Development team and reports to

the Senior Vice President for Development. This is a full-time,

exempt position located in Boston with some opportunity for remote

work.

What you'll do:

• Oversee the Foundation Relations team, including a Senior
  
  Manager and Coordinator, ensuring excellent supervision and
  
  mentorship;
• Develop and implement comprehensive annual foundation
  
  fundraising plans together with specific plans for every identified
  
  foundation prospect, working collaboratively with Program and State
  
  Vice Presidents;
• Prepare foundation proposals and reports, working in close
  
  collaboration with Program and State Vice Presidents and staff and
  
  the Finance team. Draft or coordinate the drafting of all
  
  foundation communication materials, including acknowledgement
  
  letters, proposals, reports, and updates;
• Maintain and continue to develop relationships with existing
  
  funders as well as conduct ongoing research to identify potential
  
  new funders. Develop strategies for cultivating relationships with
  
  them;
• Ensure that CLF meets annual and long-term foundation
  
  fundraising goals and work with the team to track actual numbers
  
  against goal. Work with Development and Finance department staff to
  
  ensure that there is a shared system for the accurate and timely
  
  tracking, monitoring, and reporting of foundation monies
  
  raised;
• Ensure that program staff and board members have the
  
  information and support they need to forge and maintain productive
  
  foundation relationships;
• Supervise the creation and maintenance of templates, models,
  
  and systems for facilitating and tracking foundation fundraising
  
  plans and assignments, working with relevant Development staff in
  
  the process;
• Support efforts to enhance and expand existing advocacy work
  
  with new foundation funding;
• Collaborate with the rest of the Development team, Finance,
  
  Communications, and Board Development Committees on fundraising and
  
  membership development;
• Contribute to CLF's commitment to diversity, equity and

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 8 years of relevant development
  
  and supervisory experience;
• Excellent professional writing, editing, and communication
  
  skills;
• Excellent coordination, organization, and project management
  
  skills, including collaborating with colleagues in remote
  
  offices;
• Attention to detail and timeliness in responding to requests
  
  from prospective donors, partners, and colleagues;
• High-level technology literacy with Microsoft Office suite
  
  (SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), online research, and donor
  
  databases (Raiser's Edge preferred);
• Believe passionately in CLF mission;
• Commitment to environmental justice, diversity, equity, and
  
  inclusion;
• Willingness to travel within New England.

About CLF

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) protects New England's

environment for the benefit of all people. A non-profit,

member-supported organization, CLF uses the law, science and the

market to solve the region's most challenging environmental

problems from climate change to ocean conservation to

transportation. Every day, CLF advocates stand up for New

Englanders—in state houses, court houses and board rooms,

regulatory hearings and community gatherings—to forge innovative

paths to environmental progress and economic prosperity for all in

our region. To that end, CLF works with communities of color, and

those that are economically or otherwise disadvantaged, which often

suffer disproportionately the impacts of environmental

degradation.

CLF is committed to representing New England's diversity in our

staff, volunteers, boards, and membership and creating a positive,

inclusive workplace culture where all can thrive. People of color

are encouraged to apply.

Salary & Benefits

CLF offers a competitive salary, an extensive benefits plan, and

an open, inclusive, and accepting work environment where

differences are highly respected. The starting salary range for the

position is $110,000 – $132,000; actual salary will reflect

experience and qualifications.

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