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Vice President of Foundation and Institutional Relations
Job Description
Vice President of Foundation and Institutional Relations
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About BGCSM
For 96 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan (BGCSM) has been serving youth and their families in and around Detroit, fulfilling our mission to enable youth to become career, start-up, and homeowner ready. BGCSM serves 21,000 people annually including 14,000 registered members across three counties. Our multi-generational approach provides youth with an ecosystem of places, programs and partners committed to helping them move toward self efficacy. BGCSM?s long-term goal is to become an economic mobility hub providing the resources and opportunities needed for youth, families, and entrepreneurs to climb the mobility ladder while driving neighborhood revitalization.
To learn more about BGCSM visit www.bgcsm.org and follow us on social media on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
About the position
This is a senior-level position that is primarily responsible for developing and implementing a strategic foundation and institutional grant program that includes identifying, cultivating and soliciting foundations for financial support. The current foundation and institutional grant portfolio represents a healthy mix of private foundation and government sources. In 2023, BGCSM will launch a Century Campaign ending in 2026. This position will be a key contributor to the campaign goals and success. Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan has a robust and aggressive strategic vision for ensuring youth are career, start-up and homeowner ready. While the pace is fast, we are seeking an expert who can help ensure we are proactively engaging with our partners and driving toward the mission of the organization.
Essential Job Functions (not limited to):
Serve as grants point person and subject matter expert, with a proven record of successfully seeking and identifying government and private foundation grant opportunities
Oversee grant writing function of the organization, including managing grant writing staff and partners
Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward relationships that will enhance BGCSM?s profile in the funder community
Proactively oversee grants operations across various teams
Ensure compliance with government grant requirements
Orchestrate BGCSM?s role in the grant lifecycle
Collaborate with program and finance departments to ensure full compliance
Translate organization-wide priorities to potential funders
Engender support from BGCSM?s diverse stakeholder groups
Oversee compliance with passthrough grants from Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Align grant opportunities to BGCSM?s strategic priorities
Prepare reporting as required by granting agencies.
Maintain a proposal calendar to ensure that all applications, reporting and renewal deadlines are met
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