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About Our Organization

The Baltimore Banner is a nonprofit newsroom founded to bring high-quality local journalism to the Baltimore metro area. We are creating a vibrant, strong, trustworthy, and sustainable news organization, seeking to re-imagine the future of local news. Using a multi-platform news operation, covering a broad range of topics from local government to culture and the arts. We tell stories that reflect the community, connecting neighbors, holding government institutions accountable, and making sense of the world. All this work is grounded in truth. We believe we can contribute to a more vibrant, informed, and whole Baltimore, surrounding counties, and the state of Maryland. 

About the Role

The Baltimore Banner is seeking a Senior Manager of Institutional Giving to join a growing Philanthropy team to expand The Banner’s efforts securing funding from institutional sources. The Senior Manager of Institutional Giving would collaborate across the organization to develop competitive proposals for local and regional opportunities by conducting project and prospect research; developing customized cultivation and solicitation strategies; writing proposals and reports; managing a grant production schedule; maintaining accurate electronic donor records and hard files; and managing the stewardship of grantors. This position reports to the Director of Philanthropy and is located in Baltimore, Maryland. 

Responsibilities

• Develop competitive proposals and persuasive narratives for current and future-year fundraising priorities
• Oversee both the pre-award and post-award activity including coordinating receipt of award documentation, maintaining proposal and funding records in database systems
• Prepare scheduled and special grant reports, studies and analyses.
• Meet grant deadlines and build a Master Grants Calendar
• Build and manage a portfolio of approximately 50 institutional relationships; manage relationships with a diversified network of funding organizations locally, regionally and nationally.
• Conduct research on continual basis to identify potential funding sources
• Stay abreast of current trends in philanthropy and best practices in fundraising
• Forge strong working relationships with staff throughout organization to maximize fundraising opportunities

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of grant writing experience with a proven record of successful fundraising through grants and donor solicitation
• Proficiency with donor databases; Raiser’s Edge/NXT preferred
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with colleagues

Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We constantly review all teammates’ pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equal across the board.

Our health and wellness benefits include:

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Retirement savings - 401K plan offered through Human Interest, with a company match
• Student Loan Debt Repayment Assistance for qualified employees
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HSA., and coverage for family/dependents
• Sick Leave eligible for rollover 
• Commuter Benefits
• 11 Paid National Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Parental Leave
• Company paid access to a wellness platform to support mental, financial and physical wellbeing

Our Core Values:

• Do what’s right. Honesty, morality, respect and the mission guide our actions and decisions. By doing the right thing, we inspire others to believe.
• Work together. We collaborate to create something special. Together we challenge assumptions, trust each other, take risks, and foster transparent and direct communication.
• Listen to be heard. Our stories are trustworthy. They are inspired by and created for our readers. Their story is our story. Communities are at the center of our journalism, and everything we do.
• Deliver impactful results. Acting as one accountable team and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, we deliver bold and innovative results. We act fast, execute and learn. We celebrate great outcomes.
• Be inclusive. We celebrate the uniqueness of each individual and act by curating a culture that leverages diverse perspectives as the key to fulfilling our mission. The Banner is for all of us.

The Venetoulis Institute embraces diversity and inclusion, and we are wholeheartedly committed to being proactive in inspiring a culture of inclusion across our organization. We are dedicated to establishing an organization that reflects the fundamental respect for different ways of working and living, and we assure every employee the opportunity to reach their full potential.

We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation due to a disability to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected] to request accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may include, but are not limited to, adjustments in the application process, modifications or assistance regarding job interviews, and accommodations to enable access to our facilities. We appreciate the value that individuals with disabilities bring to our workforce and encourage applicants with disabilities to disclose their needs for accommodation to facilitate a smooth and inclusive recruitment experience.