Sr Institutional Giving Manager

The (Sr. Institutional Giving Manager will play a critical role in securing unrestricted and institutional funds towards achieving IPAs mission and vision. This role will primarily be responsible for stewarding institutional donors and growing IPAs portfolio of unrestricted and institutional funding from foundations and other granting organizations.

The (Sr. Institutional Giving Manager will report to the Associate Director of philanthropy and will work closely with the entire philanthropy team to identify cultivate solicit and steward new institutional donors as well as maintain relationships with existing institutional donors. The (Sr. Institutional Giving Manager will also play a key role in identifying new prospects to support IPAs unrestricted revenue goals including a fiveyear $15 million capital campaign launched in Fall 2023.

Responsibilities

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• Develop and expand IPAs existing institutional donor portfolio engagement with support from Philanthropy leadership and other IPA relationship managers.

• Create a comprehensive strategy for institutional funder cultivation and stewardship including solicitation and retention based on the donors giving history and capacity.

• Manage funders and prospects relationships on a regular basis and document all actions in Salesforce.

• Design annual fundraising strategy and maintain accurate records of donor/funder outreach and solicitation plans and create reports as required by management that accurately reflect fundraising

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• Design and produce development materials and collateral (customized donor proposals booklets brochures signage etc. as appropriate with the campaign timeline.

• Plan and lead fundraising and awarenessraising events in collaboration with board members other senior staff and researchers.

• Strengthening the teams infrastructure and culture to meet philanthropic partnership and revenue goals.

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• Support Philanthropy Team in achieving annual and campaign goals in various aspects including coordinating online and inperson events targeting current and prospective funders contributing to the strategy for each event.

Qualifications

• 25 years of experience in the philanthropy sector.
• Successful track record in supporting philanthropic plans and programs.
• Strong project management abilities
• Understanding of fundraising best practices and the ability to think strategically with managing relations and stewardship.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively position the organization and communicate its vision and plans to a range of audiences.
• Ability to interact effectively with a high degree of professionalism and to forge trusting relationships with institutional funders.
• Experience working effectively and respectfully with colleagues at all levels and highlevel external stakeholders such as highnetworth individuals and organizational leaders.
• Understanding of the institutional giving landscape.
• Selfmotivated curiosity learning and adapting quickly will be essential for doing well in this position.
• Strong ability to manage up and across collaborative team player and strong interpersonal skills.
• Excels in activity and project management with a high attention to detail while mindful of the bigger picture

Preferred

• Ability and willingness to travel to visit funders and prospects.

• Familiarity with nonprofit CRM (grants and donor management) is highly preferred

Compensation:

IPAs compensation structure is designed based on the labor market for the specific geographic location where the employee is located. We are offering the following salary ranges for this position:
(Sr. Institutional Giving Manager is classified as C3 on IPAs global job structure.
For USbased employees the starting annual gross salary is $77600 with a maximum of $85000
The salary for locations outside of the US will vary depending on IPAs salary scale ranges for that specific location.

Actual base salary may vary based upon but not limited to relevant experience base salary of internal peers business sector and geographic location.

Reports to

Associate Director of philanthropy

Location

Washington DC and New York NY

About IPA

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decisionmakers to design rigorously evaluate and refine these solutions and their applications ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the worlds poor. In recent decades trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty but clear evidence of which programs succeed is rare and when evidence does exist decisionmakers often do not know about it. IPA exists to bring together leading researchers and these decisionmakers to ensure that the evidence we create leads to a tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002 IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 900 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.

Safeguarding at IPA

At Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) we are committed to creating a safe and respectful environment for all individuals particularly children and vulnerable adults. As IPA adheres to strict safeguarding principles selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards. By joining IPA you become part of a team dedicated to ethical conduct social responsibility and meaningful impact in the fight against global poverty. Together we work to create a better world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive with dignity and respect.

IPAs Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

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