Manager - Corporate and Foundation Giving

Since we opened our doors in 1998, YES Prep has continuously redefined possible for students, families and the public education system at large. Today, with 15 schools in operation, serving 10,000 students throughout Houston, YES Prep is living proof that different outcomes are possible when students from low-income communities are given access to high-quality educational opportunities.

The Manager, Corporate and Foundation Giving helps YES Prep raise the funds needed to achieve its ambitious growth plan by managing a diverse portfolio of foundation and corporate donors. The Manager, Corporate and Foundation Giving is responsible for a full range of fundraising activities including identifying opportunities, creating proposals, and managing ongoing donor relationships.

* Collaborate with the Director of Advancement to establish strategy, goals, and objectives for grant based fundraising to meet annual and multi-year team fundraising needs; * Research local and national grantmakers to find fundraising opportunities for YES Prep; * Create compelling requests for funds by gathering information from campus and Home Office teams; * Prepare proposals, including supporting data, budgets, and other necessary information; * Develop organizational systems to ensure all proposals are submitted on time and with the highest degree of quality; * Utilize Salesforce to track and manage data pertaining to foundation and corporate donors; * Build and maintain ongoing relationships with donors in portfolio * Manage follow-up activities for awarded grants, including acceptance letters and written agreements; * Provide donors with timely, relevant, and meaningful communication regarding the impact of their gift, including grant reports, thank you calls, visits, and other forms of acknowledgment; * Manage a calendar for all active grants and proposals to meet all grant requirements * Engage members of the YES Prep Board of Directors in supporting the full range of activities related to funding requests and stewarding donors; * Create and maintain up-to-date organizational information to support the Advancement team’s efforts to share the YES Prep story with the external community; * Collaborate with the Director of Content to create and maintain a collection of prose, stories, data, and other meaningful and relevant knowledge that captures the YES Prep story, to be shared and used by the CEO, senior leaders, the Advancement team, the Communications and Marketing team, Board members, and community volunteers; * Create and update graphical illustrations about YES Prep’s success to enhance quality and persuasiveness of funding requests and donor reports; * Collaborate with and support other members of the Advancement team toward achieving the overall team goals, including selected support for YES Prep’s flagship events as needed; * Additional duties as assigned. **Professional Expectations:** * Display an exemplary sense of accountability; an orientation toward problem-solving and results * Possess a high degree of self-awareness, including a desire for regular feedback and professional growth * Demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible * Participate in workshops, seminars, and conferences to enhance knowledge and skills * Demonstrate knowledge, and support of YES Prep’s mission, values, standards, policies and procedures, confidentiality standards, Employee Field Guide expectations, and code of ethical behavior as stated in the Field Guide * Ability to perform a variety of tasks, often changing assignments on short notice, with little to no direction * Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with others * Ensure compliance with all state and federal laws, local board policies, administrative guidelines, and the Texas Educators’ Code of Ethics * Serve as appropriate role model for YES Prep colleagues, students, staff, and parents * Conduct self in a professional manner at all times

* Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep * Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback * Demonstrated ability to work on a team * A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional * Belief that every student can and will achieve * Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment * Excellent written communication skills * Exceptional storytelling abilities and a desire to engage and inspire others through the YES Prep Story * Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once * Detail-oriented and self-directed * Initiator, problem-solver, and creative thinker * Ability to maintain emotional control under stress * Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: * Frequent prolonged and irregular hours of duty * Some light manual labor * Endure inclement weather conditions to provide for student safety Education/Certification: * Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution Experience: * Two years’ experience in sales, fundraising, grant-writing, external relations, or comparable field preferred; may substitute evidence of strong writing and relationship management experience obtained in another field (e.g., English teacher; communications or public relations) * Superior oral and written communication skills, and the ability to inspire & engage through effective oral and written presentations * Demonstrated success in managing effective relationships * Outstanding maturity and presence with executive-level donors * Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to engage with individuals from a diversity of backgrounds * Outstanding attention to detail and self-directed * Experience facilitating meetings and managing projects * Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment * Proficiency in MS Office * Proficiency in Salesforce CRM or a comparable cloud based CRM application