Development Associate

Development Associate

Acadia Center is seeking a Development Associate to manage a pipeline of institutional and major gifts accounts. As part of the development team, you will play an integral role in advancing Acadia Center's institutional portfolio. The person in this role will support the Director, Foundation and Major Gifts in the management of existing grants, identification of new opportunities through research, proposal writing, reporting, and development of supporting materials to achieve fundraising goals and grant deliverables. This position will also work closely with teams across the organization, including programs, finance and communications to support grant implementation and donor stewardship. Acadia Center offers a creative, respectful, supportive work environment and seeks to build strong, diverse partnerships and networks.

Responsibilities

The position will have four primary areas of responsibility : (1) researching prospective foundations; (2) coordinating internal grants management; and (3) editing, drafting, and preparing foundation proposals and reports; (4) preparing meeting briefs and other collateral materials to support the leadership with donor prospecting.

• Manages the reporting process for current grants, including tracking deadlines, writing narrative reports, and working with programs team on prepare narrative reports for donors.
• Writes and edits proposals for new and renewed funding from institutional donors including philanthropic foundations, corporate foundations, family foundations and DAFs.
• Conducts research on prospective funders and grant opportunities.
• Collaborates with internal teams to effectively gather information necessary for the development and submission of funding proposals, concept notes and grant applications.
• Prepares necessary collateral materials and meeting briefs to support fundraising initiatives.
• Maintains grant calendar and ensures that the team is meeting the donor deadlines.
• Participates in donor meetings along with the leadership team.