Under the direction of the Director of Advancement, the Institutional Giving Manager (“the Manager”) oversees a robust grants program to ensure stable and increasing support from institutional funders (foundations, corporate and government) to achieve annual operating, capital and endowment fundraising goals. Foundation giving currently provides $2.4 million in annual contributions to the Center, and is anticipated to increase substantially in the next 3-5 years. To lead efforts to grow giving from foundations, while also sustaining funding from government and corporate donors, the Manager oversees an ambitious grants calendar, managing relationships with existing funders, researching prospects, and cultivating new relationships. The Institutional Giving Manager partners closely with the Senior Director of Programs, as well as the Executive Director, to define and drive institutional funding strategies, and effectively leverages senior leadership to implement strategic requests, while also delivering against deadlines for proposals, reports, and inquiries. This position plays an important role as a link between the Center’s work on the ground and key institutional donors.