Institutional Giving Coordinator

URBAN GATEWAYS

Mission: engage young people in arts experiences to inspire creativity and impact social change.

Urban Gateways remains a catalyst for creative youth voices in our city through multiple initiatives built with a broad network of local and national partnerships. Growth and innovation are the themes in the current strategic plan, making this the best time to join our dynamic, team-based staff.

Position: Institutional Giving Coordinator

Urban Gateways seeks an experienced grant writer to join its Development Department as the Institutional Giving Coordinator.

Overview

The Institutional Giving Coordinator (IGC) writes and submits funding proposals, grant applications, reports, and updates to funders. She/he will research and identify government, corporate, and foundation grant funding opportunities for the purpose of developing additional funding resources for the organization. The IGC will support the Chief Development Officer in the stewardship of institutional funders and incorporating funder representatives into special events and other recognition/benefit opportunities. S/he is responsible for coordinating the full grants portfolio, overseeing grant application and reporting deadlines, assessing eligibility for new sources, and completing the grant submission processes, including the packaging, presentation, and follow-up for each request. The optimal candidate will have excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills and will be a highly organized, creative thinker with a demonstrated background in grants management.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Manage the grants calendar to complete proposals and report documents for corporate, foundation, and government funders to meet all deadlines.
• Identify, research, and solicit prospects for new funding opportunities.
• Assist in soliciting corporate underwriting support for special events.
• Work with Program Staff and the Finance Department to gather pertinent grant information including budgets, program descriptions, and documentation.
• Assist Chief Development Officer and Individual Giving Coordinator (and other departments on occasion) with events, appeals, newsletters, meetings, etc. as needed.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in arts or education-related field or equivalent work history.
• Proven experience in writing grants and managing a grants portfolio.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Chicago’s philanthropic communities is a major plus.
• Minimum of five years of experience in the nonprofit sector, with special consideration for those with arts-education, youth- or community-based programming experience.
• Experience with Salesforce preferred.
• Detail-oriented.
• Ability to manage numerous projects and tasks while maintaining a positive attitude and cool demeanor.
• Ability to occasionally work evening and/or weekend events as needed.
• Must be a team player.

Comments: Salary is in the low to mid $40,000’s, commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits package, with generous time off, paid medical and dental insurance, and two convenient locations with flexible work options. No phone calls please. Interested Candidates should forward a cover letter and resume to hr@urbangateways.org with Institutional Giving Coordinator in the subject line.

About Urban Gateways

Urban Gateways engages young people in arts experiences to inspire creativity and impact

social change. The organization works to overcome social and economic barriers for youth to access Chicago’s artistic and cultural vitality, fostering a more creative and artistically

responsive society. Urban Gateways was founded in 1961 to connect youth to the city’s many arts and culture institutions as a vital tool for personal growth and expanded opportunities. Through a range of initiatives, young people acquire and refine artistic skills, demonstrate their talents, engage in critical thinking, explore new possibilities, and contribute to the civic discourse of our community. Urban Gateways works across the metro area and in nearly every Chicago ward, with concentrated efforts in South and West side communities. The organization conducts Arts Education, Creative Youth Development, and Civic Engagement initiatives that reach over 80,000 youth across 250 locations annually. For more information, please visit www.urbangateways.org