Institutional Giving Associate

Responsibilities

• Support a portfolio of institutional funders by assisting with cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and renewal activities.
• Develop compelling grant proposals, reports, budgets, letters of inquiry, and other funding materials in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Conduct prospect research to identify new foundation and institutional funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
• Collapse coordination of proposal development, reporting schedules, funding agreements, and grant deliverables to ensure deadlines are met.
• Participate in funder meetings, presentations, and stewardship activities alongside the Director of Institutional Giving.
• Collaborate across departments to gather programmatic and financial information, communicate impact, and support successful grant administration.

Qualifications

• Experience in institutional giving, grant writing, foundation relations, nonprofit fundraising, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success writing persuasive grant proposals and supporting donor or funder relationships.
• Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience conducting prospect research and translating complex information into compelling funding narratives.
• Passion for environmental protection, racial justice, civic engagement, and mission-driven work.

Compensation and Benefits

• This position offers an annual salary of $90,000 to $95,000, based on experience, along with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with employer match, generous paid time off, paid holidays, a year-end office closure, and a flexible hybrid work environment with a four-day work week for much of the year.

About Our Search Firm

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online. Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.