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As a member of the Foundations, Governments & Major Gifts Unit, the Philanthropy Officer will provide strategic support aimed at achieving revenue targets across institutional and individual donors. This will include informing decision-making around new funding opportunities and donor prospects, supporting the development of high-quality donor reports and proposals, and helping to organize virtual and in-person cultivation events. This is an exciting opportunity for an early career professional to gain exposure and meaningfully contribute to strategies to increase funding from Fòs Feminista’s top donor segments, scaling up resourcing for our global alliance of feminist partners.

The Philanthropy Officer reports to the Senior Philanthropy Officer in the Foundations, Governments & Major Gifts Unit.

•    Support preparation for virtual and in-person donor meetings, including by developing research and briefing memos on current/prospective donors 
•    Develop briefing memos on new funding opportunities to facilitate decision-making
•    Support the coordination of donor reports across finance, M&E, advocacy, and programs staff, establishing timelines and work distribution among teams and drafting reports for institutional and select major donors as needed.
•    Contribute to the development of donor proposals, drafting proposal content as needed and preparing attachments
•    Develop and sustain collaborative working relationships with programs and advocacy staff to gather stories of impact
•    Devise creative ways to update top supporters on the work of Fòs Feminista, including contributing to materials that make the case for our work (e.g., brochures, website sections, videos, case statements, etc.).
•    Support the organization of special events for donors and prospects in key geographic hubs in the United States as well as donor trips to visit Fòs Feminista partner organizations in the Global South, fostering authentic connection to the work of our partners and the women, girls, and gender-diverse people they reach
•    Maintain an annual grants calendar to track reporting deadlines and other donor deliverables, and regularly update the library of donor proposals and grant agreements
•    Ensure the timely entry of donor communications into Salesforce (including phone calls, emails, meeting reports, etc.), ensuring the integrity of the database by maintaining up-to-date and accurate donor information.
•    Carry out other administrative duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications
•    A bachelor’s degree in non-profit management and fundraising, public health, gender studies, or a related field
•    A minimum of 3-4 years of related professional experience, including with women’s rights or social justice organizations