Director of Institutional Giving

Trinity Park Conservancy

Director of Institutional Giving

Position Description

The Director of Institutional Giving will support corporate and foundation giving programs and advise on long-term advancement department strategy. The position will work closely with the Development Committee and senior stakeholders to support all fundraising goals of the Conservancy, including the Campaign for Harold Simmons Park.

This position will be an integral and prominent part of the team that transforms the heart of Dallas to unite people with nature and with one another. The Director of Institutional Giving will contribute crucial industry knowledge and relationship-building expertise to garner the deep and broad support needed to realize this vision.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Manage a Portfolio:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute effective cultivation and solicitation initiatives for current and prospective donors to deepen relationships and increase financial or in-kind support.
• Advise the ongoing discovery of new corporate and foundation prospects and re-engagement of lapsed institutional funders.
• Work with contract grant support to build a pipeline of corporate and foundation support.
• Support senior leaders’ effective participation in development-related activities, including prospect research, moves management strategies, and follow-up actions.

Manage Projects:

• Direct the creation and execution of mailings, events, collateral, and print/digital communications to support institutional funder relations.
• Work with the Advancement Manager to ensure the database is supportive of targeted/segmented moves management plans.
• Actively partner with the CAO and board leadership on committee management and robust engagement of board members.

Exhibit Internal Leadership:

• Participate in goal-setting, analysis, and reporting for all fundraising activities.

• Explore and support the addition/adoption of staff, contracts, technology, and tools that optimize processes and foster best-in-class operations.

• Contribute to building a culture of philanthropy across the organization.

• Model professionalism and a solutions-oriented mindset.

• Contribute to organizational equity goals and objectives.

Preferred Background and Skills

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in oversight of institutional support, with a demonstrated track record of measurable growth over time.

• Familiarity with the Dallas non-profit landscape and philanthropic community.

• Experience working cross-departmentally with programming, communications, finance, etc.

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

• Strong attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.

• A collaborative mindset and impeccable integrity.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate with acceptable qualifications could expect to earn $80,000 per year, while a candidate

with exceptional qualifications could expect to earn up to $140,000 per year. The Conservancy

currently bears 100% of employee medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance.

Annual professional development budgets are allotted for all staff.

About Trinity Park Conservancy

Currently thirteen people from diverse backgrounds including Paul Quinn College, Telemundo, SeaWorld, the Atlanta Braves, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas ISD, and more. We value integrity, creativity, excellence, positivity, and flexibility. The organization and the team are in a growth phase, with near-term growth in every department’s workstream. The team is mostly in-person, 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.

The mission of Trinity Park Conservancy is to champion the transformation of the Trinity River to become the heart of Dallas. With the community, we design public spaces that unite us, enrich people’s lives through access to nature, that create economic development opportunities, and inspire protection for the river ecosystems in this shared natural treasure.

To Apply

Send us an email via info@tpcdallas.org with “Director of Institutional Giving” in the subject line, with answers to the questions below, and your resume (including preferred pronouns) attached.

Questions:

• What about this organization interests you?

• What about this job interests you?

• How would you describe your personality at work?

• What type of work environment brings out your most authentic participation, your best ideas, and your highest-quality work?

Trinity Park Conservancy is an equal-opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions

without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran

status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.