• Supervise, monitor, and support development team members, particularly focused on institutional giving and funder organizing. • Represent Grassroots International in leadership roles in funder networks and alliances, through organizing briefings, workshops, public speaking, and attending events and meetings as needed. • Work in partnership with the Director of Global Philanthropy to create a fundraising plan and budget. • Align philanthropic programs with the Strategic Plan and multiyear goals. • Work closely with the DGP and development team to coordinate fundraising opportunities and monitor the department’s progress toward annual budget benchmarks. • Oversee and coordinate initiatives to engage philanthropic advisors and impact investors, including coordinating with the Director of Global Philanthropy to maximize organizational impact. • Keep abreast of trends in giving and philanthropy. Share and apply best practices to help inform the growth and success of Grassroots' fundraising programs. • Develop and maintain relationships with funders and family foundations with significant wealth; Secure unrestricted multi-year commitments. • Provide support to the co-EDs and the Director of Global Philanthropy to manage their funder portfolio, including strategy, research, and preparation for networking opportunities. • Facilitate funder engagement in alignment with our political analysis. • Develop, write, review, and/or edit proposals and reports together with in assistance to the philanthropic partnerships manager. • Coordinate and maintain an efficient system for the collection of internal information, such as funder research, short-term, and long-term goals, networking and conferences, and other pertinent funder information. • Create and oversee strategies to re-engage lapsed funders. • Develop and raise targeted funds, such as our crisis-response fund, for specific geographically-based and issue-focused initiatives. • Assure compliance with GRI’s gift acceptance policy. • Perform additional tasks as called upon by the Global Philanthropy Director.