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Greater Chicago Food Depository
Chicago, Illinois
About Greater Chicago Food Depository
The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, is a nonprofit food distribution and training center providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in our community. The Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of 600 pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to 500,000 adults and children in Cook County every year. Last year, the Food Depository distributed 46 million pounds of nonperishable food and fresh produce, dairy products and meat, the equivalent of 95,000 meals every day. The Food Depository’s programs and services for children, older adults and the unemployed and underemployed address the root causes of hunger. For more information, log onto
www.chicagosfoodbank.org or call 773-247-FOOD.
Position Description
Supports institutional giving efforts at the Food Depository. Prepares grant proposals, reports and correspondence in accordance with donors' guidelines and criteria.
Job Responsibilities
- 1. Prepare annual grant proposals and reports for corporate, foundation and organization partners, under the direction of the Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager.
- 2. Prepare program budgets and other financial reports, under the direction of the Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager.
- 3. Process corporate tribute gifts, ensuring the highest degree of customer service to each donor and timely acknowledgment to donors and recipients.
- 4. Prepare annual mailings to small businesses and organizational donors.
- 5. Process acknowledgement letters for all institutional gifts in a timely manner.
- 6. Conduct research to determine new donors and find supporting statistics for grant proposals.
- 7. Participate in planning and goal setting for the External Affairs department and collaborate on donor strategies as needed.
- 8. Support Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager on special projects and events.
- 9. Update and maintain electronic, hard copy and Raiser's Edge records
- 10. Other duties as assigned.
Application Qualifications
- Commitment to organization's mission.
- Bachelor's degree.
- 2+ years development experience.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work with a wide variety of external and internal contacts.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines.
- Presentation skills.
- Detail-oriented.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook.
- Raiser's Edge knowledge highly desirable.
- Grant writing experience required.
- Writing sample required.
Deadline
Open
How to Apply
Send resume to:
Human Resources
Greater Chicago Food Depository
4100 W. Ann Lurie Place
Chicago, IL 60632
Application Contact
Lorena Alvarez
lalvarez@gcfd.org