Center for Science in the Public Interest

General

• Develop and implement the overall foundation fundraising strategy with the Senior Director of Development, Development Team, and program staff
• Set portfolio goals and coordinate outreach across the foundation fundraising program
• Oversee execution of the fundraising plan, including stewardship and growth of foundation funders
• Engage board members and organizational leadership in cultivation and stewardship efforts
• Monitor philanthropic trends, sector best practices, and evolving foundation funding priorities
• Ensure fundraising is consistent with CSPI’s Gift Acceptance Policy
• Manage and expand a portfolio of foundations, institutional funders, family foundations, and state-based foundations
• Develop annual cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and revenue strategies for assigned relationships
• Cultivate program officer relationships through meetings, calls, virtual meetings, and stewardship
• Develop and monitor annual revenue budgets for foundation funders
• Manage foundation prospect research and cultivation
• Develop and maintain foundation prospect lists and files
• Develop funder briefs, letters of inquiry, proposals, budgets, and reports with team leads
• Coach team members on budgeting and program summary preparation
• Translate CSPI’s scientific and policy work into compelling funder-ready narratives
• Draft and edit foundation fundraising letters, proposals, reports, and outreach publications
• Coordinate grant proposal and report submissions and accompanying materials
• Maintain calendars and deadlines for foundation fundraising
• Track proposal and report deadlines and ensure timely, high-quality submissions
• Develop and execute stewardship plans, including impact updates, acknowledgements, and media updates
• Maintain accurate donor records and grant tracking in donor systems
• Contribute to shared outreach mailings, funder calls, and events
• Arrange and participate in meetings between CSPI staff and foundations
• Represent CSPI to the foundation funding community and serve as staff liaison with foundations
• Report directly to the Senior Development Director
• Collaborate with executive leadership, finance, grants management, and program staff

Senior Development Officer