Overview

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) is excited to offer a new Part-Time Grants Assistant position, responsible for supporting MMDG’s institutional fundraising efforts and carrying out related administrative duties.

Reporting to the Institutional Giving Manager, this position works closely with members of all other departments and supports collecting and managing of statistics on programs, the drafting of applications, and submission of funder reports for a range of funders, from private foundation to local, state, and federal grant resources. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to begin their career as a grants professional in the arts and gain an overview of institutional fundraising. The Grants Assistant joins the organization at a pivotal moment as we grow contributed revenue from institutions, continue to advance our core values in our work, and engage our global community in-person and online.

The successful candidate joins a community of kind and dedicated arts and administrative professionals who are propelled by Mark Morris’s commitment to artistic excellence, access to the arts, and the impact that the arts have in connecting and engaging communities. MMDG is committed to ongoing and sustained equity and inclusion work. All staff are expected to be actively engaged and dedicated to upholding our core values: celebrating our diverse community, pursuing excellence in all that we do, advancing access, exposure, and opportunity to dance and music, and cultivating creativity. Staff members also have opportunities to shape the culture of the organization through our Work, Life and Culture Committee working groups at a time when we are revamping our IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) action plan, initiating an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) strategic plan, and more.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Assist in coordinating, preparing, and drafting materials for select government, corporate, and foundation grant requests and reports.
  • Prepare compelling supplemental materials (i.e., photos, videos, quotes, etc.) representing MMDG programs and activities to be used in grant applications and reports.
  • Collect and synthesize relevant data and statistics regarding program attendance, the organization, and community for use in proposal writing.
  • Draft gift acknowledgement letters and receipts.
  • Collaborate with the Marketing Team to ensure appropriate funder acknowledgements and logos are included on website and in collateral materials (i.e., annual reports and performance programs etc.).
  • Maintain current and complete files for all grants.
  • Ensure data integrity through accurate pledge/gift documentation in collaboration with MMDG’s Data Enty Assistant and Finance Team.
  • Conduct grant research and make recommendations to Institutional Giving Manager and Director of Development to support organizational fundraising goals for programs, general operating funds, and capital needs.
  • Supports cross departmental collaborations on fundraising and other organizational efforts.
  • Other duties as assigned.

    

You will be successful in this role if you:

  • Write Well and Consider Context – You write succinctly. You consider not only the content of your writing but the context in which it will be read.
  • Prize Punctuality – You meet and beat deadlines.
  • Are Independent and Intuitive – You can work autonomously with minimum supervision but also know when you need to seek advice from your peers.
  • Thrive on Excellence, Candor and Change – You have an active interest in growing your skills. You appreciate earnest feedback on how to improve applications and reports that you draft.
  • Enjoy Details – You find joy in owning an ever-evolving set of facts and figures about our broad base of programs. You take pride in your grammar skills.
  • Align with our Core Values – You work well with others towards a common purpose to achieve shared goals by developing and maintaining responsive, cooperative, and mutually beneficial internal and external relationships.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 1-2 years of experience in non-profit grant writing or another writing practice that is clear, concise, and analytic in style.
  • Previous experience with government and private foundation funders preferred but not required.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Excel.
  • Experience with project management software and database systems preferred but not required.
  • Compliance with MMDG COVID-19 Safety Plan and Vaccination Policy.

SCHEDULE: 24 hours/week. We envision a Grants Assistant who works three, eight-hour days per week in our Downtown Brooklyn Mark Morris Dance Center. Days are flexible and will be determined with upon job offer. With all new positions in our development department, we require six months of on-site in-office work in order to enable comprehensive onboarding. After six months, we are open to considering remote work at the discretion of the supervising Institutional Giving Manager and Department Head.

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