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Company

Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK · 5 days ago

Sr Director, Philanthropic Partnerships

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$120K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Establish partnerships with philanthropic and non-profit organizations to fund high-impact projects as well as critical coverage areas for Gannett’s 200+ local newsrooms, including coordinating records of grant revenue.

Directly solicit contributions from charitable organizations to support new and existing initiatives.

Collaborate with local and national news teams on upcoming projects to develop grant requests and proposals. Write and submit grant requests and partnership proposals.

Manage routine communication with partners and funders, including the preparation and submission of impact assessments, audience and financial reports and other information as requested to satisfy grant requirements.

Collaborate with internal legal and standards teams to ensure grant requests, proposals and expenditures follow established guidelines for compliance and independence.

Identify and execute new processes to simplify and organize the grant funding pipeline across the organization.

Be the subject matter expert regarding philanthropic partnership strategy, helping to educate newsroom leaders and inform Executive Leadership on the roadmap.

Manage a growing P&L.

Manage a team of grant writing experts.

Qualification

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Philanthropic partnershipsGrant writingP&L managementFundraisingTeam managementLocal journalism backgroundBelonging

Required

Bachelor's or master’s degree in journalism or any other subject or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

At least five years of experience in development, grant writing and administration.

At least five years of experience managing teams.

Demonstrated success in running a P&L and delivering on financial goals.

Demonstrated commitment to inclusion and belonging and creating teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Preferred

Ideal candidates will have a background in local journalism and have pre-existing relationships with philanthropic and non-profits active in supporting journalism.

Company

Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

Glassdoor

3.0

Gannett Co., Inc.

Founded in 1906

Mclean, Virginia, USA

10,001+ employees

http://www.gannett.com

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