Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Inc.

Foundation Relations Officer

Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in foundation relations, fundraising, or relationship management
  • Experience managing relationships through the grant cycle
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to align fundraising with organizational goals
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills
  • Experience synthesizing complex information into narratives

Responsibilities

  • Manage a portfolio of 60-80 institutional funders
  • Cultivate relationships to increase grant and gift sizes
  • Develop fundraising plans aligned with organizational priorities
  • Lead the creation of proposals, reports, and budgets
  • Collaborate with internal teams to gather funding data
  • Maintain relationships through ongoing communication and stewardship
  • Track portfolio performance and ensure compliance
  • Keep accurate records in fundraising systems

Benefits

  • Medical/Vision/Dental coverage with extended mental health support
  • Accrued PTO and Sick Time
  • 401k contributions after one year of service
  • Employee Loan Program
  • Employee Assistance Program and WorkLife Partnership
  • Paid Family Leave and Paid Parental Leave
  • Additional perks as listed on the company website
Full Job Description
Abortion Care: At PPRM, we all work in abortion care. This role supports abortion care through direct clinical triage, patient education, and follow-up, ensuring timely and empathetic support to those navigating abortion services.

Schedule: Full-time; Exempt; Benefits Eligible

Our Ideal Candidate:

Experience Requirements:

  • 5 years of demonstrated experience in foundation relations, fundraising, or relationship management
  • Experience managing funder portfolios and advancing relationships through all stages of the giving/grant cycle


Education Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience


Knowledge/Skills Requirements:

  • Strong verbal/written communication skills, including proposal and report writing
  • Strategic thinking and ability to align fundraising with organizational priorities
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Ability to synthesize complex programmatic and financial information into compelling narratives
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and manage multiple deadlines
  • Ideal candidates will be requested to submit writing samples related to job expectations.


What You'll Do:

  • Manage and grow a portfolio of 60-80 institutional funders, advancing relationships through prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
  • Build relationships with prospects and existing funders to increase grant/gift size over time
  • Develop and implement strategic fundraising plans aligned with organizational priorities
  • Lead or coordinate the development of grant proposals, reports, budgets, and supporting materials
  • Collaborate with program, finance, communications, and development teams to gather data and align funding opportunities
  • Maintain strong funder relationships through ongoing communication and stewardship activities
  • Track portfolio performance, manage deadlines, and ensure compliance with all funder requirements
  • Maintain accurate records in fundraising systems and support portfolio analysis and reporting


Key Approaches to the Work:

Strategic Decision Maker: You are an effective decision-maker who can assess information and determine appropriate next steps in both immediate and long-term situations. You translate strategy into action and ensure goals are met and results are achieved.

Effective Communicator and Culture Steward: You use strong verbal and written communication skills to build relationships, understand stakeholder needs, and navigate complex situations. You are comfortable with accountability and foster a positive and collaborative work environment.

Collaborative Relationship Builder: You build authentic, trust-based relationships with internal stakeholders and external funders. You partner effectively across departments to advance shared fundraising goals.

Detail-Oriented Project Manager: You manage deadlines, funder requirements, and deliverables with precision, ensuring engagement and accuracy across all submissions.

Salary Range: $73,989.15 - $93,727.24
*Although our full pay range is included above, the budgeted hiring range for new hires is $73,989.15 - $83,858.19 and based on related professional experience

Benefits:

  • Medical/Vision/Dental, with extended mental health coverage.
  • Accrued PTO and Sick Time
  • 401k/Safe Harbor Contributions (PPRM contributes up to 3% of your pay to your 401k after 1 year of service).
  • Employee Loan Program
  • Employee Assistance Program and WorkLife Partnership.
  • Paid Family Leave/Paid Parental Leave and MORE!


To learn more about our amazing benefits visit us HERE.

COVID-19 Protocol: Vaccination against COVID-19 will no longer be a condition of employment. However, all Health Center/Patient or Community Facing Employees, must have the COVID vaccine or wear a mask at all times beginning November 1st. Proof must be uploaded upon hire. You will upload a picture or pdf of your vaccination card(s) prior to your start date.

Flu Protocol: All employees working directly with patients, the community or working in a health center will be required to have the flu shot or wear a mask during patient/community contact or while in the health center from November 1 - April 30 each year (Flu Season). Proof must be uploaded upon hire. You will upload a picture or pdf of your vaccination card(s) prior to your start date.

About Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Inc.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or simply Planned Parenthood, is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care in the United States and globally. It is a tax-exempt corporation under Internal Revenue Code section 501 and a member association of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. PPFA has its roots in Brooklyn, New York, where Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, in 1916. Sanger founded the American Birth Control League in 1921, and 14 years after her exit as its president, ABCL's successor organization became Planned Parenthood in 1942. Planned Parenthood consists of 159 medical and non-medical affiliates, which operate over 600 health clinics in the United States. It partners with organizations in 12 countries globally. The organization directly provides a variety of reproductive health services and sexual education, contributes to research in reproductive technology and advocates for the protection and expansion of reproductive rights. Research shows that closures of Planned Parenthood clinics lead to increases in maternal mortality rates. PPFA is the largest single provider of reproductive health services and the largest single provider of abortion, in the United States. In their 2014 Annual Report, PPFA reported seeing over 2.5 million patients in over 4 million clinical visits and performing a total of nearly 9.5 million discrete services including 324,000 abortions. Its combined annual revenue is US$1.3 billion, including approximately $530 million in government funding such as Medicaid reimbursements. Throughout its history, PPFA and its member clinics have experienced support, controversy, protests, and violent attacks.
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