Institutional Giving Manager & Grant Writer

Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action seeks a half-time Institutional Giving Manager & Grant Writer to help build a spiritually rooted Jewish climate movement. This is a new role at Dayenu and an exciting opportunity for an organized, detail-oriented person who loves writing to join a dynamic, young organization that is mobilizing the American Jewish community to confront the climate crisis with spiritual audacity and bold political action. Reporting to the Director of Development, the Institutional Giving Manager & Grant Writer will be responsible for managing a calendar of institutional funder deliverables, developing compelling proposals and reports, stewarding existing partners, and identifying new institutional funding opportunities that advance Dayenu’s mission. Location: Flexible Position Type: Half-Time (20 hours/week) Reporting Structure: This position reports to the Director of Development To apply, go to: d.aye.nu/apply Applications Due: November 30, 2026 Anticipated Start Date: January 11, 2027 Key Responsibilities: Proposal Development and Grant & Report Writing

• Develop compelling grant proposals, letters of inquiry, concept papers, budgets, and supporting materials.
• Collaborate with program and finance staff to gather programmatic data, financials, outcomes, and impact stories.
• Tailor proposals to align with funder priorities while accurately reflecting organizational goals and needs.
• Maintain a grant calendar to ensure timely review and approval, submissions, renewals, and reporting deadlines.

Institutional Donor Relationship Management

• Manage and strengthen relationships with institutional funders and prospects through regular written communication and strategic next steps.
• Track funding commitments, restrictions, and compliance requirements.
• Assist in coordinating meetings and presentations with institutional funders.

Data & Strategic Support

• Maintain accurate donor and grant records within the organization’s donor database (EveryAction) and reporting systems.
• Conduct prospect research to identify and qualify new institutional funder prospects for the array of Dayenu’s work and programs.

Core Competencies and Qualifications:

• Exceptionally detail-oriented, organized, and systems-oriented. Great at not letting things slip through the cracks.
• Superb written communications skills, including the ability to write and edit persuasively; tailor materials with sophistication to different audiences; and convey nuance.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic and good time management. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work under tight deadlines
• Experience developing and writing successful proposals, budgets, and grant reports.
• Integrity, excellent judgment and problem-solving skills, and ability to hold information in confidence
• Highly collaborative with the capacity to work across departments as well as independently.
• Experience conducting research using online tools, 990s, and internet search to identify prospective institutional funders.
• Passionate about behind-the-scenes work. You love being the person who makes things happen, and you don’t need to be out front to feel ownership of the wins.
• Committed to Dayenu’s mission and growing a Jewish climate movement.
• Experience managing a grants calendar a plus.
• Familiarity with Jewish and/or climate and/or social change philanthropy a plus.
• Experience using donor databases or CRM systems a plus.
• Experience using grant management software (Fluxx, Grant Request, Survey Monkey) a plus.
• Experience using AI tools like Gemini or Claude a plus.
• Located in the NYC metro area a plus

Compensation & Benefits The compensation for this role is $35,000-$45,000, commensurate with experience. We offer a competitive benefits package, including a healthcare stipend, vacation and sick days, national and major Jewish holidays off, family and bereavement leave, professional development, co-working space or partial reimbursement for home office, and more. This role requires full status to work in the United States and willingness to provide employment verification as required. Apply To This Job