Foundation Director: Grants
Job Description
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REQUIREMENTS
A. Must be a current dues paying Delta Gamma alumna member
B. Must be a Foundation donor
FUNCTIONS
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To serve on the Delta Gamma Foundation Team, adhering to all general
responsibilities of the position including attendance at Officer Training
Seminars and Conventions, participating in all scheduled conference calls, filing
reports, and maintaining fiscal responsibility.
To advise Delta Gamma members, groups and officers, and organizations which
share the Delta Gamma Foundation mission on issues, policies and procedures
pertaining to Foundation grants.
To perform assigned duties in conformity with the Foundation Constitution and
policies and procedures of Delta Gamma Foundation and Fraternity.
To promote the high standards and ideals of Delta Gamma Fraternity.
RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Select, train and supervise the Service for Sight Grants Committee, as directed by
the designated Member at Large of the Board of Trustees.
B. Implements a process for grant approval to include the Service for Sight Grant
Criteria approved by the Board of Trustees.
C. Accepts grant proposals for organizations sharing the Delta Gamma Foundation’s
mission.
D. Refer questions received from national organizations pertaining to grant
application process to view SFS Grant Criteria for assistance.
E. Guides the Service for Sight Grants Committee in selecting recipients of Delta
Gamma Foundation grants.
F. Makes knowledgeable grant recommendations to the Delta Gamma Foundation
Board of Trustees for approval.
G. Notifies grant applicants in writing of the Delta Gamma Foundation Board of
Trustees’ decision.
H. Requests accountability reports from all grant recipients.
I. Monitors and suggests updates on the Web site (www.deltagamma.org) which
are in the Director’s area of responsibility. Changes should be coordinated with
the designated Member at Large of the Board of Trustees, Foundation Staff
member(s) overseeing the grant process and Foundation Staff Marketing and
Communication Specialist.
J. Identifies potential Foundation donors and relays information to Executive
Offices Development Staff.
K. Contacts donors on a monthly basis as assigned by the Executive Offices
Development Staff to thank them for recent gifts to the Foundation.
L. Maintains files, record of term in office, record of expenses, copies of
correspondence, and provides transition for her successor.
M. Contributes articles and information as requested about grants under the direction of the
designated Member at Large of the Board of Trustees to the ANCHORA and other
publications.
N. Submits list of grant recipients for the Delta Gamma Foundation Annual Report.
O. Attends conferences and seminars relating to sight preservation and aid to those who are
visually impaired or blind as requested by the Delta Gamma Foundation Board of Trustees.
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RELATIONSHIPS
A. Reports to the designated Member at Large of the Board of Trustees.
B. Chairs the Service for Sight Grant Committee.
C. Works in concert with the Delta Gamma Foundation Executive Director and
selected Foundation staff maintaining and coordinating Delta Gamma grants.
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