Summary Job Description
Fundraising in calendar year 2020 to meet budget of $300K, and increase fundraising in subsequent years.
Review and enhance a multi-year development plan which includes annual, major gift, event based and other development campaigns.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement a successful sponsorship and partnership program including achieving budget goals for the Spring and Fall Events, and full year partnerships.
- Implement a successful annual giving campaign, achieving budget goals.
- Develop and implement a successful Major Gifts program, to include gifts of $1,000 and more.
- Work with staff to ensure social media are best utilized to maximize fundraising impact and achieve goals.
- Enhance donor relations including identification/qualification of prospects, engagement, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors.
- Obtain grants at budgeted level.
- Maintain accurate and current donor information in Salesforce; maximize Salesforce capabilities and evaluate/install plug-in enhancements.
- Review development plan and propose needed changes.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor 's Degree.
- 3-5 years of successful experience in development or related field.
- Demonstrated record of fundraising, including indirect and face-to-face solicitation, cultivation and stewardship activities, building donor relationships, closing gifts of $1,000 and more, building a pipeline of engaged donors and maintaining/managing/moving them upwards.
- Experience in creating and implementing a development plan.
- Excellent communication skills and experience making impactful group and individual presentations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suites.
- Proficiency using fund development databases, preferably Salesforce.
- Proficiency with website and social media.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with a small team.
Qualifications
- Proven fundraising expertise.
- Excellent technical capabilities.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated strong work ethic.
- Very organized.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Hiring is immediate. Reports to Executive Director and works with Board Fundraising Committee. Salary commensurate with experience.
