Responsibilities

• Fund Raising – Establishes short- and long-range goals for unrestricted funding sources and enlists support from members of the staff. Strategizes and orchestrates methods of approach to donors. Researches public and private grant sources (agencies, corporations and foundations) to identify sources of restricted and unrestricted funding. Works with program staff to develop funding related projects. Organizes individual donor & board campaigns (e.g., major donors, direct mail, web strategy). Organizes solicitation drives for pledges to grow cash donations of ongoing support from individuals, corporations, and foundations.
• Capital Campaign/Endowment/Major Gift/Donor Support – Produce major donor, board and special category solicitations/support materials with the intent to retain or upgrade gifts when possible. Cultivates donors by producing specialized correspondences, preparing letters of acknowledgment, scheduling and attending in-person visits.
• Planned Giving Program – Track progress of pending Legacy and Bequest gifts. Fulfill requests, produce correspondences and encourage partial/early disbursement where appropriate.
• Database and Records Management – Research, Manage and maintain CRM software and paper records of contributors and grants. Maintain security and quality controls. Generate queries, reports, exports and any other collection data as needed. Manage any related vendors.
• Advocacy & Public Relations – Works on most public affairs matters, particularly the creation of various communications, PowerPoint presentations, events, tours with targeted groups of influential community members, government relations on a local, state and federal level.
• Volunteer Programs - coordinate and manage volunteer programs.
• Grant Writing - research, apply, write and manage grants.
• Unrestricted Income Financial Reporting – Maintain accurate accounting of all unrestricted income and its sources. Interface with team and Finance to fulfill information requests and maintain reporting accuracy.
• Dedicate on-going attention to personal professional development through trade organization networks.
• All other duties as assigned.