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First Place for Youth · 7 hours ago

Individual Giving Manager

Oakland, California

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $90K/yr

5+ years exp

First Place for Youth is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to supporting foster youth in their transition to adulthood. The Individual Giving Manager will grow fundraising from individual donors and family foundations through strategic planning, donor engagement, and collaboration on fundraising events.

Non Profit

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage Individual Donor Stewardship

Strategize and support Development Director, Chief Development Officer, and Chief Executive Officer with Individual Donor Stewardship

Create giving goals for individual donors, based on history of giving and knowledge of potential

Oversee moves management strategies for the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Development Officer and for the Development Director and members of the Board of Directors

Create individual communication and marketing plans tailored for donors in each portfolio

Develop meeting briefing materials; gather stories; write proposals, and reports as needed

Calendar CDO, CEO, Development Director, and Board members to execute plan on a timely basis to retain and upgrade donors

Support planning and execution of targeted donor, volunteer, and corporate engagement events

Lead the Annual Giving Campaign

Actively manage a portfolio of high-capacity mid-level donors to encourage renewed investment

Evaluate and refine donor engagement and appeal strategy and execution including fall campaign, winter online campaigns, and spring and lapsed donor appeals

Manage the organization’s pipeline of donors, including identifying and cultivating prospects

Manage online giving strategy: working with Communications Associate to develop and monitor online donor content and results: giving forms, seasonal web campaigns; impact and annual reports

Manage donor details of fundraising events, including house parties and friend-raisers (re: targets, strategy). Collaborate with communications staff to produce donor events and collateral

Assess impact of donor engagement activities, adjusting and refining as needed throughout the year

Supervise Development Associate

Provide regular supervision of the Development Associate, ensuring accurate maintenance of donor database

Oversee Development Associate to process and acknowledge all donations in a timely and professional manner, as well as regular reconciliation with the Finance department

Manage Associate in compiling donor and prospect research

Delegate logistical and administrative tasks around events, volunteers, and annual campaign

Optimize Development Data Utilization

Lead the team’s use of research tools including iWave, ResearchPoint and Target Analytics

Work closely with the Development Associate to optimize data system usage for campaign reporting and Board dashboards, donor research, prospecting, and wealth screenings to identify and qualify new donors, and ensure donor database accuracy, consistency, and timelines

Oversee and train development team on best practices for donor research and database utilization to grow utilization, customize touchpoints, and encourage greater giving

Other

Professionally and effectively represent the agency to external audiences, including donors and other stakeholders

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

FundraisingDonor cultivationDatabase managementRaiser's EdgeResearchPointIWaveAnalytical skillsCustomer serviceMicrosoft OfficeOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Minimum 5+ years of experience in fundraising including at least 1 year of supervisory experience

A strong dedication to cultural competency that creates conditions that remove barriers and increase a sense of belonging

Familiarity with best practices in prospect research, donor cultivation techniques, and database/records management as well as a variety of fund-raising strategies and methods

Facility with gathering and analyzing data and information to prepare reports and other materials

Collaborative, self-motivated individual with a strong customer service mindset and the flexibility and willingness to perform a variety of assignments

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on a collaborative team

Excellent analytical, organizational, and communications skills including strong writing and proofreading skills for donor mass communications, correspondences, and proposals

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community

Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities

Well organized and detail oriented

Have strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to learn new computer software programs

Availability for occasional evening and weekend work as well as travel as needed