Campaign Director - South Asia

Young Life; Colorado; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Young Life is seeking a Campaign Director to lead the fundraising campaign, developing the case, budget, and gift plan with a focus on donor cultivation and strategic reporting. You will oversee feasibility studies, set milestones, and coordinate with field staff to advance major gifts.

The role requires strong communication, confidentiality, and budget management skills, with the ability to recruit volunteers and lead committees to achieve ambitious goals.

Qualifications

• BA degree preferred.
• Available to work full-time for the undetermined duration of the campaign.
• Capable of overseeing donor management and follow-through.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work with major donors and close on major gifts.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to research and prepare for speaking and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop the campaign case with budget and gift plan, and align tools for funding the campaign.
• Develop and approve the campaign budget including Development Cost Recovery (DCR) factors.
• Oversee feasibility studies, set monthly targets, and track tasks and reporting.
• Develop prospects, recruit committees, train and support volunteers; lead major gifts program.
• Coordinate with Gift Planning and other Young Life entities; maintain campaign systems and reports.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Donor management

Proactivity & punctuality

Budget development & management

Team collaboration

Education

BA degree preferred

Job description

**Campaign Director****Summary:** This position is charged with the authority and responsibility to see that the Campaign vision is developed, managed and successfully funded through vision-donor partnerships. **Essential Duties:** **A. Case Development*** Ensure the campaign case is complete and includes all key components, especially the budget section and the gift plan.* Invite the Young Life Communications department to bid on case material.* Include a planned giving goal.* Ensure that all presentation tools for funding the campaign flow from the case statement and are personalized to target constituencies (e.g. individuals and families, foundations/corporations, churches, etc.).**B. Funding Campaign Operations*** Ensure that a campaign budget is developed and includes the cost of development, communication and data management and is approved by the Chief Development Officer (CDO).* Include a Development Cost Recovery (DCR) factor of 12% (6.5% for campaign and 5.5% for Development department).* Place any excess revenue for campaign operations in an account for ongoing fund development work at the camp.**C. Campaign Management*** Oversee a feasibility study to determine the financial goal for the campaign.* Ensure strategies for donors in the software are kept current.* On an ongoing basis, clarify in the software what the next step is, who is responsible, when it will take place and how it will be reported.* Work with the primary caller, field staff and other campaign directors to assess whether donors have other Young Life interests in order to ensure a seamless and coordinated approach with every major donor (15k and up).* Set the timetable for the campaign and the monthly targets to be met to reach the goal.* In terms of accountability for the campaign, decision-making is always the campaign director’s (CD) responsibility, and the CDO is responsible for supporting the CD to make sure tasks are completed on time and reported to the appropriate staff and/or volunteers.**D. Ongoing Responsibilities*** Develop prospects and when appropriate act as a primary caller or a secondary caller available to participate in donor solicitation meetings.* Participate in the recruiting of the needed committees and volunteer positions. Lead, train, supervise, support, sustain and thank this staff so that they succeed in their work.* A volunteer Executive Committee led by a chair to raise major gifts ($50K and higher)* A Steering Committee of staff and volunteers to guide campaign operations* Plan and carry out all supporting activities for the campaign such as donor events, communications strategies (including communication with appropriate staff), recognition programs and other related activities and materials.* Work with the Director of Gift Planning, along with representatives of the National Christian Foundation, in implementing the gift planning strategy to reach the goal.* Coordinate campaign activities with other Young Life development entities (e.g. area and regional fundraising efforts, other development initiatives, etc.).* Submit the updated database to the CDO monthly.* Submit the updated campaign timetable to the CDO monthly.* Submit the database prospect report to the CDO in June to support the goal for following fiscal year.* Work closely with the executive assistant to the CDO for any assistance and to keep the CDO apprised of all campaign developments and issues in a timely fashion.* Establish the campaign office and systems to support campaign operations.**E. Procedures and Policies*** Camp campaigns can take a DCR on in-kind gifts that replace budgeted items; (there is no DCR for the Service Center).* Campaign consultants will only be engaged for camp campaigns by the CDO.* Be knowledgeable of and assure the following policies are followed:* Fund-raised construction policy.* Policy on written pledges.**Education:** BA degree preferred. **Qualifications Required For The Job:*** May be a volunteer or staff person of Young Life (preferred).* Must be available to work full-time for the undetermined duration of the campaign.* Capable of successfully overseeing the elements of donor management and follow-through.* Tested and proved in environments that demand proactivity and punctuality in meeting deadlines.* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.* Ability to maintain confidentiality.* Ability to research and study for speaking and presentations.* Ability to work effectively with major donors and close on major gifts.* Ability to accurately develop and manage a budget.* Ability to work as a team member with other Young Life staff and volunteers.