Development Manager

Apricity; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Apricity in Wisconsin (Appleton) is seeking a self-motivated grant writer with at least 2 years of nonprofit fundraising experience to research funding opportunities, develop proposals, manage calendars, and prepare grant reports.

You will collaborate across teams to advance development goals, manage donor databases, write acknowledgements, and support newsletters and annual reports. Strong communication and detail orientation are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of demonstrated success in non-profit grant writing.
• Experience researching funding opportunities and developing compelling proposals.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with donor databases and donor stewardship activities.
• Ability to collaborate across teams to advance development goals.

Responsibilities

• Write grants and grant reports (these duties will be shared and/or split with other staff.)
• Collaborate with staff to develop, design, print and distribute marketing and relationship collateral.
• Promote organization/campaigns through social media and eblast platforms.
• Collaborate with development director/staff to solicit and manage sponsorship/match opportunities for fundraising campaigns.
• Develop materials and present at informal and planned organizational meetings.
• Work with staff as well as current and former clients and program participants to secure testimonials.
• Compile and analyze program outcome data for use in internal and external reporting.
• Strategize with staff to develop donor, volunteer, collaborative funding and program partnerships for the organization.
• Manage the donor database including gift entry, donor acknowledgement process and donor database maintenance/updates/reporting/eblasts/etc.
• Implement recently developed planned giving program and follow-up stewardship plan.
• Assist executive leadership, development director, development and other staff with other duties as assigned.
• Attend occasional board of director, donor/funder, organizational meetings to promote Apricity programs/services.

Skills

Grant writing

Non-profit fundraising

Relationship building

Social media marketing

Editing/proofreading

Donor databases

Organization skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Network for Good

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Candidate must be a self-motivated, goal- and detail-oriented professional with proven hands-on expertise in non-profit grant writing, including researching funding opportunities, developing compelling proposals, managing grant calendars, and completing grant reporting. A demonstrated ability to build and sustain strong relationships with funders, donors, and community partners is essential. Experience implementing fundraising campaigns and collaborating across teams to advance development goals is required. Familiarity with annual campaigns, prospect research techniques, donor database and tracking systems, donor stewardship including acknowledgement writing, social media marketing, and the development and implementation of newsletters and annual reports is strongly preferred.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Minimum of 2 years of demonstrated success in non-profit grant writing
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Team-oriented professional committed to shared organizational goals
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Resourceful problem-solver with strong attention to detail, including editing and proofreading
• Experience working with donor databases (Network for Good a plus)
• Experience with social media and basic graphic design is desired
• Comfortable communicating and working with individuals from diverse backgrounds

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Write grants and grant reports (these duties will be shared and/or split with other staff.)
• Collaborate with staff to develop, design, print and distribute marketing and relationship collateral.
• Promote organization/campaigns through social media and eblast platforms.
• Collaborate with development director/staff to solicit and manage sponsorship/match opportunities for fundraising campaigns.
• Develop materials and present at informal and planned organizational meetings.
• Work with staff as well as current and former clients and program participants to secure testimonials.
• Compile and analyze program outcome data for use in internal and external reporting.
• Strategize with staff to develop donor, volunteer, collaborative funding and program partnerships for the organization.
• Manage the donor database including gift entry, donor acknowledgement process and donor database maintenance/updates/reporting/eblasts/etc.
• Implement recently developed planned giving program and follow-up stewardship plan.
• Assist executive leadership, development director, development and other staff with other duties as assigned.
• Attend occasional board of director, donor/funder, organizational meetings to promote Apricity programs/services.

Job Specifications:

Education:

Associate's or bachelor's degree preferred.

Knowledge:

Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, AI

Work Environment:

Work is performed in an office environment. General office hours are Mon-Thur 7:30-4 PM and Fri 7:30 - 1PM, with reasonable flexibility to accommodate scheduling needs.

Starting Salary range:

$65,000-$68,000; potential for higher starting salary based on relevant experience.