Development Manager

Seven Counties; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Seven Counties in Louisville, KY seeks a fundraising professional to lead and grow donor campaigns. The role focuses on personal donor portfolios, corporate partnerships, and an annual fund strategy with a strong emphasis on major gifts and events.

The successful candidate will build relationships, manage campaigns, and contribute to a diversified funding base, including online and direct mail efforts, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to lead and work in a team.
• Strong partnership-building and event-planning skills.
• Four to six years' related experience and/or training.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement internal giving campaigns, incl. employee and corporate donors.
• Manage a portfolio of individual donors for growth of philanthropic funds.
• Build relationships based on credibility, trust, knowledge, and values.
• Collaborate with advancement team to develop annual fund strategy and goals.
• Produce annual appeal letters and donor acknowledgement letters for direct mail campaigns.
• Expand donor base and pipeline for multi-year growth.
• Research, cultivate, and expand agency donor base including corporate sponsors and individuals.
• Diversify annual fund campaign to include online solicitation and email strategies.
• Implement Development Plan with various fundraising strategies including events.
• Execute event plans to meet revenue goals.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Partnership building

Event planning

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Public relations strategies

Campaign development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Database programs

Job description

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Develop and implement internal giving campaigns, including but not limited to employee giving campaigns and corporate donors.
• Manage a portfolio of Individual donors that targets the exponential growth of philanthropic funds.
• Build relationships based on credibility, trust, knowledge, and an understanding of the values and priorities of prospective and current supporters.
• Collaborate with the advancement team to develop an annual fund strategy and establish goals to achieve a substantial increase in philanthropic contributions from individual and corporate donors each year.
• Produce annual appeal letters and donor acknowledgement letters that target individual and corporate donors for direct mail campaign.
• Annually expand our base of donors, with strategies to continually grow the donor pipeline over multiple years.
• Assist in researching, cultivating, and expanding agency donor base, including corporate sponsors and individuals.
• Diversify annual fund campaign to include online solicitation and email strategies.
• Assist with the implementation of the Development Plan that incorporates a range of strategies including annual appeals, major donors, grants, corporate and individual appeals, social media, and special events.
• Execute event plans to meet revenue goals.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field. Advanced degree in field related to not-for-profit management, communications or fund development preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as leader and as team member.
• Strong partnership-building and event-planning skills.
• Thorough understanding of components of diversified funding base. Good computer skills and knowledge of database programs.
• Good organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability through experience in issue management, public relations strategies and tactics, legislative strategies and tactics, and public marketing and promotion campaign development and execution. Proven ability to handle multiple and varied functions with success.
• Proven ability to manage corporate resources responsibly and effectively. Good supervisory and management skills. Punctuality and reliability. Reliable transportation for frequent travel.

EXPERIENCE

• Four to six years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Position has no unusual physical demands. May involve discomforts associated with continual use of video display terminal.

Time Type: Full time