Direct Response Specialist- Foundation

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Direct Response Specialist at Akron Children’s Foundation leads the direct response program generating approximately $2 million annually across direct mail, email, mobile, text, and phone. You’ll work with the Development Operations team to identify prospects and move donors toward Major Gift status through personalized relationship building.

You will manage a portfolio of high-potential donors, analyze constituent data with Excel and Raiser's Edge, and collaborate across levels to optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in development, business, marketing, or public relations.
• Minimum 3 years successful annual fund and/or major gift fundraising.
• Experience with data analytics and donor databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage direct response programs across multiple channels.
• Collaborate with Development Operations to identify prospects.
• Build and manage a portfolio of high-potential donors.
• Analyze donor data to optimize solicitations.
• Support Annual Fund and Children's Miracle Network campaigns.
• Benchmark trends and stay current on fundraising practices.

Skills

Data analytics

Donor relationship building

Fundraising strategy

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Hybrid remote (requires 6-12 days/month onsite Akron)

Full-time, 40 hours/week

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Hybrid remote (requires 6-12 days/month onsite Akron)

Summary

The Direct Response Specialist has the primary responsibility to create, implement and manage direct response program within the Foundation that generates $2 million annually, using all broadcast communication mediums to solicit donors, including but not limited to direct mail, email, mobile mediums, text messaging, and phone. This position works with the Development Operations team and will help to identify prospects/donors in an effort to move individuals and corporations along the fund-raising pipeline and transform them into Major Donors. This person will be tasked with building and managing a portfolio of prospects/donors with higher gift potential and through one on one relationship building efforts to increase giving levels to Akron Children's Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Must be able to work with data analytics to reach and solicit maximum number of donors
• Will work with social media vehicles and have familiarity with social media fundraising.
• Responsible for broadcast solicitation communications for Annual Fund.
• Responsible for Children's Miracle Network and any other initiatives the Foundation chooses to put focus on throughout the year.
• Responsible for analyzing and reviewing data from constituent record to determine and recommend new trends and approaches to maximize direct response efforts.
• Must proactively benchmark and research upcoming solicitation communication trends with Woodmark Hospitals as well as other healthcare organizations.
• Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

• Experience with Excel
• Experience with donor database, preferably Raiser's Edge.
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. HRIS is preferred. Benefits Carrier platforms is required.

Education And Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree preferably in development, business, marketing, or public relations.
• Certification: None.
• Years of experience: minimum of 3 years successful annual fund and/or major gift fund raising.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Fixed Hybrid