Fundraising Specialist

Susan G. Komen; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement plan

6% employer match

Unlimited PTO

Flexible remote work

WFH stipend

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Learning culture

Job summary

Susan G. Komen is seeking a Fundraising Specialist to join a fully remote, U.S.-based team. The role focuses on year-round fundraising, including the MORE THAN PINK Walk and Race for the Cure, and involves recruiting and cultivating teams and donors across the country.

Key responsibilities include meeting outreach goals, delivering status reports, and maintaining a healthy fundraising pipeline while delivering excellent customer service and relationship management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 1–2 years of experience in peer to peer fundraising events.
• Strong recruitment skills and ability to provide a high level of customer service.
• Excellent planning, organizational and follow-up skills.
• Professional interaction with staff, sponsors and donors to achieve revenue goals.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with varying priorities.

Responsibilities

• Implement a year-round fundraising program.
• Assist in reaching community development revenue goals.
• Recruit, retain and cultivate teams, fundraisers and survivors.
• Deliver regular status reports to drive fundraising and recruitment.
• Maintain an ongoing pipeline of fundraising participants.

Skills

Fundraising

Customer service

Recruitment

Planning

Organization

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Blackbaud/TeamRaiser

Salesforce

Job description

Brief Description

The physical location for the candidate selected must be within the contiguous United States and preferably in MST or CST.

WHO WE ARE!

Susan G. Komen brings a 100% virtual working environment, and you can work anywhere within the U.S. We are a force united by a promise to end breast cancer forever. For over 40 years, we've led the way funding groundbreaking research, community health initiatives and advocacy programs in local communities across the U.S. Susan G. Komen is the ONLY organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts such as research, community health, global outreach, and public policy initiatives to make the biggest impact against this disease.

Komen strives to have a culture of passionate, growth-minded professionals who thrive in a team environment and work collaboratively to inspire greatness in others! We take an ongoing approach to ensure open communication from all levels throughout the organization. It’s encouraged to give and receive feedback to ensure two-way accountability with a focus on continual improvement both personally and professionally!

What you will be doing in the role of a Fundraising Specialist

The Specialist serves as a member of a community-based fundraising team for Susan G. Komen. This position will play a key role in the implementation of a year-round fundraising program. The Specialist will assist in reaching the community development revenue goals.

The key fundraising program and focus of the Specialist will be the MORE THAN PINK Walk and Race for the Cure: the signature events for Susan G. Komen and will also include ancillary events such as and not limited to DIY and third-party events. This will include recruitment, retention and cultivation of teams, fundraisers, survivors / those living with metastatic disease.

What You Will Bring To The Table

• Expected to meet weekly outreach, fundraising, recruitment and outreach goals.
• Utilize resources and materials for training and resource needs as developed.
• Maintain an ongoing pipeline of fundraising participants.
• Ensure best practices are implemented.
• Deliver regular status reports to drive relationship building, fundraising and recruitment.
• Deliver stellar relationship management and be an effective team player as part of the overall relationship to Komen.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the Susan G. Komen mission and programs to promote the field and campaign fundraising initiatives.
• Customer service experience including phone, text and email is a must.
• All other duties as assigned.

We know you will have and be able to

• Bachelor’s degree in and 1-2 years of experience in peer to peer fundraising events, corporate partnerships and employee engagement preferred.
• Strong recruitment skills and demonstrated ability to provide a high level of customer service and motivation to participants.
• Excellent planning, organizational and follow-up skills.
• Demonstrated professional and mature interaction with other staff and leadership sponsors, donors and others to engage them toward the achievement of revenue goals.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with varying priorities at one time.
• Familiarity and experience in use of fundraising and technology platforms such as Blackbaud/TeamRaiser and Salesforce preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

So, what’s in it for you?

Komen Believes In The Importance Of Taking Care Of Our Employees So That In Turn They Can Be Committed To Supporting Our Critical Mission To Support Those Impacted By Breast Cancer And To Help Find Cures. This Is What Komen Provides Away From The Computer

• Competitive rate of $20.00 - $25.13/hourly; exact compensation ranges are based on a range of factors including but not limited to the labor market, job level, internal equity, and budget. Offers given will take into consideration the candidate's skills, education, experience, geographic location, and other necessary credentials.
• Health, dental, vision and a retirement plan with a 6% employer match
• Unlimited Paid Time Off Plan
• Flexible work arrangement in a fully remote working environment
• Bi-weekly work from home stipend
• Parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• A culture of learning and development, and so much more!

Komen provides a remote and/or home-based working environment for all active employees. Komen defines remote as the ability to work from any physical location within the U.S. where an employee can perform specified work duties without disruption or distraction. Komen defines home-based roles as positions that are required to reside in a specific market. Work schedules for both remote and home based are determined by the organizational needs of each department.

Susan G. Komen is fair and equal in all its employment practices for people without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. Additionally, we embrace diverse teams & perspective, and we find strength in the diversity of cultural backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.

SORRY, NO AGENCIES

The physical location for the candidate selected must remain within the contiguous United States. In the event a move is expected to occur by the candidate selected, it must be approved by Komen's HR team prior to the move.