Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving

Chicago; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Life and AD&D Insurance

Disability Leave

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance Program

401k Plan

Paid Time Off including Personal Time,

Sick Time & Paid Holidays

Job summary

United Way of Metro Chicago is seeking a Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving to lead direct-response fundraising and steward leadership donors. You will manage a portfolio of about 100 donors contributing $1,000 to $9,999 annually, coordinating engagement efforts and supporting donor networks with cross-functional teams.

You will work with the Director of Individual Giving to drive strategies, cultivation, and retention, leveraging CRM to track progress and personalize donor interactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 2–4 years in fundraising or related fields (alumni relations, sales, marketing, or public relations).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, reflecting a passion for United Way’s work.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage concurrent projects with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; database experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage direct-response fundraising, programmatic acquisition, renewal, and stewardship of leadership donors with Director, Individual Giving.
• Manage a portfolio of roughly 100 leadership donors capable of increasing giving.
• Coordinate donor network activities and provide operational support with Marketing and Communications.
• Use CRM to track gifts, next steps, and stewardship plans; collaborate with Donor Services Operations.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CRM system

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving

Regular Full-Time Professional Chicago, IL, US

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $65,000.00 Annually

POSITION: Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving

REPORTS TO: Director, Individual Giving

PAY GRADE: 6

STATUS:Full-Time, Exempt

SALARY RANGE:$60,000-$65,000

ABOUT UNITED WAY OF METRO CHICAGO

United Way of Metro Chicago is the largest private funder and most effective convener of human services in the Chicago region. United Way of Metro Chicago fights for the health, education, financial stability and safety of every person in every neighborhood across the Chicago region. We go beyond single-issue solutions and temporary fixes to impact millions of lives every year, unleashing the potential of greater Chicago…neighborhood by neighborhood.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Director of Individual Giving, and in partnership with multiple organizational teams, the Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving, leads direct-response fundraising efforts and manages engagement strategies for donors with the capacity and inclination to grow into deeper annual, leadership, and major gift relationships.

The Manager also serves as a leadership giving officer and primary relationship manager for a portfolio of approximately 100 leadership annual donors contributing $1,000 to $9,999 annually, with responsibility for qualification, cultivation, stewardship, retention, upgrades, and personalized engagement.

The Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving, will also expertly support a key donor network and co-manage all related activities and events to deepen engagement of this constituency.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage direct-response fundraising, programmatic acquisition, renewal, and stewardship of leadership donors in partnership with the Director, Individual Giving. (40%)
• Manage a portfolio of roughly 100 individual leadership donors capable of moving to higher levels of giving. (40%)
• Support the planning and execution of select donor network activities by providing project coordination and operational support to the lead staff member. Responsibilities may include coordinating event logistics, track timelines and deliverables, and assisting with programmatic materials and communication needs in partnership with Marketing and Communications.10%
• Use the Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) to actively manage leadership-level donor engagement, including portfolio tracking, gift projections, next steps, and stewardship plans. Partner with the Manager, Donor Services Operations, to ensure leadership-level gifts, including gifts from unmanaged donors, are identified and acknowledged in a timely, personalized way. (10%)

OTHER DUTIES

• The core responsibilities listed above are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned by Senior Management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or combination of equivalent employment and education experience.
• Two to four years of experience in fundraising or a related field such as alumni relations, sales, marketing, or public relations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, reflecting a passion for the work of United Way.
• Possess a collaborative and entrepreneurial spirit, as well as the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage concurrent projects and day-to-day tasks effectively, with minimal supervision, in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain professional relationships with donors and volunteers through clear and polished communication, excellent follow-through, sound judgment, discretion, and respect for confidential philanthropic decisions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office environment, with preference for database experience.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Passionate About the Work, Good Teammate, Being Curious, and Equity Mindedyouwill join an impressive group of individuals and contribute your diverse set of experiences, skills and characteristics to the organization.

• Accepts guidance and responds well to feedback
• Displays maturity, good judgment, enthusiasm and personal motivation
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to anticipate workload and effectively cultivate and leverage relationships with colleagues to meet deadlines
• Collaborative entrepreneurial spirit, ability to multi-task and prioritize concurrent projects and day-to-day tasks within a high production and fast-paced environment

BENEFITS OFFERED:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Disability Leave
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k Plan
• Paid Time Off including: Personal Time, Sick Time & Paid Holidays

We believe the term “diversity” incorporates all the characteristics that make us both alike and unique: our backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, lifestyles, identities, gender, points of view, approaches to solving problems, ways of working, and views of personal and career success. It is the intent of United Way to follow both the letter and the spirit of local, state, and federal laws governing Equal Opportunity Employment as those laws exist today and as they may change in the future.