Job DetailsJob LocationHOUSTON, TXPosition TypeFull TimeEducation Level4 Year DegreeTravel PercentageUp to 50% Job ShiftDayJob CategoryNonprofit - Social ServicesDescriptionAs the Philanthropy Manager is a new position with the Houston Area Women's Center that will support the Philanthropy arm and all-revenue generating objectives of the Advancement and Public Strategies team. The Manager will join a growing and strategic fundraising team committed to elevating philanthropy for the organization and will be a key part of developing and executing a strategic, innovative, and collaborative advancement plan.This position is essential to our growth and sustainability. Under the guidance of the Vice President of Philanthropy, the Manager will have a passion for philanthropy and campaign coordination, focusing on the revenue objectives that are part of funding the work we do to build a safer community. Survivors are at the heart of HAWC, and we need a passionate and experienced development professional to help inspire past, current, and new donors to support the mission.Your Schedule:
- Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.
- Hybrid position with planned days in office.
- Local Travel: Up to 25% to Houston-area meetings, media outlets, strategic partners, etc.
Our Total Compensation Package:
- Annual Compensation: $80K
- Pay schedule semi-monthly
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
- Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, approx. 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
- 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Company paid Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Working at Houston Area Women's center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees work together as part of the empowerment of a survivor's life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.QualificationsThe Requirements We are Seeking:
- Bachelor's degree OR seven years of directly related experience in lieu of education
- A minimum of three years of experience of progressive fundraising, development, or advancement
- A minimum of two years of experience working in mid to large-nonprofit agency strongly preferred.
- Successful track record in writing grants for support of general operations.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
- Basic proficiency in CRM database data entry, Raiser's Edge Preferred
- Computer savvy able to learn new systems and applications quickly.
What you Deliver in this role:Fundraising
- Work under the guidance of the Vice President of Philanthropy to manage a portfolio of 150 assigned donors in the $500-$4999 levels through pipeline prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship actions.
- Support the Acting Chief of Advancement and Public Strategies, VP and Directors of Philanthropy with administrative needs related to fundraising, campaigns, donor research and engagement, and proposals.
- Respond to all monetary and in-kind donation email inquiries and phone calls in a timely and courteous manner.
- Research, manage and steward all corporate foundation and private grant opportunities for unrestricted funding.
Volunteer Engagement
- Lead and grow engagement with the Houston Area Women's Center Young Leaders (HAWCYL) volunteer group.
- Work closely with Philanthropy Directors and VP to manage data entry in volunteer and fundraising databases.
- Serve as liaison with other departments regarding corporate and community volunteer issues, needs, and concerns.
- Strategic Planning
- Work closely with VP of Philanthropy to build out monthly and recurring gift programs.
- Develop 1-3 year plan to expand HAWCYL group.
Collaboration
- Manage logistics together with Development Operations team for annual Believe Luncheon.
- Work with Advancement and Public Strategies team on special events and campaigns throughout the year with public speaking as needed.
- Work with the Grant Development team to research, prepare and submit corporate and private unrestricted funding grants while maintaining the shared database.
- Serves internal and external contacts in a timely, courteous manner, following up until needs are met.
- Track all assigned donor notes, actions, relationships, communications, interests, demographics, motivations, and attributes in fundraising and volunteer databases in collaboration with Development Operations.
- Utilize moves management to elevate returning donors to mid-level giving.
- Other duties as assigned.
Department Administration
- Ensure all development, fundraising, and volunteer data is tracked and managed.
- Create a reliable system to manage HAWC fundraising and operations equipment and supplies.
- Ensure all distribution lists are updated and managed.
- Coordinate the planning of internal meetings and work sessions.
What Skills and Assets you bring, and more:
- Smartly utilize varied volunteer, fundraising, and strategic partner experience for high-impact initiatives.
- Superior writing abilities with demonstrated experience in writing operating procedures or other written content supporting the strategic objectives of HAWC.
- Exceptional service-oriented attitude, work ethic, and growth mindset.
- Sound and consistent critical thinking.
- Strong Emotional intelligence.
- Strong and savvy judgment and decision-making to ensure all resources, competing priorities, and department responsibilities are managed effectively and efficiently.
- Excellent verbal and business communication and presentation skills.
- Proven interpersonal skills with a willingness and desire to work with people from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and work collaboratively.
- Demonstrated ability to be a team player and work productively with others in a dynamic, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help, but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL