QUALIFICATIONS:
- Undergraduate degree
- At least five years of non-profit fundraising experience with 2-3 years of leadership experience
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in a professional atmosphere with high levels of integrity, intellect, creativity and initiative.
- Experience directing fundraising initiatives.
- Understanding of capital campaigns, grants, foundations and planned giving.
- Excellent written and communication skills.
- Experience working with professional staff in health/ human services related agency or programs preferred.
- Intermediate to Advanced Proficiency with common industry databases/ software, Microsoft Office tools and with automated office procedures.
RESPONIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Develop and work within the department's annual plan of action and budget, managing events and programs to effectively implement each event in the calendar year.
- Research and identify sources of financial and other potential support for the agency, initiate follow up in cooperation with appropriate staff and volunteers.
- Research and follow grant applications and reports to foundations, corporations and government sources, including budget process.
- Organize and coordinate presentations to individuals, groups or corporations.
- Direct specific campaigns including direct mail, membership and special event programs.
- Establish or refine department systems.
- Develop personal relationships and communications with prospects and donors, community leaders and others who are interested in the agency's goals.
- Analyze results of projects to assist in short- and long-range plans.
- Develop criteria to maintain donor information procedures to facilitate reports, evaluations and forecasts.
- Represent agency in the local and larger communities.
- Develop and maintain relationships with editors, writers, producers of media pieces and with other community agencies.
- Perform other duties as assigned
CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:
- Mission focused - Catalyze other's commitment to mission, driving performance and professional motivations.
- Brand Steward - Understand role in growing and protecting the reputation and results of the organization.
- Business Acumen - Possess a high-level of broad business and management skills to generate financial support and sustainability.
- Results driven - Dedicated to team accountability to measurable goals.
- Develop talent - selects and develops the best talent for current and future departmental needs.
- Event Management - Conceptualize and direct impactful events that contribute to brand awareness/ program growth and development, effective fundraising/ development and employee morale.
- Build networks - Effectively builds formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization leveraging the organizations presence, relationships and strategy.
- Interpersonal savvy - Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- Balance Stakeholders - Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders
- DEI focus - Recognize the value different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization.
- Instills trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Lives by and fosters our Values: Responsibility to one another; High Quality Supports and Services; Teamwork: learn and grow together; & Communication: engage, listen & share.