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Development Officer, Annual Giving: Ascension saint thomas foundation
Job Description: The Development Officer, Annual Giving reports to the Director of Operations and Donor Relations and maintains responsibility for all annual giving fundraising activities for Ascension Saint Thomas Foundation. The Annual Giving Manager formalizes and implements the annual giving fundraising program, including maintenance of the annual giving pipeline and management of potential a future Mid-level Gift Officer as we continue to grow
Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Lead the annual giving program and serve as a frontline fundraiser, driving all annual giving fundraising activity for gifts under $25,000 and taking accountability for annual giving fundraising goals. ● Hire, train, develop, manage, and evaluate a future mid-level giving officer position and take responsibility for their output and progress to goals. ● Develop and implement an annual giving plan designed to elevate current annual donors and recruit new annual donors each fiscal year. ● Manage an active portfolio of annual donor prospects and develop identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies per Ascension Saint Thomas Foundation priorities. ● Develop and manage digital and direct mail engagement and giving strategies for annual and mid-level giving donors. ● Accountable to raise between $1.5 million - $2 million yearly. ● Proactively engage the Director of Operations and Donor Relations to develop and implement an annual giving fundraising plan and ensure annual fundraising goals are met for priority service lines and programs. ● Coordinate with communications team leadership to develop and implement donor communications, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for personal portfolio and annual prospects generally. ● Utilize time, knowledge, and expertise from all Foundation leadership and team members in an effective and efficient manner. ● Represent Ascension Saint Thomas at both internal and external functions and events and work effectively with a wide range of constituencies, including staff, board members, and donors. ● Implement tracking systems to manage and refine donor pipeline and engagement throughout the fiscal year, adhering to all business practices for reporting information in Raiser’s Edge donor database.
Qualifications: The ideal Director of Individual Giving will possess most of the following qualifications: - An undergraduate and/or graduate degree in business, non-profit management, or a related field - A minimum of 5+ years experience with a proven track record in non-profit fundraising, including building and implementing an individual giving strategy that includes major gifts and a capital campaign
Salary Range: $73,000 - $95,000
How To Apply: https://jobs.ascension.org/us/en/job/1193519/Development-Officer-Annual-Giving
(12.13.2024)
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Director of Donor Engagement (Major Gifts): centennial park conservancy
About the Organization: The Parthenon and Centennial Park have been essential parts of Nashville’s fabric for more than a century. Over 3 million people visit the Park and Parthenon annually, and as a nonprofit support organization working in partnership with Metro Parks, Centennial Park Conservancy is committed to our mission of preserving, enhancing, and sharing these Nashville treasures to serve current and future generations. The organization is responsible for a variety of initiatives focused on caring for the Park and maintaining its vibrancy. Centennial Park Conservancy has several areas of focus, including: Centennial Park Revitalization - a public and private partnership with Metro Parks to revitalize Nashville’s central park to serve our residents and visitors; achieved through capital improvements projects, the Centennial Park Beautification Fund, Sylvia Rapoport Future Fund, and Parthenon Preservation Fund The Parthenon - a full scale replica of the Grecian monument that operates as an engaging museum, presenting humanities exhibitions and educational programming for over 300K visitors annually Musicians Corner - an outdoor music series attended by 80K people annually that presents free, diverse, and accessible live music for all Kidsville - an educational program that serves over 70K children (ages 2-12) annually and provides free activities in the Parthenon, and Metro Parks Community Centers across the city Nashville Earth Day - the city’s official event attended by 12K people to celebrate and protect our environment. The program also provides grants for 10+ environmental project annually
Job Description: The Director of Development serves as the primary Advancement liaison for the College of Music and Performing Arts and secondarliy to the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. The Director cultivates philanthropic support for Belmont University, manages a portfolio of assigned prospects and engages stakeholders through communications, meetings and events. The primary responsbilty is to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors of the University. Work with deans or unit leaders to create a plan, timeline, strategy and objectives for the colleges. Determine how to implement strategies, educate non-development colleagues on best practices and lead the college's advisory board. Manage a portfolio of donor prospects through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. Keep portfolio updated with current biographical information, prospect activity, proposal status, etc. Secure major gifts and planned gifts to meet the fiscal needs of their college, including endowment, capital and operating expenses. Develop and manage a portfolio of philanthropic relationships. Cultivate donor relationships to solicit major and principal gifts of $50,000 to $5,000,000 or more. Coordinate and implement activities designed to increase prospect engagement, alumni and donor engagement and secure philanthropic gifts in support of the university. Collaborate with partners in Advancement and across the University. This includes partnership with Advancement partners such as Corporate and Foundation Relations, Planned Giving and Annual Giving to plan and assess fundraising work, as well as coordination with Athletics, University Ministries and other campus units to stay knowledgeable about opportunities, events and initiatives that may intersect with the college. Represent Advancement at campus events, on community boards and in external settings to promote Belmont and its initiatives.
About the Position: Centennial Park Conservancy is 3 years into a 7-year strategic plan to significantly expand our support of the Park and Parthenon. We are hiring a Director of Donor Engagement (Major Gifts) to work collaboratively with the VP of Development & Park Partnerships and President to lead the organization's major gifts program. Reporting to the VP of Development & Park Partnerships, the Director of Donor Engagement (Major Gifts) is responsible for implementing Centennial Park Conservancy’s individual major giving strategy, including donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. The Director of Donor Engagement (Major Gifts) serves as the front-line fundraising professional responsible for meeting with donors to secure major gifts, legacy gifts, and capital project contributions, and is responsible for leading our individual donor fundraising activities. Since 2022, CPC has sunset a major fundraising Gala and launched two donor affinity groups: Centennial Circle and Leadership Circle. The Director of Donor Engagement (Major Gifts) will oversee the growth of individual donor income from our Leadership Circle, Centennial Circle, memberships to significantly increase annual revenue over the next several years and expand our financial support of the Park and Parthenon. The position is based in Nashville, Tennessee. We are currently working in a hybrid remote and in-office schedule.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Director of Donor Engagement (Major Gifts) will have the following primary responsibilities: - Implement CPC’s comprehensive multi-year individual giving fundraising strategy focused on long-term growth and including generating income from donors, members, major gifts, planned giving, and capital project giving - Help the organization continue to transition from away from an events-based fundraising strategy to a more personalized major gifts approach, and ensure existing donor retention while focusing on growing our base of major supporters - Create and implement a donor identification and engagement strategy to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors in an effort to grow our donor base, increase donor retention, and strengthen our relationships with donors - Make major donor asks and take donor meetings regularly to successfully secure contributions to CPC - Create and implement an annual individual giving calendar for the organization, including donor engagement events and campaigns. - Assist in overseeing CPC membership program strategy that retains and grows our member base and revenue. The Development Manager at CPC implements and fulfills the membership program, while this position works hand in hand to determine portfolios designations and strategy.
Qualifications: The ideal Director of Individual Giving will possess most of the following qualifications: - An undergraduate and/or graduate degree in business, non-profit management, or a related field - A minimum of 5+ years experience with a proven track record in non-profit fundraising, including building and implementing an individual giving strategy that includes major gifts and a capital campaign
Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000
How To Apply: https://www.indeed.com/job/director-donor-engagement-major-gifts-d6d4a4bdddd8717a
(12.10.2024)
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Director of Development for Music and Performing Arts: Belmont university
Job Description: The Director of Development serves as the primary Advancement liaison for the College of Music and Performing Arts and secondarliy to the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. The Director cultivates philanthropic support for Belmont University, manages a portfolio of assigned prospects and engages stakeholders through communications, meetings and events. The primary responsbilty is to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors of the University. Work with deans or unit leaders to create a plan, timeline, strategy and objectives for the colleges. Determine how to implement strategies, educate non-development colleagues on best practices and lead the college's advisory board. Manage a portfolio of donor prospects through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. Keep portfolio updated with current biographical information, prospect activity, proposal status, etc. Secure major gifts and planned gifts to meet the fiscal needs of their college, including endowment, capital and operating expenses. Develop and manage a portfolio of philanthropic relationships. Cultivate donor relationships to solicit major and principal gifts of $50,000 to $5,000,000 or more. Coordinate and implement activities designed to increase prospect engagement, alumni and donor engagement and secure philanthropic gifts in support of the university. Collaborate with partners in Advancement and across the University. This includes partnership with Advancement partners such as Corporate and Foundation Relations, Planned Giving and Annual Giving to plan and assess fundraising work, as well as coordination with Athletics, University Ministries and other campus units to stay knowledgeable about opportunities, events and initiatives that may intersect with the college. Represent Advancement at campus events, on community boards and in external settings to promote Belmont and its initiatives.
Salary Range: $115,000 to $130,000
How To Apply: Apply through Belmont Jobs or click the link below.. https://belmont.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/10/home/requisition/3015?c=belmont&cfdd[0][id]=22&cfdd[0][options][0]=36&cfdd[0][options][1]=57
(12.05.2024)
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Development director: Center for Youth Ministry Training
Job Description Link & Objective: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RI4GNZvdXnAHDOhO0MIg0cir61GJLVsBiwDZJB-NKgg/edit?usp=sharing Objective: The Development Director is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating the development strategies for CYMT, with the primary responsibility of generating greater and more sustainable revenue year over year for CYMT by expanding CYMT’s base of support. This position will work closely with the National Board and Regional Advocacy Teams. Supervision: The Development Director reports to the Executive Director Hours: Full-Time Compensation: Competitive base salary (TBD based on experience) and bonus structure, as well as medical, retirement, and self-care plans. Responsibilities: Create and implement an annual development plan and strategy that enhances CYMT’s relationship with donors and investors while engaging them in our mission Develop and organize each aspect of the fundraising strategy Cultivate and nurture relationships with current and potential donors Recruit, train, and activate Advocacy Team members who support the vision and mission of CYMT in regional areas to help achieve development goals Work with the Board and Executive Director to develop new Advocacy Teams in regional areas CYMT serves Lead and manage CYMT’s short and long-range development efforts to reach our development goals Oversee management of CYMT donor database, records, and acknowledgments Supervise development of public affairs matters such as annual report, donor communications, and website donor interface Develop and manage CYMT’s Board fundraising capacity Oversee and plan fundraising events with other staff and volunteers Train and lead other staff and the board in fundraising and donor marketing efforts Evaluate and report on fundraising strategies and campaign goals Research grant sources and write grant proposals and reports to foundations Oversee the CYMT development budget First Year Benchmarks to support the overall CYMT Development Goal of $500,000: Raise $150,000 outside of the Top 30 Donors, Develop 2 Regional Teams with 6-8 Members and host initial fundraising events. Engage 100 New Donors.
Education: Bachelor’s degree CFRE Certification is a plus but not required
Qualifications: 5+ years of development experience in a service industry or with a non-profit. Proven track record of achieving revenue targets, Proven management and leadership capabilities, Strong verbal and written persuasive communication skills. Demonstrated ability to prospect, cultivate, and nurture new donors, Knowledge of donor management programs (CYMT uses Bloomerang). Familiarity with mainline churches and a passion for youth ministry
Expectations: Gifts and passion for developing others, Passion for the mission of CYMT and alignment with our core values and statement of faith, Commitment to a culture of DEIB. Commitment to collaborative teamwork in a remote working environment, Ability to gather in person with other staff members for strategic planning and relationship building twice a year. Some travel will be required for recruiting and teaching.
Salary: $85,000
How To Apply: Application including cover letter and resume upload here: https://www.cymt.org/job-openings Questions can be directed to apply@cymt.org
(12.05.2024)
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Vice President of Development: Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
Position Summary: As the Vice President of Development, you will be responsible for overseeing and implementing comprehensive strategies to secure funding and support for the organization's mission and programs. You will lead a small team of development professionals and work closely with executive leadership to cultivate relationships, steward donors, and drive revenue growth.
Job Description & Duties: This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong background in fundraising, donor relations, and team management. The Vice President of Development will promote a positive work environment that celebrates our vision, mission and core values in every action and interaction with team members, donors, customers, management and persons served. Strategic Planning: Develops and executes a strategic fundraising plan aligned with the organization's mission and goals. Identifies key fundraising priorities, opportunities, and challenges. Fundraising Campaigns: Leads the planning, implementation, and evaluation of fundraising campaigns, including annual giving, major gifts, corporate partnerships, planned giving, events, capital campaigns, and grant writing. Sets ambitious but achievable fundraising targets and timelines. Donor Cultivation and Stewardship: Cultivates relationships with donors, prospects, and stakeholders to deepen engagement and support. Implements stewardship strategies to recognize and retain donors, ensuring a high level of satisfaction and loyalty. Financial: Meet/exceed annual budgeted goals. Increase contributed revenue, number of donors, frequency of contributions as well as contribution level of donors, focusing on major gifts. Improve revenue/expense ratio. Team Leadership: Provides leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the development team. Sets clear goals, expectations, and performance metrics. Fosters a collaborative and results-driven culture. Actively participates in organizational priority events and activities. Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborates closely with executive leadership, program staff, and board members to integrate fundraising efforts with organizational priorities. Communicates effectively across departments to ensure alignment and support for fundraising initiatives. Keeps the CMO informed of all activities and results. Grants Management: Oversees the grant-seeking process, including prospect research, proposal writing, and reporting. Identify funding opportunities from foundations, government agencies, and other sources. Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilizes fundraising data and analytics to track progress, measure success, and identify areas for improvement. Prepares regular reports for internal stakeholders and board members. Compliance and Ethics: Ensures compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards governing fundraising activities. Upholds the highest standards of integrity and transparency in all interactions with donors and partners. Professional Development: Stays informed about best practices, trends, and innovations in the field of fundraising and nonprofit management. Seek opportunities for professional development and continuous learning. Maintains regular, reliable attendance, as defined in Goodwill’s attendance policy. Other duties as assigned by management.
Education: Bachelor's degree in development, communication or related field is required.
Experience: Minimum of five years demonstrable experience designing and implementing successful Development/Fundraising campaigns is required. Proven work experience as a Development Vice President or other senior role is required. Capital campaign and major gifts experience preferred. Knowledge/Skills Strong written and oral communication skills including ability to be able to communicate effectively with all levels of management and employees. Must have a strategic mindset, with ability to make difficult decisions. Proven success in building and leading teams to generate significant contributed revenue including individual, corporate, foundation, and capital campaign solicitation; direct marketing; special event fundraising; and planned giving. Demonstrated personal experience closing significant major gifts. Strong strategic and analytical skills, interpersonal and relationship-building prowess. Demonstrated knowledge and experience writing successful proposals, case for supports/case statements and articulating messages to various audiences. Attention to accuracy, detail and follow up. Understanding of budgeting, financial forecasting, and resource allocation for fundraising efforts. Strong leadership skills. Strong customer service and interpersonal skills. Ability to relate well to a wide variety of people from our clients who have disabilities to agency board members and other community leaders. Work independently with a high degree of creativity. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet Identify as a team player
Preferred Qualifications: CFRE Certification
Salary Range: $160,000 - $175,000
How To Apply: Please email your cover letter and resume to: Cindy Varner, Chief Mission Officer cindy.varner@givegw.org
(11.20.2024)
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chief development officer: YWCA Nashville & Middle TN
About Us: Are you ready to lead a transformative mission? At YWCA Nashville, we work to bring out the individual strengths of women and youth to foster resiliency and self-sufficiency. Our philosophy, in keeping with the mission of the YWCA is to empower women and families, centers on providing the skills and confidence needed to succeed.
Job Description: The Chief Development Officer (CDO) is responsible for generating funds in support of the YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee (YWCA) by designing, planning, leading and growing innovative development efforts with a focus on major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, donor recognition, cross-sector partnerships/cause marketing, and coordination of funding campaigns while fostering a culture of philanthropy. The CDO aligns initiatives and strategies throughout the organization by developing and delivering innovative strategic direction to ensure the brand is infused into all parts of the organization internally and externally. The CDO will lead the planning, implementation, and execution of comprehensive fundraising programs with multimillion-dollar annual development targets. The CDO will work closely with YWCA program staff to ensure fund raising efforts are aligned with programmatic priorities. The CDO serves as a member of the YWCA’s Executive team. The CDO is responsible for planning and implementing all aspects of the YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee’s development programs for individuals, corporations, selected foundations, special event sources, and facilitates Endowment, capital campaigns and planned giving programs. Together with the CEO, the CDO holds the primary responsibility for donor relations. This position when requested will work with Board members to achieve the YWCA’s agency goals. The Chief Development Officer manages the Development and Marketing department staff.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of at least two years’ professional experience is required. Nonprofit experience preferred, but not required. Two or more years of demonstrated professional fundraising experience (in any capacity) may substitute for the degree requirement.
Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000
How To Apply: https://apply.appone.com/job/6626dc3d7a7754a0b023a370
(10.11.2024)
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