Director of Development

Responsibilities:

Annual Campaign

• Direct the annual giving program, including broad based appeals via direct mail, social media and electronic solicitations
• Ensure all gifts are acknowledged promptly and adhere to the Foundation’s donor recognition strategy
• Oversee communications and messaging in collaboration with Executive Director and outside consultants.

Major Gifts and Corporate Sponsorship

• Manage an emerging major gifts program including identification, cultivation and solicitation of major donors;
  • Spend time out of the office meeting prospective donors and managing a targeted portfolio of major gift prospects
  • Prepare Executive Director, Development Committee members and board members to interact with major donors/prospects
  • Manage follow up from donor meetings, ensuring appropriate next steps are being taken
  • Work in partnership with marketing/communications consultant to create and prepare all necessary correspondence, stewardship reports, proposals and other materials needed to facilitate the cultivation and solicitation of major donors/prospects
  • Ensure all interactions with donors and prospects are being properly tracked.

• Oversee and grow the year-round corporate giving program;
  • Manage an emerging portfolio of corporate partners
  • Identify new year-round corporate partners
  • Cultivate relationships in order to create sustainable partnerships
  • Prepare Executive Director, Development Committee members and board members to interact with current sponsors and prospects
  • Fulfill sponsorship benefits in adherence with existing corporate sponsorship program.

Special Events

• Oversee annual fundraising events, including the Annual Dinner and Eisenopoly
• Manage the Events Coordinator throughout the process of planning Foundation events
• Coordinate the solicitation of corporate sponsorships and major gifts in support of events
• Work in conjunction with the communications team to publish the annual program book to be distributed at the Annual Dinner and used throughout the year.

Database Management

• Oversee the transition into a donor database
• Ensure policies and procedures are in place for managing the Foundation’s database
• Supervise Development and Administrative Coordinator in managing donor data, ensuring accuracy and maintaining integrity of the data
• Analyze and prepare regular reports on the major giving program and all fundraising outcomes.

Administrative

• Day to day supervision of the Development and Administrative Coordinator.