Annual Giving Manager

Cottage Health • Goleta, CA

23h

About The Position

The Manager of Annual Giving is a data driven and passionate storyteller
responsible for increasing the number of new donors by executing a series of
strategies involving direct mail and digital fundraising, and bringing
excitement and direction to the established annual Tiara Ball gala and to the
Cottage Associates annual giving society. _x000D_
The Manager will: (a) actively engage in direct identification, qualification
and solicitation of annual gifts and pledges for SBCHF (b) work closely with
prospect management and research staff to identify and qualify new donors to
Cottage, including but not limited to former patients (c) support Advancement
staff including the affiliated foundations, board members and volunteers with
annual giving activities, and d) recruit, train and motivate volunteers in
activities designed to identify and cultivate annual gift prospects and increase
philanthropic support for the organization. The Manager of Annual Giving will
play an integral role in the implementation and success of Cottage's
comprehensive campaign from an annual giving perspective. S/he will also have
the capacity to successfully secure face-to-face visits with high-end annual
giving donors in an effort to cultivate, solicit, steward and move through the
philanthropic continuum in a meaningful way. _x000D_
The Manager of Annual Giving uses best-practices annual giving
tools/data/strategies to identify and engage previous and new potential donors,
including grateful patients, to grow the donor base of the organization and also
serves as a resource and supports annual fund activities of the affiliated
foundations where efficiencies can be achieved. S/he is responsible for planning
and managing the annual Tiara Ball gala event, including setting goals,
soliciting major sponsors, managing the volunteer committee and all aspects of
the event production.This position reports to the Director of Development; and
will work in a highly collaborative organizational environment including
fundraising, administrative, marketing, cinical and executive staff and
volunteers; and with external vendors including direct marketing, data, design,
print, mail and events management.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central
coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation,
medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa
Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a
Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system.
Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence,
integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many
different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in
helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

Responsibilities

• actively engage in direct identification, qualification and solicitation of annual gifts and pledges for SBCHF
• work closely with prospect management and research staff to identify and qualify new donors to Cottage, including but not limited to former patients
• support Advancement staff including the affiliated foundations, board members and volunteers with annual giving activities
• recruit, train and motivate volunteers in activities designed to identify and cultivate annual gift prospects and increase philanthropic support for the organization
• play an integral role in the implementation and success of Cottage's comprehensive campaign from an annual giving perspective
• successfully secure face-to-face visits with high-end annual giving donors in an effort to cultivate, solicit, steward and move through the philanthropic continuum in a meaningful way
• uses best-practices annual giving tools/data/strategies to identify and engage previous and new potential donors, including grateful patients, to grow the donor base of the organization
• serves as a resource and supports annual fund activities of the affiliated foundations where efficiencies can be achieved
• planning and managing the annual Tiara Ball gala event, including setting goals, soliciting major sponsors, managing the volunteer committee and all aspects of the event production

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed