Annual Giving Manager

Jewish Home•Town of Brighton, NY

10h•$62,353 - $68,000

About The Position

Under the general direction of the Executive Director, this position is responsible for developing, planning, executing, and evaluating a comprehensive full-cycle Annual Giving Program to increase participation and long-term financial growth from individual donors. As a key contributor to the success of Jewish Home Foundation’s comprehensive fundraising program, this position will successfully organize and develop direct mail solicitations, online giving, lower to mid-level donor solicitations, giving circles/societies, corporate partners program and implement strategic stewardship activities that support the Annual Fund.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
Fluency in MS Office, Raiser’s Edge and database management.
Superior communication skills, efficiency while multi-tasking and excellent planning and organizational skills are necessary.
Demonstrates record of accomplishment in annual fund development and implementation, knowledge of fundraising principles and techniques, and direct mail appeals and newsletters.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a specific ability to create donor solicitations, acknowledgements, and stewardship pieces such as engaging reports and donor profiles; must be capable of writing coherent and compelling messages and content for printed, electronic and verbal script materials.
Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to form personal relationships and to communicate effectively, delivering exceptional customer service to a variety of stakeholders (i.e. donors, sponsors and volunteers), both verbally and in writing.
Proven ability to integrate social media and electronic communications into fundraising communications and campaigns.
Ability to work well in an extremely fast-paced, ever-changing environment, and manage multiple projects, with competing demands while maintaining a commitment to excellence.
Must be well organized, detail oriented, and have strong critical thinking skills, with a proven ability to work independently.
Ability to travel as needed to perform job duties.
Understanding and respectful of diversity in a team-oriented culture.
Ability to work a flexible schedule for events scheduled on evenings and weekends.
Must be a self-starter with imagination and creativity.
Commitment to the mission and the institution’s Core Values.
2+ years of fundraising experience (including soliciting, cultivating or stewarding donors).

Nice To Haves

Prior professional writing experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Achieve Foundation fundraising goals.
Oversee and maintain donor database.
In consultation with the Executive Director, develops, plans, executes and evaluates a comprehensive annual giving program designed to broaden Jewish Home Foundation’s donor base and increase overall participation and financial support to the Annual Fund.
Coordinates all annual fundraising programs including executing a targeted, multi-approach direct mail program and proactive electronic fundraising programs.
Develops and coordinates the Jewish Home Foundation’s giving society program, including execution of targeted stewardship activities (such as electronic communications, postcards and/or brochures, videos, website copy and donor profiles).
Actively manages a portfolio of 400 lower to mid-level donors and prospects through the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship process; identifies annual fund donors and prospects between the $500 and $5,000 levels with a focus on increasing annual gifts; makes recommendations for movement of assigned donors to major gift prospect tracking.
Collaborates with Marketing to coordinate a cohesive annual marketing effort to increase annual gifts through advertising, publications, social media and events related to the Annual Fund.
Analyzes data regarding annual giving programs and past giving trends to provide analyses of program results.
Implements plans to increase donor retention.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of Jewish Home programs and organizational priorities.
Continuously reviews annual donors for potential proposals to family foundations and corporations. Upon request, assists with grant requests to foundations and corporations.
Other duties as requested.