Campaign Fundraising Manager - Visionaries of the Year - Cleveland

Blood Cancer United•Cleveland, OH

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Blood Cancer United is a mission-centric, locally delivered and nationally powered organization pursuing cancer cures. The Campaign Fundraising Manager builds relationships with fundraising volunteers and implements peer-to-peer fundraising products to exceed revenue goals in a designated market area. The role manages campaign performance and sponsorship development, partners with regional and national teams, and helps communicate the organization’s mission, programs, resources, and priorities. The position is the third step in the CDM professional career ladder and typically focuses on complex or large campaigns.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
4–6 years of experience in a directly related role.
Solid understanding of campaign success requirements and execution, including KPIs and accurate forecasting.
Ability to develop pipelines with a sound understanding of the market, community, and constituents.
Excellent relationship-building, volunteer-recruitment, and sales skills.
Ability to independently plan approaches and manage campaign resources.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Knowledge of multiple sales channels, including digital and social media.
Strong collaboration skills with mission teams and other organizational partners.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to supervise and lead volunteers.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines effectively.
Ability to influence and persuade others.
Ability to travel within the designated area and work some evenings or weekends.
May need to move campaign materials weighing up to 15 pounds.

Responsibilities

Drive peer-to-peer fundraising to achieve the annual revenue budget.
Implement campaign standards across the event portfolio and monitor key performance indicators to guide activities, timelines, and revenue performance.
Partner with the Campaign Development Director and Director of Campaign Excellence to develop strategic plans, track progress, and revise plans as needed to meet event portfolio budgets.
Build and manage a sponsorship pipeline by prospecting corporate partners, arranging discovery and pitch meetings, customizing pitch decks, and securing partnership agreements.
Collaborate with local region teams and national shared-service partners.
Partner with Education, Services and Health Research to communicate the organization’s mission, programs, resources, and priorities.
Organize local, mission-centered donor cultivation events and identify high-impact donors for national stewardship activities.
Recruit and cultivate high-level volunteer committees.
Develop recruitment plans and secure new partners through research, prospecting, and relationship building.
Research, network, and prospect for high-level volunteers and corporate partners to grow the pipeline for revenue and mission activities.
May help develop colleagues’ understanding of campaign success requirements and coach lower-level team members.