Campaign Fundraising Manager - Student Visionaries of the Year - Chicago

Blood Cancer United•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Campaign Fundraising Manager builds relationships with fundraising volunteers and implements peer-to-peer fundraising products to exceed revenue goals for Blood Cancer United’s mission within a designated market area. The role drives fundraising performance, implements campaign standards, monitors key performance indicators, and develops strategic plans and sponsorship partnerships. It also works with local and national partners to communicate the organization’s mission and cultivate donors and volunteers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
2–4 years of experience in a directly relatable role.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Knowledge of multiple sales channels, including digital and social media.
Strong relationship-building, volunteer recruitment, and sales skills.
Ability to manage individual accounts valued at five figures or more.
Understanding of campaign development processes and ability to execute strategies with increasing independence.
Strong collaboration skills with Mission Teams and other organizational partners.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to supervise and lead a group of volunteers.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines effectively.
Ability to influence and persuade others.
Ability to seek guidance on complex or non-routine situations.

Responsibilities

Drive peer-to-peer fundraising to achieve the annual revenue budget.
Implement organizational campaign standards across the event portfolio.
Monitor key performance indicators and use the data to adjust activity and keep campaigns on target and on schedule.
Partner with the Campaign Development Director and Director of Campaign Excellence to develop strategic plans, track progress, and revise plans as needed.
Build and manage a sponsorship pipeline by identifying corporate prospects, arranging discovery and pitch meetings, tailoring 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 and fundraising volunteers.
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.
Manage campaign development, resources, individual accounts, competing priorities, and timelines.