Development Manager, Individual & Planned Giving

Faith In Place • Chicago, IL

8h

About The Position

Join a diverse, fun team passionate about creating healthier and more just communities as Faith in Place's Development Manager, Individual & Planned Giving. This position leads individual donor fundraising for Faith in Place, with a focus on major gifts, annual campaigns, and planned giving, while stewarding our growing base of individual, corporate, and house-of-worship supporters. This role reports to the Development Director and partners closely with the Fundraising Committee and development team colleagues.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of relevant fundraising or development experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience.
• Passion for faith-based environmental justice, a strong work ethic, and a positive attitude.
• Demonstrated experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual donors, including major gift experience.
• Experience planning and executing fundraising campaigns (e.g., annual appeals, year-end campaigns, event sponsorships).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling donor-facing messaging.
• Experience using donor CRM software (EveryAction preferred) to manage donor relationships and track campaign performance.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, managing multiple campaigns and relationships with attention to detail and deadlines.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends for donor events and fundraising activities.
• Candidate must reside in Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building or growing a planned giving program, including legacy gifts and monthly sustainer programs.
• Prior experience supervising or mentoring staff.
• Bachelor's degree
• Familiarity with multifaith or interfaith community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Meet annual revenue goals for the Individuals, AES Corporations, AES Individuals, and AES Houses of Worship budget categories.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors, with particular emphasis on major donations.
• Organize, lead, and implement the spring appeal, AES Summit sponsorship campaign, and end-of-year fundraising campaign.
• Implement donor thanking processes, including recommending improvements to increase timeliness and personalization.
• Organize, design, and implement Sustainers Circle donor events, communications, and other stewardship opportunities.
• Research and recommend strategies to systemize and grow planned giving, including monthly sustaining donations and legacy gifts.
• Participate in Fundraising Committee meetings, contributing data and donor insights to inform strategy.
• Supervise 1-2 direct reports, pending organizational need and budget.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• employer-matched SIMPLE IRA plan
• stipend to support professional development
• Up to sixteen (16) paid vacation days, two (2) paid personal days, and five (5) paid sick days
• Monthly cell phone and internet stipends
• $500 one-time payment to help with home office needs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager