Development Manager

Central Office•Omaha, NE

19h•Onsite

About The Position

At Heartland Family Service, we are committed to building a culture that is trauma informed and values and celebrates diversity and inclusion. We believe this allows for better service delivery and innovation, as it encourages our employees to bring various experiences and uniqueness to the workplace. Trauma Informed Care is an approach to engaging people with histories of trauma that recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma has played in their lives. Trauma Informed Care also acknowledges the effects of working with trauma survivors on our workforce, and seeks to build collaborative and supportive working environments and relationships. If you believe in our mission of creating healthy families and communities, and like a fast pace, collaborative and team oriented environment, then Heartland Family Service is the agency for you. The Development Manager builds fund-raising strategies and donor portfolio and carries out specific projects related to Heartland Family Service events and activities. This role identifies potential sponsors/targets for funding and executes on the tactics to reach them. With support of the agency, the manager approaches individuals, corporate and foundation stakeholders and mutually agrees to the terms of their support for events, annual giving and various campaigns. The position develops relationships and works with a wide range of internal and external customers. The manager must meet deadlines; manage events; identify, cultivate and steward donors and volunteers; takes initiative and responsibility for identifying, planning and completing fund development projects and events in a team-oriented and fast paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in nonprofit management, communications, or related field
Experience in fundraising required.
Some nights and weekends required.
Valid driver’s license/acceptable driving record required.

Nice To Haves

Event planning and relevant sales experience also strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Ability to initiate, plan, manage, and implement projects to meet agency’s fundraising goals.
Plan and implement annual agency events to meet and exceed fundraising, in-kind and sponsor cultivation goals.
Assists in coordination and implementation of the agency’s various fundraising campaigns.
Identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of corporate sponsors and donors, including in-kind donations.
Identification, cultivation, and stewardship of volunteers including advisory committees, event volunteers and internal groups.
Evaluate and report on successes and challenges of event and fundraising initiatives.
Identify and implement modifications and continuous improvement to increase number of donors and giving amounts, using a data driven approach including proficient use of CRM, in-person meetings, and outreach to increase revenue and number of stakeholders, and amplify organization’s visibility and awareness.
Strives to make connections between the agency and the larger community whenever possible to contribute to the agency’s ongoing fund- and awareness-raising efforts.
Serve as HFS staff liaison to various advisory committees, including administrative support, assistance identifying and cultivating new members, the retention/engagement of current members, and oversee their activities.
Maintain accurate data entry for projects and special events.
Communicates frequently and consistently with internal and external customers.
Ability to be courteous, caring and professional with internal and external customers at all times.
Ability to work with all agency staff, including program area staff and volunteers, in a collaborative and cooperative manner.
Exhibit strong organizational skills, initiative and comfort with results/goal-driven focus in balance with relationship building skills.
Abides by all specific program and HFS procedures, policies and requirements.
Develops personal and program related skills through participation in formal and informal internal and/or external training and networking opportunities.
May be asked to participate in agency committees and QIT groups.
Creates, maintains and shares as appropriate a dynamic self-care plan.
Essential functions of this job to be performed on company physical work site.
Performs other related duties as assigned.