Director of Philanthropy

League For The Blind And Disabled•Fort Wayne, IN

3d•$70,000

About The Position

The League is seeking a dedicated, hard-working and self-motivated Director of Philanthropy to serve as the organization’s key development leader. This individual works with the President/CEO, the Board of Directors, the Marketing & Resource Development Committee, volunteers, and League staff to plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate our strategies and activities designed to meet the League’s philanthropic and marketing goals. The ideal candidate should have a strong work-ethic, excellent problem-solving skills, and be motivated to serve our community. Prefer a qualified person with a disability.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college/university and four years successful experience in fund raising and/or sales as a paid professional or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common professional journals, donor information and donor guidelines.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints.
Ability to effectively present verbal and written information to donors, prospective donors, professional organizations, top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to independently write reports, correspondence, e-mail, funding proposals, and other documents, that are accurate and complete using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
Ability to calculate figures, percentages, and ratios.
Ability to work cooperatively, effectively and efficiently with volunteers, agency board members, staff members, agency management and the general public.
Ability to quickly build positive relationships with volunteers, agency board members, staff members, and visitors/callers.
Ability to work independently, maintain positive working relationships, and function consistently as a contributing member of the League’s staff and management team.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and regulations in legal form or in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to regularly talk and hear to communicate, regularly use fingers, hands, and arms to manipulate objects, regularly sit, stand, and walk and occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds.
Ability to independently operate, or learn to independently operate League office equipment, such as fax and copy machines in order to perform job related duties and assignments.
Ability to travel independently occasionally throughout the League’s service region and, occasionally, in an interstate region.

Nice To Haves

Post-secondary education training in fund raising preferred.
CFRM or CFRE desired.
Prefer a qualified person with a disability.

Responsibilities

Serve as the League’s brand manager to ensure that appropriate branding and messaging through the development of procedures and guidance for all external communications are consistent with the League’s messages and image.
Lead the development and implementation of the League’s marketing and branding efforts.
Collaborate on the development and implementation of marketing plans for the agency’s fee-for-service ventures.
Build a greater public awareness and understanding of the League’s mission, vision and programs with an emphasis on expanding donor involvement through presentations, tours, press releases, other related media, and other activities.
Serve as manager for the League’s LinkedIn social media.
Provide staff support for the agency’s Marketing & Resource Development Committee.
Serve as a member of the League’s management team.
Record community activities, and information and referral contacts in the League’s management information system.
Perform clerical functions associated with the position using the League's computer and office equipment.
Cultivate relationships with community leaders and individuals in order to expand the League’s base of semi-annual, major gifts, capital, corporate, and planned gift donors.
Engage in donor cultivation activities with existing donors in all areas of giving including increased gifts, major donations, and planned gifts.
Assist in increasing the number of gifts the League receives through its fund-raising campaigns.
Research, cultivate and solicit major gifts by moving donors through the giving continuum, and support the Board in these activities.
Assist the President/CEO in introducing planned giving to agency donors and capital campaign efforts.
Work closely with the President/CEO, the Development & Marketing Team, and Leadership Team to ensure successful coordination of efforts.
Design and implement strategies to obtain endowment gifts.
Work with Development & Marketing Manager to plan, coordinate implementation, and evaluate fund raising events.
Work with the Development & Marketing Manager fund raising materials in support of the League’s fundraising activities.
Assist the President/CEO, Board of Directors and volunteers in obtaining funding for special projects, programs and capital needs.
Serve as the staff lead in the development of the League’s Resource Development and Marketing strategies and annual plans.
Provide fundraising training and support for League staff and Board.
Provide orientation for new staff on the development team and provide/coordinate ongoing training for team staff.
Supervise all development team staff.
Evaluate performance of all development team staff.
Annually review and as needed, modify development team staff job descriptions.
Initiate corrective actions for development team, as needed.
Maintain a positive work environment.

Benefits

Medical & Dental Ins. $2/per paycheck (estimated value $7,500—$10,000 per year)
$3,000 Health Reimbursement Account—Employer Contribution Account
403b Account (League contribution equal to 4.5% of salary)
Tax Deferred Annuity (your contributions)
Professional Development Allowance
14 paid holidays per year
5 paid vacation days after six months, 10 paid vacation days after 12 months (increases over time with company)
6 paid sick days per year
2 personal days
Positive culture, team-oriented atmosphere, passionate and dedicated coworkers, room for growth, flexible work locations/times available.