Individual Giving Manager

First Place for Youth • Oakland, CA

42d

About The Position

The Individual Giving Manager helps grow First Place for Youth’s fundraising from donations made by individuals and family foundations by planning strategic moves management, managing annual campaign appeals and stewardship, and collaborating on donor communication and events. This role will help key staff and members of the Board to identify and engage current and potential high-capacity donors, as well as maintain a portfolio of donors and prospects with whom they will engage directly in stewardship and cultivation activities. A key goal of this role is to cultivate and grow the donations of a portfolio of high-capacity mid-level donors. Reporting to the Director of Development, this Manager leads strategy to engage and solicit individual donors to make generous gifts to the organization. This includes working closely with the Development Director in planning, execution, and reporting for critical fundraising events and smaller donor engagement activities. The individual in this role will regularly interact with current and prospective donors out in the community, through meetings, events, and presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred,
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in fundraising including at least 1 year of supervisory experience,
• A strong dedication to cultural competency that creates conditions that remove barriers and increase a sense of belonging.
• Familiarity with best practices in prospect research, donor cultivation techniques, and database/records management as well as a variety of fund-raising strategies and methods.
• Facility with gathering and analyzing data and information to prepare reports and other materials.
• Collaborative, self-motivated individual with a strong customer service mindset and the flexibility and willingness to perform a variety of assignments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on a collaborative team.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communications skills including strong writing and proofreading skills for donor mass communications, correspondences, and proposals.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities. Well organized and detail oriented.
• Raiser’s Edge, ResearchPoint and iWave familiarity and experience preferred.
• Have strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to learn new computer software programs.
• Availability for occasional evening and weekend work as well as travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Raiser’s Edge, ResearchPoint and iWave familiarity and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage Individual Donor Stewardship
• Lead the Annual Giving Campaign
• Supervise Development Associate
• Optimize Development Data Utilization
• Professionally and effectively represent the agency to external audiences, including donors and other stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees