Lead Gifts Manager

Archdiocese of Chicago•Chicago, IL

14d•$85,000 - $132,000

About The Position

The Manager, Lead Gifts will be an integral part of the lead gifts team at the Archdiocese of Chicago helping the Archdiocese reach its fundraising goals through coordinating, tracking, and engaging with lead gift donors. The Manager, Lead Gifts will support the Archbishop’s lead gift efforts through assistance with scheduling, presentation preparation, communications, briefings and other duties related to engaging with lead gift donors. This position will help lead operations meetings with the Archbishop providing updates on donor activities and strategies. This position will help the Lead Gift team stay coordinated on donor efforts by leading weekly check-in meetings, preparing communications, ensuring gifts are tracked correctly in the database, and engaging directly with donors as appropriate. The Manager, Lead Gifts will be an integral part of the overall Stewardship and Development team helping to ideate new engagement and event strategies and helping all front-line development activities stay connected and aligned. As an Archdiocese of Chicago representative to internal and external leadership, the Manager, Lead Gifts must present a professional demeanor and support of the mission of the Archdiocese at all times. Other duties as assigned to ensure the Archdiocese of Chicago makes its fundraising goals with a particular focus on lead gift work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution of higher education.
5+ years of institutional fundraising experience or related background
Strong communication, organization, and project management skills
Strong presentation skills
High levels of productive time management capabilities
Knowledgeable in latest computer technology with proficient skills.
Professional demeanor
An empathy with the ethos of the Catholic Church. Affinity with the overall mission of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or CFRE preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinating, tracking, and engaging with lead gift donors.
Support the Archbishop’s lead gift efforts through assistance with scheduling, presentation preparation, communications, briefings and other duties related to engaging with lead gift donors.
Lead operations meetings with the Archbishop providing updates on donor activities and strategies.
Lead weekly check-in meetings.
Prepare communications.
Ensure gifts are tracked correctly in the database.
Engage directly with donors as appropriate.
Ideate new engagement and event strategies.
Help all front-line development activities stay connected and aligned.
Present a professional demeanor and support of the mission of the Archdiocese at all times.
Other duties as assigned to ensure the Archdiocese of Chicago makes its fundraising goals with a particular focus on lead gift work.