Overview
About this career opportunity
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS seeks an organized, dynamic and experienced fundraiser to join our development team to help grow and steward relationships with individual donors, event supporters and prospects. The individual giving officer will also manage the development fellowship program. They will report directly to the senior development officer of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and work closely with the director of development and our individual giving team to strategize, coordinate, implement and expand Broadway Cares’ individual giving program.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage, engage and cultivate a portfolio of approximately 300 Broadway Cares donors and prospects who have the ability to give $1,000+ annually
- Ensure that donors and prospects in your portfolio deepen their connection to Broadway Cares’ overall mission, keeping them informed about Broadway Cares events and other volunteer and fundraising opportunities to increase their overall support and commitment
- Identify donors in your portfolio that have more potential to give and create a personalized engagement strategy
- Solicit and steward donors in person, via Zoom, over the phone and by email
- Work with the development analytics associate to oversee donor acknowledgements and listings for online and print publications
- Record notes and actions into Raiser’s Edge/NXT database, ensure accuracy of records and assist with tracking success and challenges
- Work with the individual giving team to plan and execute donor stewardship events and oversee invitations to these events
- Draft solicitation and acknowledgement letters, as well as occasional foundation grant proposals
- Manage the development fellowship program, providing fellows with mentorship, guidance, feedback and customized professional development opportunities to assist them in reaching their career goals
- Assist with administrative and logistical support for Broadway Cares’ Leadership Council, including scheduling, tracking engagement and managing communications
- Participate with the full staff in facilitating Broadway Cares’ Red Buckets fundraising appeals on Broadway and Off-Broadway, which take place evenings and on weekends for two six-week periods in the spring and fall
- Be available to participate in person in numerous evening and weekend events and meetings
Qualifications
- 4+ years of fundraising experience
- Commitment to the mission of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
- Demonstrated ability to successfully maintain and utilize database systems
- Proficiency in Google Drive and Microsoft Office; familiarity with Slack and Canva a plus
- Proven track record of soliciting and securing gifts of $1,000+
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
- Extraordinary organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to problem solve with effective follow-through
- Personal drive, initiative and creative thinking
- Grant-writing experience helpful but not required
- Willingness to assist, support and do whatever needs to be done for all fundraising events and in the work environment
- An appreciation for theater and the performing arts
- An affection for dogs