Overview

Reporting to the Director of Development, the Development Manager will help implement CFR’s fundraising strategies and have the key responsibility of managing the department’s daily operations. The ideal candidate will be an experienced project manager, great communicator, detail oriented, able to meet deadlines, and adapt to changing needs and opportunities. 

 

Responsibilities and duties will include:

 

Individual Giving:

  • Assist in the development and implementation of email campaigns, fundraising, and other communications in collaboration with the Communications team
  • Attend and participate in donor/funder cultivation meetings alongside the Director of Development and other staff as needed
  • Attend monthly Development Committee meetings
  • Manage and serve as the lead point of contact for CFR’s Junior Board
  • Research and identify conferences, events, and other opportunities to generate new donor leads
  • Work with the Development team on the organization’s year end annual appeal, particularly creating mailing lists from the database, coordinating with board members on their contact lists, coordinating with the Communications team on the e-blast

 

Events (Primarily Annual Gala):

  • Work closely with the Director of Development in the logistics and planning of CFR’s annual Gala
  • Work with the graphic designer and Communications team on the creation of event materials (i.e. Save the Date, Advance Letter/Sponsorship Form, Invitations, Program Journal, and Digital Journal)
  • Track all donations and pledges for the event on a master tracker and follow up with pledges
  • Produce financial reports for board members consisting of contributions from their network
  • Produce reports from database to create mailing lists and to track fundraising progress
  • Coordinate with board members on their contact lists for gala outreach and mailing
  • Work with the Director on the table arrangements and guest lists
  • Serve as the lead point of contact for vendor assisting with guest check-in and cash call
  • Other duties/responsibilities as assigned by Director

 

Database Management:

  • Produce reports to aid with fundraising strategies and prospecting
  • Create mailing lists for fundraising campaigns
  • Work with Finance team on gift reconciliations and assist in the annual audit as needed
  • Process all contributions (i.e. enter into database, produce and send acknowledgment letters)

 

Foundation:

  • Assist the Director of Development with Proposals and Reports
  • Write Proposals & reports as assigned, archive award letters and checks
  • Work with the Director of Development on foundation prospecting

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 3 -4 + years experience in nonprofit fundraising/philanthropy, event planning experience is a plus
  • Strong communications skills, both written and spoken
  • Experience with CRM/database management
  • Experience with relationship and stakeholder management
  • Discretion with confidential and sensitive information
  • Advanced knowledge of Google Applications (primarily Google Docs and Google Sheets) and Microsoft Office Suite
  • The ability to be resourceful, nimble, and flexible by working on a small team
  • Experience with project management and seeing projects through to completion
  • Strong work ethic and dedication to the mission of CFR
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively, values of teamwork

Application deadline: February 19, 2024