Campaign Fundraising Manager - Light the Night - Long Island

About the role

Blood Cancer United is a mission-centric, locally delivered and nationally powered organization, relentlessly pursuing cancer cures. To help achieve this mission, this role is responsible for building relationships with fundraising volunteers while implementing innovative peer-to-peer fundraising products to exceed revenue goals for Blood Cancer United’s mission within a designated market area.

Responsibilities

• Fundraising & Relationship Building
  • Drive high-impact peer-to-peer fundraising to achieve overall annual revenue budget.
  • Implement organizational campaign standards across the event portfolio to ensure annual budget is achieved.
  • Maintain a consistent and clear view of key performance indicators (KPIs) that serve as precursors to overall revenue performance; use KPI data to drive, advance, and adjust activity to stay on target and on timeline.
  • Partner with Campaign Development Director and Director of Campaign Excellence to build strategic plans, track progress, and make periodic revisions to ensure event portfolios achieve budget.
  • Build and manage a sponsorship pipeline by prospecting qualified corporate partners, securing discovery and pitch meetings, customizing standard pitch decks to meet prospects’ needs, and closing revenue-generating partnership agreements.
  • Collaborate with the local region team and national shared service partners throughout Blood Cancer United.
• Mission Integration
  • Partner with Education, Services and Health Research departments to effectively communicate the Blood Cancer United overall mission, programs, resources, and priorities.
  • Responsible for organizing mission-centered, local donor cultivation events and prospecting high-impact donors for national stewardship activities.
• Volunteer and Network Management
  • Responsible for the recruitment and cultivation of high-level volunteer committees.
  • Develop recruitment plans and actively secure new partners through independent research, prospecting, and volunteer relationship building.
  • Consistently research, network, and prospect for high-level volunteers and corporate partners to continuously build the pipeline for revenue and mission activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 4–6 years’ experience in a directly relatable role.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expected to demonstrate a solid understanding of campaign success requirements and execution, including KPIs and accurate forecasting; work is typically focused on complex or large campaigns.
• Pipeline development reflects good market, community, and constituent perspectives.
• Demonstrates excellent relationship building, volunteer recruitment, and sales skills.
• Consistently plans the approach and manages campaign resources with high independence.
• May help develop colleagues’ understanding of campaign success requirements and may coach the work of lower-level team members.
• Successfully demonstrate the following:
  • Knowledge of MS Office Suite.
  • Knowledge of multiple sales channels including digital and social media.
  • Strong collaboration skills with Mission Teams and other organizational partners.
  • Strong written and verbal communications skills.
  • Ability to supervise and lead a group of volunteers.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines effectively.
  • Ability to influence and persuade others.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.
• Work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.
• May be required to move campaign materials weighing up to 15 pounds for various events.
• Travel within designated area.
• Required to work some evenings or weekends.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Generous paid time off.
• Observance of federal paid holidays.
• Wellness program.
• Employee assistance program.

Pay

The base pay range for this non-exempt, hourly position is $42/hr ($77K/yr) to $46/hr ($85K/yr). The offered compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, business need, market conditions, proficiencies, skills, education, and experience. Base compensation is one component of a Total Rewards program that also includes an annual incentive plan and a competitive benefits package.