Development Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Fundraising Strategy and Individual Giving
• Develop and manage assigned individual-giving campaigns and fundraising initiatives
• Establish goals, audiences, timelines, budgets, calls to action and measures of success
• Manage each initiative from concept through launch, monitoring, follow-up and evaluation
• Analyze campaign and donor results to identify acquisition, renewal, upgrade, reactivation and stewardship opportunities
• Recommend adjustments
• Fundraising Events and Sponsorships
• Manage Habitat CFC's fundraising and affiliate event portfolio
• Develop and manage event plans, budgets, timelines and execution tools
• Lead planning meetings and coordinate staff, committees, vendors and other participants toward established goals and deadlines
• Develop sponsorship packages and manage sponsor prospects, renewals and relationships
• Establish performance benchmarks and decision points based on revenue, sponsorship commitments, ticket sales, registration pace, donor response, engagement data and key deadlines
• Translate event and campaign performance into strategic direction for Communications
• Oversee online fundraising and registration platforms and event operations
• Donor Engagement and Stewardship
• Create mission-centered experiences and engagement opportunities for donors, sponsors, prospects, guests, volunteers and community partners
• Partner with the Director and Executive Director on cultivation and stewardship plans for priority donors and prospects
• Coordinate timely acknowledgments and stewardship for sponsors, event participants, recurring and newly acquired donors, and lapsed relationships
• Maintain accurate donor, campaign, event and follow-up records in the fundraising database
• Development Operations and Collaboration
• Work with Finance and development staff on invoices, payments, revenue tracking, reconciliation and financial reporting
• Prepare concise reports on results, lessons learned and recommendations
• Maintain organized project files, accurate online information and systems that support efficient follow-up

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three or more years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, individual giving, sponsorships, donor relations, fundraising events or a related field
• Demonstrated experience managing revenue-generating campaigns, fundraising events, sponsorship programs or donor-engagement initiatives from strategy through implementation, analysis and follow-up
• Demonstrated ability to use fundraising, campaign or event performance data to evaluate progress, adjust strategy and guide communications and outreach priorities
• Strong project-management, organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and donor-service skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and online fundraising, registration and event platforms