Manager, Executive Development - Foundation

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support to the CDO related specifically to fundraising activities, donor engagement, and campaign priorities.
• Prepare donor briefings, research summaries, meeting materials, and presentation documents for donor visits, board meetings, and cultivation activities.
• Track donor portfolio activity, document next steps, monitor follow-up items, and help ensure timely movement of prospects through the cultivation cycle.
• Enter, update, and review donor records in the database to ensure accuracy of contact reports, actions, and portfolio information in collaboration with Operations.
• Cook up and coordinate scheduling of donor and development-related meetings in collaboration with the Executive Assistant, ensuring alignment with fundraising priorities.
• Aid in the preparation of development-related materials for board meetings and leadership sessions, including agendas, reports, and briefing documents.
• Aid in the preparation of strategic presentations in preparation for campaign, board, and donor meetings.
• Facilitate timely thank-you letters, executive signatures, and donor follow-up correspondence as directed by the CDO, in coordination with Donor Relations.
• Maintain coordination with the Executive Assistant for action items, commitments, and development-related projects to ensure accountability and follow-through on CDO priorities.
• Handles items of a confidential nature and interacts with high level donors.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned, serving as back up for the Executive Assistant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience working in healthcare, operations, marketing, or fundraising.
• Experience working with various levels of management and managing multiple projects.
• A creative and strategic thinker with the ability to work independently on many projects and establish deadline goals.
• The ideal candidate will also demonstrate an articulate, genuine touch; professional enthusiasm; ability to innovate and be resourceful; a strong work ethic; professional judgment; discretion; strong interpersonal skills; integrity; and exceptional analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills with experience using standard office applications (Google Workplace) and complex fundraising databases (such as Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge).
• Ability to create presentations, slide decks, and agendas for internal and external meetings.
• Strategic thinker who also can work on day-to-day.