Associate Director/Director of Individual Giving & Corporate P

Specific Responsibilities Include:

Individual Giving:

• Function as an enthusiastic front-line fundraiser.
• Qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors in an assigned portfolio for Girls Inc.
• Assist in the development of a comprehensive fundraising plan with measurable goals and objectives that retain individual donors and creates a pipeline of new ones.
• Support CEO, Board, and CDO on high-level cultivation and solicitation activities as assigned.
• Create, execute and manage strategies to increase donor engagement and participation in giving societies.
• Plan and support donor-led events to help identify new prospects and opportunities.
• Supervise and mentor a Donor Relations Manager and a Development Coordinator.
• Meet all annual giving dollar, acquisition, retention and upgrade goals and monitor, analyze and report on progress; making adjustments as necessary.
• Develop a cultivation and solicitation calendar.
• Direct staff responsible for the creative packages, solicitations and fundraising appeals to various affinity groups in a timely manner and in partnership with the Marketing & Communications team.
• Oversee staff responsible for the acknowledgment process and assure the timely dissemination to applicable donors.
• Works with the IT staff to collect, record and maintain accurate donor information maintained in the Salesforce database system and run/create relevant reports.

Corporate Partnerships:

• Manage and steward a portfolio of key corporate donors/prospects.
• Identify and enlist new funders through an entrepreneurial approach to prospect identification and cultivation.
• Research, identify and recommend a range of philanthropic and marketing-related strategies and packages to ensure the acquisition and retention of Girls Inc. corporate partners.
• Develop and implement strategies to encourage multi-year support.
• Nurture and preserve Girls Inc. core values; maintains consistent corporate image (brand integrity) in all materials.
• Work with the CDO on special assignments and implement activities in support of other fundraising initiatives as deemed appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS required plus 5 to 7 years of fundraising experience with a successful track record in individual giving and corporate partnerships.
• A minimum of two years of supervisory experience.
• Experience working in a national organization with an affiliate or chapter structure a plus.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills; ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Results-oriented with demonstrated capacity to adapt to changing conditions.
• An excellent steward of interpersonal relationships.
• Skilled in spreadsheet, word-processing and database software; Salesforce or other fundraising software preferred.
• Responsible, flexible, and energetic.

• Ability to work in a team environment and adapt to various working styles.
• Commitment to the mission of Girls Inc.
• Must be able to appreciate, embrace and advance diversity and have experience working with multicultural populations.