Manager, Individual Giving

The Manager, Individual Giving is focused on maximizing individual giving through direct donor meetings, relationship-building and gift solicitation.

The Manager, Individual Giving reports directly to the VP, Philanthropy and will work collaboratively with the Philanthropy team on strategic, multi-year fundraising plans to grow the contributed revenue of FLC..

They will work with the Donor Engagement team, conduct research, identify donor prospects, cultivate, and steward potential donors. The Manager will solicit individual gifts as part of the major gift pipeline. This will entail drafting, developing, and writing proposals for individual gifts. The Manager also will assist in achieving fundraising goals wherever individual giving intersects with galas, events, special initiatives, capital and other campaigns. A more specific list of this roles duties is as follows:

Cultivation:

• Partner with Donor Engagement team to identify prospective donors for fundraising initiatives within our Membership.
• Research to find new, qualified donor prospects outside of FLC Membership to expand donor pipeline.
• Conduct wealth screening/background on prospects and to understand donors’ histories and preferences with respect to giving.

Campaigns and Initiatives:

• Meet with donors and solicit contributions for annual FLC campaigns and initiatives (NYFF Campaign, Gala, Host Committees) to reach goals for each campaign.
• Design new fundraising initiatives to support the goals of FLC.
• Generate customized materials including correspondence, cover letters, proposals, and other collateral and proposals for donors to support asks; develop materials in support of and fundraise for new capital and endowment campaigns.
• Coordinate key donor visits with executive and senior staff in addition to personally visiting donors.

Administration:

• Maintain all notes of conversations and presentations in Tessitura
• Cultivate and steward long-term relationships with current and prospective donors in collaboration with the Donor Engagement  team.
• Support Philanthropy department in its event-related responsibilities, including: Annual Chaplin Award Gala, New York Film Festival, and other donor cultivation and stewardship events, such as series/festival receptions and dinners, etc.