Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving

Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving

Reporting to the Director of Individual Giving, and in partnership with multiple organizational teams, the Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving, leads direct-response fundraising efforts and manages engagement strategies for donors with the capacity and inclination to grow into deeper annual, leadership, and major gift relationships.

The Manager also serves as a leadership giving officer and primary relationship manager for a portfolio of approximately 100 leadership annual donors contributing $1,000 to $9,999 annually, with responsibility for qualification, cultivation, stewardship, retention, upgrades, and personalized engagement.

The Manager, Annual & Leadership Giving, will also expertly support a key donor network and co-manage all related activities and events to deepen engagement of this constituency.

Core responsibilities include:

• Manage direct-response fundraising, programmatic acquisition, renewal, and stewardship of leadership donors in partnership with the Director, Individual Giving.
• Manage a portfolio of roughly 100 individual leadership donors capable of moving to higher levels of giving.
• Support the planning and execution of select donor network activities by providing project coordination and operational support to the lead staff member.
• Use the Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) to actively manage leadership-level donor engagement, including portfolio tracking, gift projections, next steps, and stewardship plans.

Other duties may be assigned by Senior Management.

Required qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in related field and/or combination of equivalent employment and education experience.
• Two to four years of experience in fundraising or a related field such as alumni relations, sales, marketing, or public relations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, reflecting a passion for the work of United Way.
• Possess a collaborative and entrepreneurial spirit, as well as the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage concurrent projects and day-to-day tasks effectively, with minimal supervision, in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain professional relationships with donors and volunteers through clear and polished communication, excellent follow-through, sound judgment, discretion, and respect for confidential philanthropic decisions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office environment, with preference for database experience.

Personal attributes include:

• Accepts guidance and responds well to feedback
• Displays maturity, good judgment, enthusiasm and personal motivation
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to anticipate workload and effectively cultivate and leverage relationships with colleagues to meet deadlines
• Collaborative entrepreneurial spirit, ability to multi-task and prioritize concurrent projects and day-to-day tasks within a high production and fast-paced environment

Benefits offered include:

Medical, Dental and Vision Life and AD&D Insurance Disability Leave - Paid Parental Leave Paid Family Leave Employee Assistance Program - 401k Plan Paid Time Off including:
Personal Time, Sick Time & Paid Holidays

To apply, candidates must officially apply through our website with a cover letter and resume.