Manager of Individual Giving

Manager of Individual Giving Position Summary

The Manager of Individual Giving (Manager) plays a key role in strengthening uAspire’s individual donor pipeline and overall fundraising capacity. Reporting to and partnering closely with the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Manager will help shape and execute a comprehensive individual giving and events strategy designed to grow the number and value of annual gifts through events, direct mail, online giving, and personal solicitations.

The Manager will contribute to a department-wide priority to expand, diversify, and steward our individual donor base, ensuring a more balanced funding mix and long-term organizational sustainability.

Success in this role requires an energetic, organized, and detail-oriented professional who is motivated by high-quality work and meaningful relationship-building. The Manager must be a strategic thinker who understands donor motivations, exercises strong judgment in prioritizing actions that drive outcomes, and communicates uAspire’s mission with clarity, passion, and confidence to a range of external audiences.

• Collaborate with the CDO to develop and implement strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and motivate existing and new individual donors
• Conduct prospect research and create tailored stewardship plans and pitches
• Prioritize key actions for uAspires staff and leadership to take in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts, including major gifts, and preparing /supporting them to execute
• Work with CDO to leverage Board and donor relationships to steward existing donors and cultivate new prospects
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned by the CDO

• Assist CDO with planning and implementing in-person events and digital campaigns (Giving Tuesday, Annual Appeal, etc.) throughout the year. Travel may be required.
• Produce and manage a calendar of all events and campaigns and work with internal staff, including but not limited to the marketing and communications team, to support event planning and the timely disbursement of invitations and promotional materials
• Create and manage event timelines, guest lists, run of shows, and post-event follow up
• Manage vendors, venues, contracts and related logistics
• Maintain uAspire's donor database system(s) and online donation platforms for effective tracking of event attendees and giving

• Oversee and continually improve all aspects of gift processing, including acknowledgment letters, pledge tracking, and revenue reporting, ensuring timely and accurate donor stewardship
• Keep accurate Salesforce records and updated activity notes with all donors
• Analyze historical and market data to support setting ambitious yet feasible revenue, donor quantity, and retention goals
• Regularly track progress to goal and conduct analysis to identify what is driving and impeding progress

We understand that people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We encourage candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications below. If you believe you have the transferable skills necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this role, we encourage you to apply.

• A bachelor’s degree
• At least five years of professional experience, preferably in development or fundraising working with individual donors, live events, online campaigns, and/or annual funds
• High degree of familiarity and comfort creating reports and working with spreadsheets and analyzing donor giving trends
• Experience working with Salesforce or a comparable CRM system; familiarity with online giving platforms including Give Smart or Go Fund Me Pro
• Comfort working with high net worth and high profile donors and prospects
• Experience with AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) preferred
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication and event planning skills
• Ability to prioritize, manage several projects at once and work well under deadlines
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