Annual Giving Manager

Salary Range: $62,353- $68,000 (Pay information will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position)

Full Time 40 hours Exempt

Under the general direction of the Executive Director, this position is responsible for developing, planning, executing, and evaluating a comprehensive full-cycle Annual Giving Program to increase participation and long-term financial growth from individual donors. As a key contributor to the success of Jewish Home Foundation’s comprehensive fundraising program, this position will successfully organize and develop direct mail solicitations, online giving, lower to mid-level donor solicitations, giving circles/societies, corporate partners program and implement strategic stewardship activities that support the Annual Fund.

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
• Fluency in MS Office, Raiser’s Edge and database management.
• Superior communication skills, efficiency while multi-tasking and excellent planning and organizational skills are necessary.
• Demonstrates record of accomplishment in annual fund development and implementation, knowledge of fundraising principles and techniques, and direct mail appeals and newsletters.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a specific ability to create donor solicitations, acknowledgements, and stewardship pieces such as engaging reports and donor profiles; must be capable of writing coherent and compelling messages and content for printed, electronic and verbal script materials.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to form personal relationships and to communicate effectively, delivering exceptional customer service to a variety of stakeholders (i.e. donors, sponsors and volunteers), both verbally and in writing.
• Proven ability to integrate social media and electronic communications into fundraising communications and campaigns.
• Ability to work well in an extremely fast-paced, ever-changing environment, and manage multiple projects, with competing demands while maintaining a commitment to excellence.
• Must be well organized, detail oriented, and have strong critical thinking skills, with a proven ability to work independently.
• Ability to travel as needed to perform job duties.
• Understanding and respectful of diversity in a team-oriented culture.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule for events scheduled on evenings and weekends.
• Must be a self‑starter with imagination and creativity.
• Commitment to the mission and the institution’s Core Values.

• Oversee and maintain donor database.
• In consultation with the Executive Director, develop, plan, execute and evaluate a comprehensive annual giving program designed to broaden Jewish Home Foundation’s donor base and increase overall participation and financial support to the Annual Fund.
• Coordinate all annual fundraising programs including executing a targeted, multi-approach direct mail program and proactive electronic fundraising programs.
• Develop and coordinate the Jewish Home Foundation’s giving society program, including execution of targeted stewardship activities (such as electronic communications, postcards and/or brochures, videos, website copy and donor profiles).
• Actively manage a portfolio of 400 lower to mid-level donors and prospects through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship; identify annual fund donors and prospects between the $500 and $5,000 levels with a focus on increasing annual gifts and make recommendations for moving assigned donors to major gift prospect tracking.
• Collaborate with Marketing to coordinate a cohesive annual marketing effort to increase annual gifts through advertising, publications, social media and events related to the Annual Fund.
• Analyze data…