Southeast Development Manager

The Southeast Development Manager supports the fundraising efforts of Make-A-Wish Georgia in Savannah, GA, and surrounding areas by securing new philanthropic partners, managing fundraising events and campaigns, stewarding donors, and ensuring accurate data entry and reporting. This position is responsible for building long-term relationships with corporate partners, individual donors, and community groups to engage with our mission. This role is essential to securing the resources that enable Make-A-Wish Georgia to grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, highly organized, and passionate about Make-A-Wish Georgia’s mission.

• Building and managing a revenue portfolio of corporate, community groups, foundations and individuals from the Savannah area market
• Maintaining and strengthening a donor portfolio to include cultivation of new donors, stewardship, retention, and increasing support through moves management
• Collaborating with the Southeast Development Director to increase the overall revenue in the Savannah market
• Creating and developing unique fundraising opportunities for donors at the corporate and/or individual level
• Ensuring that donor records in the Salesforce database are current and maintained with a high degree of accuracy
• Supporting the successful completion of priority fundraising campaigns by honoring established best practices and providing direction to volunteers in event logistics and volunteer recruitment
• Support and secure local third-party community fundraising activities
• Manage donor stewardship activities such as thank-you letters, calls, impact updates, and special recognition touchpoints
• Support donor prospecting by conducting research and helping identify new funding opportunities
• Respond to donor inquiries and provide excellent donor care

• Assist with setup, planning, and execution of internal fundraising events
• Facilitate at least one community event
• Help secure in-kind donations and promotional support from partners
• Collaborate with communications staff to produce event marketing collateral
• Track ROI and outcomes for assigned campaigns and events

• Support relationship-building efforts with sponsors, donors, and partners
• Help maintain donor and sponsor records in Salesforce
• Assist in executing recognition and stewardship programs
• Participate in outreach efforts to raise visibility of Make-A-Wish Georgia’s mission

• Passion for the mission and vision of Make-A-Wish® Georgia.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Highly professional and able to work successfully with a wide variety of constituents, including donors, board members, volunteers, and professional consultants
• 3-5 years of experience in non-profit development with an established track record of successfully soliciting corporate gifts and building long-term partnerships.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills
• Comfortable working with donors, volunteers, and corporate representatives
• Professional, adaptable, and detail-oriented with a passion for mission-driven work
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor database platforms like Salesforce
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Professional and polished image
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• High levels of integrity, trustworthiness, flexibility, compassion, and humor are necessary to address the…