thread Fund Development Manager
Company/Organization: thread
Location: Statewide
Application Dates: Open until filled
Job Description
The Fund Development Manager is at the forefront of building a unique culture of philanthropy and leading diverse fund development efforts. This position is focused on individual, corporate, private, and foundation donor strategies, all aimed at increasing funding and support to advance our mission.
- Collaborate with the CEO, Board, and Fund Development Committee to plan thread’s fund development goals and programs.
- Foster a culture of philanthropy by leading staff, board, and volunteers in fund development and communication activities to advance thread’s mission. This includes developing, implementing, and monitoring strategies to source contributions from a diverse set of sources including individuals, corporations, foundations, government, etc.
- Establish performance measures and monitor results to refine and improve fund development strategies.
- Lead donor stewardship by cultivating and nurturing relationships with key corporate and individual donors. Align donor interests with agency goals and needs through regular communication. Keep donors informed, engaged, and valued by acknowledging, recognizing, and reporting to maintain and cultivate support.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, maintain accountability standards for donors, and adhere to the code of ethical principles and standards of professional conduct for fundraising executives.
- Plan and execute regularly scheduled fundraising campaigns tailored to the target audience through collaboration with the Marketing/Communications team to create promotional materials and fund development messages. These have included:
• Spring annual giving campaign and Spring awards sponsorships
• Fall/Winter Pick.Click.Give campaign
• Anniversary celebration campaign
• Biannual Child Care Economic Impact Summit sponsorships and aligned fundraise
• Targeted business strategy/goal campaigns
• Endowment/legacy giving campaign - Responsible for managing and maintaining thread’s donor database through regular data entry, maintenance, updating, creating, and running reports to analyze data, metrics, and related information.
- Ensure data integrity and quality of information from when data and metrics are sourced.
- Monthly reconciliations with the Finance Department. Year-end fundraising documentation audit support and participation of Form 990 reconciliation of fundraising and events activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
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