Manager, Individual Giving & Philanthropic Partnerships

This position requires on-site work at our Lawrence and Broadway location with scheduled remote workdays.

Illinois Action for Children’s (IAFC’s) Manager, Individual Giving and Philanthropic Partnerships is a new position that will play a key role in the implementation of diverse giving strategies and tactics to increase donors and giving amounts to meet or exceed annual revenue goals. This includes managing the full donor lifecycle—from identification and cultivation to solicitation and ongoing engagement—for existing, lapsed, and prospective supporters, assisting with the implementation of the annual fundraiser, managing volunteer groups and peer‑to‑peer fundraisers, and assisting in the development and implementation of multi‑channel fundraising campaigns.

Additionally, the manager will provide all donor related administrative and data functions, including gift processing and acknowledgement, donation reconciliation, and managing donor records in IAFC’s CRM/database.

include but are not limited to the following. The organization reserves the right to add to, delete, change, or modify the essential duties and responsibilities at any time.

• Implement diverse giving strategies and tactics to increase donors and giving amounts that align with organization revenue goals.
• Support the development and implementation of multi‑channel fundraising campaigns and avenues to promote alternative giving options including DAF’s, Qualified Charitable Distributions, stock, etc.
• Under the supervision of the Director, Philanthropy, establish and manage formal Monthly Donor and Planned Giving Programs to include recruitment, cultivation retention, and recognition.
• Understand organization’s key priorities, strategic plan, and programs and be able to translate into fundraising objectives/goals in support of the development team.

• Conduct prospect research to Identify, qualify, and prioritize donors (prospective, existing, and lapsed) building pipelines for activation across donor segments.
• Under the Director, Philanthropy’s supervision, develop and implement cultivation strategies and engagement activities/opportunities to build and deepen relationships with prospective and existing donors and keep donors and supporters connected to IAFC’s mission and work.
• Support the development of well‑designed donor journeys to improve prospective donor conversion, increase giving, and strengthen relationships by consistently showing donors their value and impact.

• Assist with the implementation of IAFC’s annual fundraiser.
• With oversight from the Director, Philanthropy, manage the implementation of, and serve as main liaison to a dedicated volunteer group to expand organization/brand awareness and support revenue growth through peer‑to‑peer initiatives, small events, and other activities.
• Support the growth of corporate sponsors and long‑term corporate partners, including corporate employee engagement.

• Manage donations, donor and prospective donor records in Salesforce (NPSP) including timely gift input and sending acknowledgement letters, keeping contact records up to date with interactions/progress details, files, communications, individual profiles, etc., input new leads, accounts, contacts, and opportunities, generate donor reports, etc.
• Provide administrative support for Board development, giving, and fundraising activities.
• Conduct monthly reconciliation with the Finance Department to ensure donation and department revenues and expenses are accurate and aligned for reporting and auditing purposes.
• Manage IAFC’s online fundraising platform (Go Fund Me Pro  and Live Events—formerly Classy and Classy Live) to build and manage dynamic, compelling campaigns, donation forms, and events.
• Monitor fundraising goals and donor participation and act as thought‑partner in analyzing data to inform fundraising plans and identify new ideas to help drive continuous improvement within development.

This position will undertake…