Faith & Donor Relations Specialist

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville Faith & Donor Relations Specialist Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville

The Faith and Donor Relations Specialist is responsible for securing build sponsor ships and soliciting financial gifts from faith partners to support Habitat’s work in Davidson County and for securing build sponsor ships and financial gifts to support the agency’s work in Wilson and Robertson Counties.

This role will serve as the primary point of contact for faith-based sponsors and our partners in Wilson and Robertson Counties, ensuring their needs and expectations are met. This role will oversee each county’s Community Advisory Council to harness their connections within the community to recruit build and event sponsors.

• Lead efforts to solicit financial gifts from faith organizations in support of the approved build schedule. Ensure they are successful in meeting their goals both with fundraising and volunteer engagement. Ensure that a positive experience is had by all investors and volunteers, and sponsor ships are repeated and expanded.
• Develop and implement strategies to attract and retain faith-based build sponsors, ensuring their ongoing engagement and support.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with faith leaders, congregations, and community members. Enhance relationships through scheduled calls and outreach and utilize connections to identify and connect with new faith sponsorship prospects.
• Ensure the continuation of collaborative, community builds like Unity Build, Methodist Build and Catholic Build by leading fundraising and congregation engagement.
• Prospect and approach foundations, organizations and individuals that support faith-based initiatives and may align with our mission.
• Visit congregations of all faiths as requested by sponsor partners.

• Identify, cultivate, and secure build sponsor ships from organizations, congregations, foundations and individuals in support of the builds in Wilson and Robertson Counties.
• Oversee relationships with key house sponsors to ensure that a positive experience is had by all investors and volunteers, and sponsor ships are repeated and expanded.
• Work in partnership with marketing on home dedication ceremonies in the counties.
• Increase community awareness and engagement with the ReStore by educating the public about donation, volunteer, and shopping opportunities to support the ReStore in achieving its inventory acquisition and revenue goals.
• Ensure agency has a visible presence in Wilson and Robertson Counties.
• Ensure successful fundraising events are held in the counties securing sponsors and table hosts.
• Community Advisory Councils in Wilson and Robertson Counties
• Identify and recruit community leaders to serve as Community Advisory Council members in Wilson and Robertson Counties
• Ensure active and engaged Community Advisory Councils through bimonthly scheduled meetings augmented with continued communication to support securing house sponsor ships, successful fundraising events, home ownership applicants, land acquisition and ReStores.
• Ensure achievement of established goals for funds raised, volunteer participation, families served and Habitat’s image in each county community.

• Execute administrative duties related to this position.
• Monitor and report on the progress of sponsorship and fundraising efforts, documenting all partner and prospects journeys in Salesforce as they move from prospects to funders.
• Participate at the build site to welcome and integrate sponsors and volunteers
• Ensure the submission of “Build Sponsor Form” once a build sponsor commits to partnering with Habitat to trigger the creation of the Build Sponsor Agreement, Volunteer Coordinator Form and other build tasks including the pre- and post- build meetings.
• Represent Habitat for Humanity at appropriate community and professional organization events
• Support Homeowner Services in recruiting future Habitat homeowners in the counties.
• Regularly exhibits a willingness and enthusiasm to assist with projects, special events, and planning within the development team or elsewhere within the agency upon request.
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