Development Manager

At Heartland Family Service, we are committed to building a culture that is trauma informed and values and celebrates diversity and inclusion. We believe this allows for better service delivery and innovation, as it encourages our employees to bring various experiences and uniqueness to the workplace.

Trauma Informed Care is an approach to engaging people with histories of trauma that recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma has played in their lives. Trauma Informed Care also acknowledges the effects of working with trauma survivors on our workforce, and seeks to build collaborative and supportive working environments and relationships.

If you believe in our mission of creating healthy families and communities, and like a fast pace, collaborative and team oriented environment, then Heartland Family Service is the agency for you.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION WORK

Builds fund-raising strategies and donor portfolio and carries out specific projects related to Heartland Family Service events and activities. Identifies potential sponsors/targets for funding and executes on the tactics to reach them. With support of the agency, approaches individuals, corporate and foundation stakeholders and mutually agrees to the terms of their support for events, annual giving and various campaigns. Develops relationships and works with a wide range of internal and external customers.

Must meet deadlines; manage events; identify, cultivate and steward donors and volunteers; takes initiative and responsibility for identifying, planning and completing fund development projects and events.

Compensation: between $46,700 and $59,080 per year (salary determined by total years of relevant experience)

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in nonprofit management, communications, or related field
• Experience in fundraising required. Event planning and relevant sales experience also strongly preferred.
• Some nights and weekends required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• * Plan and implement annual agency events to meet and exceed fundraising and cultivation goals.
• * Ability to plan, manage, organize and implement projects to meet and exceed agency’s fundraising and volunteer goals.
• * Assists in coordination and implementation of the agency’s internal United Way fundraising campaign.
• * Identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of corporate sponsors and donors, including in-kind donations.
• * Identification, cultivation and stewardship of volunteers including advisory committees, event volunteers and internal groups.
• * Evaluate and report on successes and challenges of event and fundraising initiatives. Identify and implement modifications and continuous improvement to increase number of donors and giving amounts, including but not limited to use of CRM, in-person, and digital outreach to increase revenue and number of stakeholders, and amplify organization’s visibility and awareness.
• * Strives to make connections between the agency and the larger community whenever possible to contribute to the agency’s ongoing fund- and awareness-raising efforts.
• Serve as HFS staff liaison to various advisory committees, including administrative support, assistance identifying and cultivating new members, and the retention/engagement of current members, and oversee their activities.
• Maintains accurate data entry for projects and special events. Communicates frequently and consistently with internal and external customers.
• Ability to be courteous, caring and professional to internal and external customers at all times.
• Ability to work with all agency staff, including program area staff and volunteers, in a collaborative and cooperative manner.
• Exhibit strong organizational skills, initiative and comfort with results/goal-driven focus balances with relationship building skills.
• Is dependable and punctual.
• Abides by all specific program and HFS procedures, policies and requirements.
• Develops personal and program related skills through participation in formal and informal internal and/or external training and networking opportunities.
• May be asked to participate in agency committees and QIT groups.
• Creates, maintains and shares as appropriate a dynamic self-care plan.
• * Essential functions of this job to be performed on company physical work site.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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