Director, Leadership Giving

Director Of Leadership Giving

The Director of Leadership Giving leads Friends of Breakthrough Schools' annual giving and leadership giving strategy, overseeing a comprehensive individual giving program that inspires donors to invest annually while building meaningful relationships with leadership-level supporters. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director is responsible for growing annual philanthropic revenue through integrated annual campaigns, stewardship, donor engagement, and management of a portfolio of midlevel donors. The Director develops strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit and retain donors while creating a best-in-class donor experience that advances the mission of Friends of Breakthrough Schools.

Annual Fund Strategy

• Develops and implements the FOB Annual Appeal plan to meet or exceed yearly Annual Appeal goals as agreed upon with the Chief Development Officer.
• Plans and executes multi-channel fundraising campaignsincluding direct mail, email, and social mediato acquire, retain, and steward donors.
• Oversight of the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of key annual appeal constituents through the direct mail Annual Appeal campaign, special events and all other related annual appeal activities.
• Analyzes and monitors annual giving trends within Breakthrough, independent school and other non-profit fundraising landscape.
• Develop segmented communication strategies for new, recurring, lapsed and upgraded donors.

Leadership Giving Portfolio

• Manage and grow a portfolio of approximately 125-175 leadership donors and prospects
• Develop individualized cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies.
• Conduct personal visits and tours with donors and prospects.
• Identify annual donors with major gift potential and partner with the Major Gift Officer on qualification and transition.

Strategy & Operations

• Accurately enters and assists with maintaining integrity, updates and functionality of the Raiser's Edge donor database; able to create and provide data pulls and data analysis as requested by leadership and team members.
• Support of all FOB related social media activity and web presence.
• Oversight of Annual Appeal analysis reporting, in conjunction with the Director, Annual Appeal Operations.
• Reviews prompt and accurate recordings and acknowledgment of annual gifts.
• Supports the direction and operational support for all fundraising events.
• Facilitates the advancement of fundraising goals and objectives, in conjunction with FOB team members.
• Other duties related to the Annual Appeal as required

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of three years professional fundraising experience with emphasis on individual giving, direct mail, email and social media campaigns
• Experience recruiting and maintaining relationships with donors and volunteers
• Experience with larger scale fundraising events
• Project management skills to handle multiple campaigns simultaneously.
• Ability to think strategically and analytically with marketing annual giving programs
• Knowledge of Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, Google Suite and Microsoft Office is required
• Excellent collaboration and follow-through skills across multiple departments
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word and list management.

Compensation & Benefits

• $70,000-$90,000.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and retirement generous PTO in addition to holidays.

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