Annual Giving Manager
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StJohns School is looking for an Annual Giving Manager.The Annual Giving Manager supports the daily operations of the $ 6 M St. Johns Fund which is the Schools highest annual philanthropic priority and represents 10% of itsbudget.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
Candidates must have a college degree and 4 years experience in fundraising. Preference will be shown for candidates with experience in an education fundraising environment especially in Houston or with a nationally regarded education institution with a strong advancement program. Experience working with sophisticated and knowledgeable fundraising volunteers is strongly preferred. This position requires proficiency in Excel strong writing and proofing skills attention to detail good phone skills and extreme organization. The successful candidate has the ability to set priorities meet deadlines demonstrate initiative selfmanage and multitask. The position requires poise tact confidentiality and diplomacy. Experience in Raisers Edge is a strong plus.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct wealth screenings annually for new families for the purposes of informing portfolio assignments and strategic ask amounts.
The coordination and staging of all solicitations from conception of the solicitation letter to determining the appropriate signatory to working with the Data Coordinator to create a targeted mailing list to working with a mailhouse to print and mail the completed solicitations.
Maintain St. Johns Fund calendar and ensure deadlines are met.
Communicate regularly and proactively with all St. Johns Fund volunteers director of advancement and advancement colleagues.
Prepare a draft agenda and materials for all St. Johns Fund meetings.
Work with Data Coordinator to update database and spreadsheets with pertinent information gleaned from meetings.
Identify document and strategize next steps from meetings and communicate to all involved. When applicable update solicitor assignments after each meeting.
Work with Data Coordinator to prepare St. Johns Fund reports as scheduled and review reports on a regular basis for trend analysis and identify key upcoming priorities. Discuss key priorities with volunteer and staff leadership.
Manage and meet with Alumni Class reps and Faculty Reps by updating them on their reports and progress. Assist with recruitment of reps.
Prepare and manage the Alumni Phonathon event by preparing all materials reports and emailed solicitations.
Work with Data Coordinator to steward consecutive donor circles of 10 and 20 years
Coordinate closely with the communications team to ensure effective and timely communications to volunteers and to the community. Provide communications team with quality content for those communications.
Assist Director of Portfolio Management in preparing written reports for Board of Trustees meetings and other Advancement Committee meetings. Review previous reports to ensure ability to generate similar information.
Establish and monitor St. Johns Fund benchmarks areas such as number of gifts at each level upgrades participation levels and goals for various divisions of the campaign. Track and communicate these benchmarks regularly.
Help prepare and update thank you notes and acknowledgements.
Responsible for the publication proofing and the ultimate accuracy of the St. Johns Fund donor listings in the annual Report on Giving and Proof Sheet.
Monitor budget for St. Johns Fund line items and ensure budget compliance. Communicate budget limits clearly with vendors and service providers.
Create or update all campaign materials including but not limited to volunteer organization chart volunteer rosters volunteer role descriptions St. Johns Fund brochure etc. Work with Data Coordinator to update the database with the volunteer roles and provide volunteers with materials in advance and as requested.
Become familiar with gift acceptance policies fundraising and gift recognition guidelines.
Be able to communicate the ways to give such as for giving stock online giving and other noncash giving.
Work with the Data Coordinator each spring to send timely pledge reminders and matching gift reminders.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe in detail the many tasks that may be assigned. Since the nature of business demands change so too may the essential functions of this position.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Unclear
