About Seabury Resources for Aging
Seabury Resources for Aging is a private not-for-profit corporation registered in the District of Columbia which provides various services to enhance the quality of life for older adults. Seaburys mission is to provide personalized affordable services and housing options to help older adults in the greater Washington DC area live with independence and dignity. Seabury strives to continue to be the trusted community leader in aging services.
Position Overview
Seabury Resources for Aging (Seabury) is in search of an Individual Giving Manager. This position reports to the Managing Director of Advancement and works closely with members of the Advancement team to support Seaburys comprehensive development strategy. The Individual Giving Manager manages the annual individual giving strategy and plays a central role in building and sustaining strong relationships with Seaburys individual donors.
This position is responsible for planning implementing and managing Seaburys individual giving program. This includes annual giving and online campaigns donor cultivation and stewardship small and mid-level donor solicitation and donor communications. This role also requires strong mastery of development operations including CRM data management gift processing and reporting to ensure a strong donor experience and accurate tracking of progress toward revenue goals.
The ideal candidate brings strong relationship-building skills to their work paired with careful attention to detail and follow-through. They are comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously communicating effectively across teams and translating donor engagement strategies into day-to-day execution. This individual is excited to deepen relationships with existing donors engage new supporters and contribute to a collaborative mission-driven Advancement team focused on meeting and exceeding individual giving goals.
This position is a full-time 40-hour per week job in a hybrid role of two days/week in the Seabury office in Washington DC and work-from-home option the remainder of the time.
To apply send an email to with Individual Giving Manager in the subject line and include:
- A cover letter that highlights your mission alignment with our work as well as includes your salary requirements and available start date.
- Resume
- An individual-giving focused writing sample (an example youve written previously) such as an appeal or acknowledgement letter
Essential Job Responsibilities
Donor Relationship Management:
- Support the strategy for major gifts including identifying and researching prospects managing a portfolio of relationships and tracking major donor progress in the Salesforce CRM.
- Conduct prospect research on new and existing donors in order to provide input on goals and relationship plans for donors accordingly.
- Project manage the donor stewardship plan on a weekly basis.
- Manage the mid-level donor strategy and relationships.
- Manage and grow the community of monthly donors.
- Serve as primary point of contact for all general donor inquiries and communications.
- Follow-up with lapsed donors about reactivation.
Donor Appeals and Communication:
- In partnership with the Managing Director of Advancement create the strategy and manage the implementation and evaluation of all annual appeals focused on developing new donors and retaining existing mid-level and smaller dollar donors.
- In partnership with the Corporate and Events Manager develop and implement pre- and post-event constituent cultivation plans for special event attendees.
- Support the creation and customization of individual donor solicitation materials such as proposals and pitch decks.
- In partnership with the Communications Associate design project manage and evaluate social media plans to support annual appeals.
- Manage the process for exporting and cleaning lists for donor segmentation in campaigns.
Volunteers
- In partnership with the Corporate and Events Manager create and carry out post-volunteer experience follow up to keep volunteers connected to the Seabury community.
- Support the Managing Director in developing and implementing the strategy for engaging advisory council members in fundraising.
Fundraising Planning Tracking and Operations:
- Identify and research prospective new individual donors utilizing a combination of wealth screenings network connections and analysis of giving patterns to build a robust donor pipeline.
- In partnership with the Managing Director create a targeted prospect list for cultivation and solicitation based on research and current donor activity.
- Conduct weekly gift processing and acknowledgement letter mail merges.
- Ensure accurate and thorough documentation of all development activities and donor interactions tracking progress toward goals and next steps in the donor engagement process using Salesforce.
- In partnership with the Managing Director coordinate and oversee moves and task management in Salesforce for all open funding opportunities.
- In partnership with the Managing Director prepare and present reports on fundraising progress donor activity and the overall health of the individual giving strategy to leadership and board members.
Qualifications
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in fundraising with a focus on individual giving.
- Demonstrated experience working on individual giving email campaigns annual fund and/or monthly giving.
- Relationship management and donor stewardship.
- Experienced in using CRM software including gift processing and reporting. Salesforce experience a plus.
- Bachelors degree or certification in fundraising (e.g. CFRE) a plus.
- Must pass pre-employment credit and criminal background checks
Skills:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience tailoring messages to suit intended audiences and compelling readers to act
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain thoughtful personal relationships with high-net-worth individuals.
- Strong project management skills utilized to work on multiple simultaneous projects with different deadlines with a sharp eye on details quality and accuracy
- Ability to use fundraising software (Salesforce a plus) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Expert knowledge of CRM best practices
- Ability to work independently set priorities and manage time effectively.
- Ability to analyze and use data and metrics to shape goals strategies and tactics
- High level of skill with iOS and MS Office applications Word Excel and Outlook
- Strong research skills
Attributes:
- Passionate about Seaburys mission and values with a genuine interest in building relationships with donors.
- Goal-oriented with a strong desire to meet and exceed fundraising targets.
- Organized and conscientious with strong follow-through
- High level of professionalism integrity and discretion when handling confidential donor information.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and with external stakeholders.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary range $70000 - $85000 commensurate with experience
- A flexible work environment. This position requires two days a week on-site at our office and the opportunity to work from home three days a week.
- Generous leave including vacation days starting at 15 in the first year as well as 12 holidays and sick time.
- In addition to financial compensation Seabury offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision coverage; 403(b) retirement plan; disability and life insurance; accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance benefits; and transportation benefits
To Apply
Interested applicants should send an email to with Individual Giving Manager in the subject line and include:
- A cover letter that highlights your mission alignment with our work as well as includes your salary requirements and available start date.
- Resume
- An individual-giving focused writing sample (an example youve written previously) such as an appeal or acknowledgement letter
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Flexible work from home options available.