Lower Jobs in Rochester, NY (NOW HIRING)

Salary Range: $62,353- $68,000 (Pay information will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position)

Full Time 40 hours  Exempt

GENERAL SCOPE: Under the general direction of the Executive Director, this position is responsible for developing, planning, executing, and evaluating a comprehensive full-cycle Annual Giving Program to increase participation and long-term financial growth from individual donors. As a key contributor to the success of Jewish Home Foundation’s comprehensive fundraising program, this position will successfully organize and develop direct mail solicitations, online giving, lower to mid-level donor solicitations, giving circles/societies, corporate partners program and implement strategic stewardship activities that support the Annual Fund.

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
• Fluency in MS Office, Raiser’s Edge and database management.
• Superior communication skills, efficiency while multi-tasking and excellent planning and organizational skills are necessary.
• Demonstrates record of accomplishment in annual fund development and implementation, knowledge of fundraising principles and techniques, and direct mail appeals and newsletters.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a specific ability to create donor solicitations, acknowledgements, and stewardship pieces such as engaging reports and donor profiles; must be capable of writing coherent and compelling messages and content for printed, electronic and verbal script materials.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to form personal relationships and to communicate effectively, delivering exceptional customer service to a variety of stakeholders (i.e. donors, sponsors and volunteers), both verbally and in writing.
• Proven ability to integrate social media and electronic communications into fundraising communications and campaigns.
• Ability to work well in an extremely fast-paced, ever-changing environment, and manage multiple projects, with competing demands while maintaining a commitment to excellence.
• Must be well organized, detail oriented, and have strong critical thinking skills, with a proven ability to work independently.
• Ability to travel as needed to perform job duties.
• Understanding and respectful of diversity in a team-oriented culture.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule for events scheduled on evenings and weekends.
• Must be a self-starter with imagination and creativity.
• Commitment to the mission and the institution’s Core Values.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Achieve Foundation fundraising goals.
• Oversee and maintain donor database.
• In consultation with the Executive Director, develops, plans, executes and evaluates a comprehensive annual giving program designed to broaden Jewish Home Foundation’s donor base and increase overall participation and financial support to the Annual Fund.
• Coordinates all annual fundraising programs including executing a targeted, multi-approach direct mail program and proactive electronic fundraising programs.
• Develops and coordinates the Jewish Home Foundation’s giving society program, including execution of targeted stewardship activities (such as electronic communications, postcards and/or brochures, videos, website copy and donor profiles)
• Actively manages a portfolio of 400 lower to mid-level donors and prospects through the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship process; identifies annual fund donors and prospects between the $500 and $5,000 levels with a focus on increasing annual gifts; makes recommendations for movement of assigned donors to major gift prospect tracking.
• Collaborates with Marketing to coordinate a cohesive annual marketing effort to increase annual gifts through advertising, publications, social media and events related to the Annual Fund.
• Analyzes data regarding annual giving programs and past giving trends to provide analyses of program results.
• Implements plans to increase donor retention.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of Jewish Home programs and organizational priorities.
• Continuously reviews annual donors for potential proposals to family foundations and corporations. Upon request, assists with grant requests to foundations and corporations.
• Other duties as requested.

 EXPERIENCE:

• 2+ years of fundraising experience (including soliciting, cultivating or stewarding donors).
• Prior professional writing experience a plus.

This description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of position scope.