POSITION SUMMARY: The Development Manager is accountable for developing and managing the Council's annual appeals, coordinating the Council's fund development data management system(s), working on fundraising event planning to implementation, and supporting the Council's overall fundraising program.
ACCOUNTABILITIES • Manages, grows, and evaluates the annual giving appeals, maintains donor lists, and monitors and reports on results. • Manage and execute special events from concept to post-event completion, including logistics, record-keeping, and fundraising. • Work with the Development Associate and develop a solid knowledge of the donor management system. • Oversee donor recognition and acknowledgment practices (receipting, emails, phone, handwritten thanks). • Research national, regional, and local fundraising trends and laws. Keeps leadership informed of factors, changes, and trends impacting fundraising within New York State, Long Island, and Suffolk County. • Assists in developing and maintaining the Council's fundraising procedures. • Assists in planning fundraising appeals and works with board members, community volunteers, and council staff to implement strategies. • Implements appeals and annual special events to support the Council's fundraising efforts as assigned by the Director of Operations. • Assists and maintains alum list records to help the Development staff build relationships with benefactors. • Donor relations, communications, and connections with Girl Scouts and alumnae from or in the Council. This may involve participation and work focused on annual alumnae dinners, history or outdoor events, single point-of-entry events, and other activities appropriate to Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Diversity Development Manager 04.2024 bring in past members and engage them in dialogue about the mission and future of Girl Scouts. • Administrative efforts to ensure Development records and files are appropriately maintained. • Represent GSSC at regional networking functions as part of brand awareness to identify prospective supporters. • Researches and develops creative funding concepts for the Director of Operations for potential or future implementation. • Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor's degree. • Preferred knowledge of and experience in fundraising and communications. • High degree of comfort with high-network individuals and senior management professionals • Experience with event planning and sponsorships. • Preferred experience with cultivating and stewarding • Excellent organizational skills, including managing multiple projects concurrently, strong attention to detail, and being a self-starter, analytical, and proactive. • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Zoom and have a great understanding of fundraising databases. • Strong verbal and written communication skills & customer service skills • Possess the ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings/weekends. • Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality. • Ability to travel within the Council's footprint as the job requires. • Willingness to perform tasks that involve the ability to exert light physical effort, which include lifting objects and materials of moderate weight (25 pounds) • Develop and implement a plan for post-event follow-up, including contacting and meeting with prospects and new donors. • Understanding and accepting the Girl Scout promise, laws, beliefs, and principles; Willingness to become a Girl Scouts of the USA member.