Experience Required 3-7 Years – Nonprofit Fundraising

Work Location Hybrid (Dallas Office Tues. – Thurs.)

Posting Opening and Closing Date: February 4, 2025 - February 21, 2025

Salary Range: $55,000 - $70,000 Annually

Priority consideration may be given to submissions received by February 14, 2025

Mission Statement

Our Friends Place (OFP) is dedicated to helping young women break the generational cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty and homelessness through empowering self-reliance and independence.

OFP is experiencing a period of exciting growth and seeks an experienced deadline-driven Development Manager to join our dynamic team. We are looking for passionate and collaborative fundraisers with an impeccable work ethic to contribute to our vital mission of empowering women to become change agents for themselves and their community!

Position Summary

The Development Manager - Annual Giving, is responsible for managing the agency’s fundraising activities to make OFP’s mission possible. The position reports to the CEO and works with external stakeholders and staff to plan and accomplish fundraising goals for the annual gala and cultivating and soliciting gifts from individual donors.

The Development Manager - Annual Giving, is personally accountable for an annually increasing revenue goal of $500K, while playing a key role in leading peers within the development team.

Responsibilities

Fundraising Events

• Play a fundamental role in planning and executing fundraising events to meet fundraising and attendance goals.

• Actively research, engage and solicit individuals, corporations, civic groups, and religious organizations to become paid sponsors and underwriters

Ensure event collateral and publications align with agency’s established marketing and branding guidelines.

• Create, maintain and update event timelines and calendar.

Donor Relations

• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward annual gifts using face-to-face solicitations, and appeals for gifts from $1,000 - $10,000 from individuals.

• Utilize donor database/CRM to manage pipeline, promptly and accurately log activity with donors.

• Provide reporting and analysis to review progress to include giving and cultivation.

• Oversee and directly support the publication of the annual report

Strategic Planning and Institutional Relations

• Collaborate with the CEO and the Development team to develop and implement strategies to increase annual contributions from individuals, corporations, and community partners.

• Participate in goal-setting, budgeting, analysis, and reporting for all fundraising activities.

• Other duties as assigned by the CEO

Board of Directors Liaison

• Develop, maintain, and serve as staff support for the development committee and special events committee

• Analyze and report on development efforts to ensure consistency with agency mission

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.

• Minimum of three years of progressive non-profit fundraising experience

• Proven fundraising experience guiding individual donors through the full fundraising cycle

• Experience working with volunteer leadership and committees

• Proficiency with data entry, query and reporting in donor management systems

• Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, with a strong emphasis on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Essential Qualities

• Highly driven and proactive with an impeccable work ethic that consistently meets deadlines and exceeds expectations.

• Flexibility to attend donor events, breakfasts, and dinners, etc. outside of normal working hours as needed

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

• Ability to influence and engage a wide range of donors and build long-term relationships.

• Culturally aware, respectful, and appreciative of differences

• Impeccable integrity and sense of personal accountability

Professional Expectations

• Maintains a clear understanding of the agency and its strategic direction.

• Ability to work independently without close oversight

• Cultivates and maintains positive relationships with team members and program staff throughout the organization to maximize relationships and philanthropic giving to the organization.

• Meets or exceeds established annual fundraising goals and metrics

• Serve as a philanthropic ambassador within the agency and the community

Benefits

A candidate with acceptable qualifications could expect to earn $45,000 per year, while a candidate with exceptional qualifications could expect to earn up to $65,000 per year. Our Friends Place currently pays 85% of the average monthly cost for medical insurance coverage. The agency matches up to 3% of employee IRA contributions and training dollars are allotted in the annual budget to grow your expertise in nonprofit development.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to Careers@OurFriendsPlace.org on or before February 21, 2025. (Priority consideration may be given to submissions received by February 14, 2025)

Applicants who meet the minimum criteria will receive an email questionnaire to complete. Selected candidates will then be invited to a virtual interview with the hiring supervisor. After the virtual interview, candidates will be invited to a panel interview with members of the OFP team and finalist will conduct an interview with the CEO.

Please note that work samples may be requested as part of the application process and finalists will be subject to pre-employment verification.