Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati
Title:
Development Officer - Community Shares of Greater CincinnatiDescription:
Community Shares of Greater CincinnatiJob Posting for Development Officer (Full-Time, Salaried)
Do you have a passion for social justice, the environment, and animals? Would you like to help grassroots organizations fighting for equity? Are you an experienced fundraiser with a desire to amplify the voices of marginalized populations in our community and foster systemic change to remove obstacles? Then consider joining our small but mighty team at Community Shares as a Development Officer! Qualified candidates who are members of underrepresented populations served by Community Shares and our member charities (including racial and ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants, those with disabilities, and members of religious minorities) are especially encouraged to apply.
Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati – A network of more than 30 local nonprofits, we’ve served as the region’s hub for building stronger communities for more than a quarter century. We empower social/economic justice charities, environmental sustainability organizations, and animal welfare agencies through fundraising, grassroots activities, advocacy, research, and public education. Together we work to bring love, compassion, and change by addressing the social, economic, and environmental challenges our communities face. We help build relationships, community involvement, and citizen activism by connecting member organizations, donors, and employers. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
Position Summary:
Reporting to the CEO, the Development Officer shares with the CEO primary responsibility for managing the organization’s fundraising activities including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospective, current, and past donors for general operations, assisting with management and implementation of annual workplace campaigns, and researching, drafting, submitting, and reporting on grants. The position also requires development support activities and work with various related committees and Board members This will be a full-time exempt position with benefits and occasional evening or weekend hours required, usually for event support.
Compensation and Benefits Structure:
$35,000-$60,000 negotiable compensation range depending on experience. Benefits include hybrid 35-hour work schedule of Mondays/Fridays telecommuting from home and 9-5 Tuesdays-through-Thursdays in our office on the second floor of the Cincinnati Fire Museum plus occasional after-hours or weekend events; health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; 401k, paid holidays; payroll deductions for charitable donations; and vacation and sick leave.
Primary Duties:
This position, along with a significant portion of our CEO’s time and assistance from some volunteer Board and committee members, constitutes our development department. This department focuses on two separate fundraising purposes: 1) raising money for the general operations of the organization, and 2) raising money to be passed through to our member organizations. Grantwriting to support each of these two areas is also a major component of the position.
Grants Management (50%)
- Research grant opportunities at the local, regional, state, and national levels from foundation, corporate, and government sources.
- Review grant opportunities for eligibility, partnerships, cost-share, and other required resources.
- Ensure timely grant execution and compliance, including reports as requested by funders.
- Develop and/or participate in collaborative grant partnerships with external partners including member charities and fiscal sponsorship organizations.
- Write and develop proposals.
- Evaluate grant projects for continuous improvements in the grants process.
- Manage portfolio of prospective, current, and past workplaces offering payroll fundraising campaigns including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship through written plans for each workplace in partnership with the CEO as well as individual donors who give to member charities but not through their workplaces. These campaigns are an extension of our member charities’ development programs and raise funds to pass through Community Shares to directly support their individual missions.
- Serve as liaison to assigned workplaces and individual donors, responsible for planning and implementation of logistics for those campaigns and solicitations.
- Assist in identifying and strategizing methods for increasing employee participation at existing workplaces.
- Assist in preparation and dissemination of communication and solicitation materials as needed.
- Partner with volunteer Board and Workplace Committee members in workplace prospect identification, introduction, cultivation, and solicitation.
- Assist in planning and execution of workplace campaign events.
- Evaluate workplace processes for continuous improvement.
- Manage portfolio of prospective, current, and past donors including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship through written plans for each donor in partnership with the CEO.
- Generate and research prospective donors, create donor proposals, and track donor pipeline activity.
- With CEO, responsible for donor relations.
- Assist in identifying and strategizing current donors to move to major donor status ($500 or more annual giving).
- Assist in preparation and dissemination of communication and solicitation materials as needed.
- Partner with volunteer Board, Major Donor Committee members, and CEO in donor prospect identification, introduction, cultivation, and solicitation.
- Partner with volunteer Board, Events/Development Committee members, and CEO in planning and execution of fundraising events.
- Evaluate general operations development processes for continuous improvement.
- Timely and accurate entry of all pledges and donations into database (Donation Tracker), oversee gift acknowledgement production, and generate donor reports for CEO. Provide gifts to Business Manager for bank deposit and data entry into QuickBooks.
- Generate appropriate campaign tracking reports to the CEO, board, and committees.
- Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years fundraising experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Grantwriting experience.
- Skilled in use of CRM software and production of reports.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, with extensive knowledge of Excel and Word.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and communications with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
- Broad thinker – contributes to strategic planning while completing tasks on time.
- Ability to make occasional deliveries within greater Cincinnati and to attend events held in the region as requested.
- Knowledge of the Cincinnati area foundation or corporate charitable giving communities.
- Experience using donor database systems, preferably Donation Tracker.
- Experience using QuickBooks accounting software.
- Experience working in a small, not-for-profit environment and executing a wide range of duties.
Contact:
Duane Gordon: [email protected]315 West Court Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202