Responsibilities

• Supervise Marketing and Fundraising employees, ensuring reviews on a yearly basis.
• Create a comprehensive fundraising strategy, including case development, budgeting and stewardship.
• Ensure success of the Annual Giving Campaign by reaching personal, branch and association goals.
• Lead the Advancement Committee of the Gaston County Family YMCA
• Serve on the Endowment Committee and work closely with the CEO on planned giving.
• Works in conjunction with Leadership staff to create and manage a fundraising infrastructure, including donor software systems and automated processes for giving and sponsorships.
• Create a yearly campaign stewardship schedule for who, what, when, where and how we will communicate with all donors. Annual and Capital.
• Provides leadership for peer-to-peer fundraising efforts.
• Trains branch staff and volunteers in gift solicitation. Works closely with executive leadership.
• Collaborate with Leadership staff to develop communication and campaign strategies to successfully market the annual campaign. Supports plans for identifying, cultivating and soliciting branch annual prospects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience in Annual Fundraising and Capital Fundraising for nonprofits preferred.
• Must have good interpersonal, public relations and communication skills.
• Computer and fundraising software experience preferred.

Preferred

• Experience with planned giving.