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The Hoosier Environmental Council is Indiana's leading
statewide environmental educator and advocate, working on air & water quality,
sustainable agriculture, green energy and public transit. The Development Director will
be responsible for developing and implementing all fundraising strategies for our
$700,000 budget. Substantive experience in major donor & ideally membership
development; we're looking for someone who is entrepreneurial, creative and a great
project manager and communicator. Email resume, cover letter to Jesse Kharbanda at
comments@hecweb.org, subject heading: "DD Application".
This position will report to the Executive Director and responsibilities will include:
- Developing annual and long-term development and marketing strategies
- Facilitating cultivation and stewardship of high value donors, other individual
donors, corporate members, and foundations. Strategizing methods of approach.
- Working closely with HEC leadership to develop funding and sponsorship
opportunities, and the HEC financial management team to maintain accurate
financial reporting of income and its sources.
- Work closely with the Marketing Manager to ensure the integration of marketing
and development efforts.
- Supervising the Marketing/Development coordinator, who generates queries,
analyses, mailing lists, and other reports as requested.
- Researching and project managing grant opportunities.
- Travel - possibly overnight - within Indiana.
Salary will be determined based on experience, and a growth-oriented incentive program
will be offered.
Job Requirements
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree, with ideally, 4 - 5 years nonprofit development experience in a
managerial role.
- Demonstrated success in securing major and annual gifts from individuals and
foundations, including high value donor cultivation and stewardship, and running
annual campaigns.
- Demonstrated success in meeting annual fund goals, development management,
grant writing, and sponsorships
- Demonstrated success in developing and executing compelling electronic and
direct mail campaigns that meet or exceed a budget's goals in this area
- Demonstrated experience and success in development: high value donor
cultivation and stewardship, creating plans, annual campaigns, individual donor
cultivation, stewardship, and recognition.
- Experience with donor databases, direct mail, social networking, and individual
asks.
- Proficient in database use (SAGE is preferred), the Internet, Microsoft Word and
Excel.
Preferred Experience
- Experience engaging with donor networks outside of Indianapolis
- Political fundraising experience
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Ability to understand and explain the basic science of environmental issues and
connect them to the granting priorities of funders and donors.
- Ability to interpret and understand the implications of guidelines and
requirements as set out in grants, estate plans, and donor agreements.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to lead multiple long-and short term projects simultaneously, meeting all
related deadlines; make decisions and solve problems independently, effectively
and creatively.
- Excellent verbal communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to manage and share pertinent information with staff and board.
- Thorough, organized and detail -oriented approach to work
- Ideally, candidate could demonstrate thorough knowledge and experience in
nonprofit marketing: brand management, communications, event planning, and
public relations.
To Apply
Send a brief, customized cover letter, resume and two samples from your development
and marketing portfolio by email to Mr. Jesse Kharbanda, HEC Executive Director,
jkharbanda@hecweb.org.
Deadline
We plan to fill this position by March 2010.
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