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The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home Director of Development in Lenox, Massachusetts
CLICK HERE to view the full job description!{target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} Roles and Responsibilities: Planned Giving Assist the Chief Advancement Officer in building and sustaining a robust Legacy Society that includes educating prospects and thanking participants. Corporate and Foundation Giving Oversee and grow corporate and foundation sponsorships, generally, and future campaign solicitations, specifically. Create strategies to secure institutional support rather than exclusively event-specific sponsorships. Giving Circles Manage all initiatives related to The Mount\'s current giving society, including solicitation, gift renewals, and stewardship; work with the Manager of Individual Giving to strategize optimum giving circles. Moves Management Assist the Chief Advancement Officer in introducing a portfolio system for mid- to mega-gift fundraising; produce personal data forms and oversee contact reporting for Board, Executive Director, and Chief Advancement Officer; and steward annual fund donors through the pipeline. Grants Management Working with the Chief Advancement Officer, grants consultant, and relevant staff, oversee all aspects of grants, including research, submission, compliance, management, and reporting; create a three-year grants calendar. Fundraising Events Lead the planning and execution of successful fundraising events and visits, including coordinating logistics, managing budgets, and overseeing volunteer participation. Create and implement successful event sponsorship strategies to boost fundraising revenues and participation from the business community. Campaign Administration Possess the proficiencies needed to support the Board, the Executive Director, and the Chief Advancement Officer in future potential campaign preparation and management. Departmental Administration General management-level duties for department, including financial reporting and data analysis, utilizing Raiser\'s Edge. Qualifications and Skills: We acknowledge that no single candidate may encompass every qualification and skill. Therefore, we encourage applications from individuals who possess many, though not necessarily all, of the desired qualifications and skills. - Experience in non-profit development/fundraising. - Proficiency with Raiser\'s Edge donor database software preferred. - Track record of successfully meeting fundraising goals. - Excellent written and verbal communication ability. - Experience in managing development staff. - Strong project management skills with attention to details. - Proficiency using multiple desktop and mobile software programs including Word, Excel, Outlook as well as computer literacy and ease in learning new software systems. - Team player, self-starter, interested in professional development. - Unflappable with the ability to multi-task in a highly demanding and fast-moving environment. - Must be available on selected evening, weekend, and holiday hours to attend programs and special events. Compensation and Benefits: This is a full-time position with competitive salary and benefits. The Mount is dedicated to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. Starting salary is expected to be \$80,000- \$90,000 based on qualifications and experience. The Mount\'s employees enjoy a wide range of benefits including; medical (75% of individual covered by employer), dental (100% covered by employer), flexible spending accounts, life insurance, 403b retirement plan that The Mount contributes 3% of salary to after 6 months of employment, as well as generous paid time off.