Donor Relations Manager

Hospitality House is an emergency shelter and housing provider, serving low-income and homeless residents in Nevada County. Hospitality House provides pathways to housing by bringing homeless residents into a compassionate circle of community care that offers shelter, housing resources, sustenance, opportunity, dignity, and hope as they transition from homelessness to housing.

If you share our vision of helping Nevada County residents return to housing with care and compassion, we invite you to join our team! The Donor Relations Manager plays a critical role at the frontlines of addressing homelessness in our county through donor development, fundraising, and event planning. Hospitality House is looking for a seasoned donor relations manager who has a track record of leading successful fundraising initiatives, managing teams, and implementing strategy across a lean development department. The ideal candidate is a skilled manager, communicator, and leader who is passionate about serving the community and representing the agency to internal and external stakeholders with professionalism and integrity. This person must also be able to collaborate equally well with our executives, board directors, and support staff.

Donor Relations Manager Pay Range

$65,000 - $70,000 annually.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance (100% of the premium paid by the employer).
• Dental Insurance (80% of the premium paid by the employer).
• Vision Insurance (80% of the premium paid by the employer).
• Life Insurance (100% of the premium paid by the employer).
• Long-term Disability Insurance (100% of the premium paid by the employer).
• Voluntary Short-term Insurance.
• Voluntary Accident Insurance.
• Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance.
• 401k.
• 11 paid holidays.
• 11 paid sick days.
• 5 paid vacation days in the first year (gradual increases commensurate with seniority).

OBJECTIVES OF THIS ROLE

• Promote awareness of HH?s mission
• Expand existing donor base
• Coordinate and execute fundraising campaigns to meet the organization?s targets
• Maintain existing relationships with individual and corporate donors, including acknowledgment and recognition

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research potential donors, foundations, and other development opportunities
• Represent the organization?s mission to donors, potential donors, and other external stakeholders
• Oversee a small team and be able to effectively collaborate with other departments within the agency
• Approve all written fundraising and outreach materials
• Supervise fundraising event coordination
• Maintain database of donors, track gifts, and fulfill reporting requirements to all stakeholders

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• MUST HAVE at least three or more years of experience in nonprofit fundraising.
• Experience in managing databases and using fundraising software required.
• Proven track record of planning and initiating successful nonprofit fundraising strategies required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Outstanding attention to detail.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor?s degree (or equivalent) in relevant field.
• Experience in managing multiple development projects for concurrent campaigns.

SAFETY AND SECURITY

All employees are responsible for observing safety and security procedures as applicable and reporting potentially unsafe conditions to management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manages one direct report and is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the development team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Hospitality House's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

COMPUTER SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: Fundraising database Software Programs (preferred Bloomerang) and must have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suit (Word, Excel, and Office 365). Effectively utilizes computer programs to access, input, and retrieve work-related information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit and walk (including up and down stairs); use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate to high with high levels of distraction.

HH Employment is available to eligible people regardless of religion, race, color, national origin, sex or disability. HH Employment is available to eligible people regardless of religion, race, color, national origin, sex or disability.