Advancement (Development/Fundraising) Manager

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Position Summary:
The purpose of Advancement Manager position is to engage external individuals and groups in ways that promote Tasks programs and services, as well as secure and maintain additional resources and relationships to advance the organization’s mission. This position is self-directed and generally makes tactical decisions that require analysis of current information to set a course of action. The Advancement Manager participates in extensive contact with civic groups, grant programs, corporations with giving programs, and current and potential donors. This person in this role also builds relationships with local media outlets, as well as promotes Tasks engagement and presence at community events and coordinates donor-facing special events.

Essential Job Functions:
Oversee and coordinate Tasks marketing and communications (30%):

• Develop and implement annual marketing plans for Tasks

• Lead and coordinate print, digital, and social media communications

• Responsible for Tasks website and social media accounts, including content, updates, and future planning

• Engage program participants and team members in highlighting and promoting the work and impact of Tasks

• Implement annual donor engagement program, including mailings, events, and annual fundraising drives

Complete grant applications and manage follow-up activities (30%): :

• Conduct full range of activities required to identify, evaluate, prepare, submit, and manage grant proposals to various sources and serve as an ongoing liaison to funders

• Create shared calendar of grant application deadlines and grant cycles

• Coordinate and gather information (budgets, materials, evaluation reports, etc.) to support grant requests and reporting requirements

• Coordinate with service team leadership and accounting/finance to track grant fulfillment

Lead all aspects of giving from individual major donors: and foundations (20%):

• Identify, cultivate, and solicit major gift prospects and donors, including foundations

• Coordinate management system to support and guide major gift relationships

• Manage current and prospective major donors and support the Executive Director in building relationships with these and other significant individual contributors

Oversees administrative development activities and :all aspects of individual giving from ongoing donors (20%):

• Maintain donor records and ensure the accuracy and efficacy of the donor database

• Manage gift acceptance and donor acknowledgment processes

• Evaluate and track all efforts and progress toward goals, generating fundraising reports

• Organize and manage fundraising special events

Physical Requirements of Position:
Standing :Occasionally
Walking :Occasionally
Sitting :Frequently
Talking or Listening :Frequently
Stoop, kneel, crouch :Occasionally
Reach with hands/arms :Occasionally
Typing/Data Entry :Frequently
Maximum weight to be lifted :25 pounds
Equipment Used: Telephone, computer, copier, printer, fax machine, Tasks Unlimited databases and reporting tools (client and donor), and Microsoft Office programs

Direct Reports:
None.

Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Required:
Preferred:
Knowledge Areas:

• Mental Health/Mental Illness/Psychology: – General knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research messages; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders

• Education and training: –Methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and measurement of training effects

• Mathematics :–Arithmetic, algebra, statistics, and their applications

• Language :–Structure and content of language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar

• Customer and personal service: –Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction

• Sales and marketing: –Methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services; this includes marketing strategy, tactics, demonstrations, and techniques

• Computers and electronics –: :Knowledge of electronic equipment and computer hardware and software, including applications.

Key Skills:

• Active listening: – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand points being made, asking appropriate questions, not interrupting inappropriately

• Speaking: – Talking to others to convey information effectively

• Critical thinking: – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

• Writing: – Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate to the needs of the audience

• Social perceptiveness – :Awareness of other’s reactions, understanding potential reasons why

Key Abilities:

• Oral comprehension: – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

• Oral expression: – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand

- Written comprehension: - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

• Deductive reasoning: – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

• Speech recognition: – The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person

• Assisting and caring for others: – Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers or patients

• Flexibility: – Ability to work a flexible schedule

• Professionalism: – Maintaining appropriate professional boundaries

• Originality – :The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem

- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships - :Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them

• Getting information – :Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources

Tasks has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and we do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Tasks will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. We are a drug-free workplace. Tasks participates in the E-Verify program for all applicants.