Remote Fundraising Campaign Consultant

Summary

Join our team as a consultant to help clients engage alumni during, in between, and after concentrated fundraising efforts. Conduct pre-campaign feasibility studies, direct capital campaigns, and develop campaign strategies to achieve client goals.

Requirements

• 2+ years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising, higher education, or consulting required
• BA/BS degree or equivalent
• Working knowledge of databases, and/or fundraising database software required; experience with Salesforce preferred
• Exceptional level of organization and project management skills
• Ability to develop strong, trusted relationships with clients and key contacts
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present, and influence at all levels of a non-profit organization
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail
• Ability to lead and manage internal account teams, assisting with communication campaigns, data maintenance and payments systems
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate challenges and deliver client-focused solutions based on customer needs
• Experience working for non-profits is a plus

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously to achieve client and internal goals
• Communicate with a variety of stakeholders while producing high quality work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Conduct major gift prospect research
• Schedule and conduct interviews that will inform, educate, and cultivate major gift prospects for a campaign
• Analyze interview results and formulate recommendations for a capital campaign and present findings to contractual stakeholders
• Develop and implement campaign strategies specifically designed to achieve the goals of campaign
• Identify, recruit, train and manage volunteer campaign leadership on solicitations efforts
• Schedule and conduct solicitations, in conjunction with volunteers, to secure campaign contributions
• Embrace a forward-thinking attitude by continuously seeking out opportunities for personal and professional development
• Exhibit ideal team player traits by supporting colleagues and taking initiative to collaborate on tasks and projects beyond assigned duties
• Comply with Company policies, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethical Principles, and Standards of Professional Practice
• Maintain working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, Monday.com, and Adobe Acrobat
• Periodic travel for meetings and volunteer training, up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications

Membership in a Greek social organization preferred

Benefits

• $47,500-$55,000 salary
• $1,000 employee referral bonus