What are the responsibilities and job description for the Individual Giving Officer position at Fair Food Network?
At Fair Food Network, we believe so much is possible when we start with food. Food is at the heart of every area of our lives and a powerful tool for positive change. That's the inspiration for our mission : to grow community health and wealth through food. Our signature program, Double Up Food Bucks, serves as a national model for healthy food incentives by doubling the buying power of SNAP (formerly food stamps) recipients, helping families bring home more fruits and vegetables while boosting business for local farmers. Through Fair Food Fund, our impact investing arm, we invest in food and farm entrepreneurs who are strengthening communities and local economies through food. Together, we are pioneering and proving innovations that can be owned locally and scaled nationally, for lasting change in communities across the country.Individual Giving OfficerFair Food Network (FFN) has had success in securing government and foundation grants since its inception in 2009. In recent years, we have begun to develop and grow a small individual donor program in order to diversify revenue streams and procure the unrestricted funding that allows us to stay nimble in pursuit of our mission. We now seek an Individual Giving Officer to manage and continue to grow this program, including identifying new donors, managing relationships, and securing major gifts. The role will include out-the-door relationship management as well as managing a suite of events and donor engagement activities designed to grow relationships with new and existing donors.The Individual Giving Officer will report to Cassandra Fletcher-Martin, FFN's Vice President of Finance, and will work closely with the Donor Engagement Team, which manages Fair Food Network's annual giving and digital fundraising strategies. The position is based in Michigan, with some travel across the country required. Fair Food Network currently employs a hybrid office schedule, with Michigan-based staff required to travel to the Detroit office a minimum of two days per week.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and manage a program of donor engagement events and other activities, including site visits, small educational events and salons, and 1-2 larger annual events tied to key programmatic activities or communications priorities.Grow and manage a portfolio of mid-level and major individual donors, including conducting in-person meetings as neededCreate and execute on annual plans for key major donors and major donor prospectsProvide donor prep, research and / or background information to other key staff as needed to facilitate donor cultivation and engagementCollaborate with colleagues on development of donor engagement communications materialsEstablish expert knowledge of FFN's mission, program activity, and our niche within our field and be able to effectively communicate the organization's work to potential donors and partnersWork closely with the Development team to track, monitor, report and evaluate activities to ensure that the fundraising goals are being achievedOther duties as appropriate.
