What are the responsibilities and job description for the Philanthropy Manager position at Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois?
Philanthropy Manager
What do our employees say about us? “GSNI is a great place to work. The staff and Board Members are all very dedicated to the girls in our Council and strive for excellence in creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. We all have the girls’ best interest in mind on a daily basis.”
Consider joining our team, if you’re looking for a job with great benefits, such as:
- Full-time Positions
- Dental Insurance
- Flexible Schedules
- Retirement Savings
- Medical Insurance
- Paid Holidays (12/year)
- Paid Vacation (10 days/year)
- Paid Sick Time (12 days/year)
Plus, you’ll be using your talents to invest in the next generation of strong community leaders through the Girl Scout Movement—all while getting paid!
We’re looking for a Philanthropy Manager to join our team! This position will be cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts to GSNI by managing multiple fundraising initiatives each year, including events, and individual donor giving.
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week) with flexibility Salary: $20.51/hour to start, non-exempt
We’re looking for dedicated individuals who:
- Believe in the Girl Scout Mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.
- Are excited to be actively involved in giving girls the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to become leaders in their own lives and their communities.
Interested? Responsibilities would include:
- Develops a plan to increase individual giving by identifying prospects, cultivating potential donors, soliciting requests and stewarding existing donors for the annual fund and other campaigns and requests
- Manages all fundraising and donor recognition events for the council including budget management and event logistics
- Develops sponsorship assets for events, programs, and other Council needs
- Assists with writing and managing grants
Are these skills you could share with our team?
- Demonstrated leadership, collaborative, management, and relationship-building
- Ability and willingness to obtain Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) certification
- Ability to work a minimum of 37.5 hours per week; weekends and evenings may be required
- Minimum of 1-3 years related work experience. 3-5 years of experience preferred
- High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Donor database experience preferred
Ready to join our crew? Apply here. Please include the title of the position and location in the subject line. For more information, visit our website at www.girlscoutsni.org/careers.
Who are we? We are the Girl Scouts. Girl Scout membership is open to all members who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois commits to doing all we can, using our collective power, to help create the change in our communities that is long overdue. We will do our part to dismantle systemic racism. We recognize that this is far from easy or fast work, but we are Girl Scouts—we believe in sisterhood, justice, and fairness—so we are in it for the long haul.
We will value you! In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer
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