Donor Relations Specialist | Full Time | Manatee and Sarasota

Description

Qualifications

Job Summary: The Community Awareness Liaison responsibility is to manage volunteers, awareness and development efforts for Selah Freedom with a focus in the assigned county/territory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Awareness

• Actively secure speaking engagements for Selah Freedom.
• Conduct and manage Selah Freedom speaking engagements.
• Ensure Selah Freedom presentations are up to date and audience focused
• Create written materials.
• Update Awareness numbers (events and publications/media).
• Manage Faith Partner Database/Maintain Faith Partners and Develop new partnerships with faith communities.
• Help spread the word on advocacy efforts.
• Build and manage relationships with community partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with local media outlets.

Volunteer

• Recruit community volunteers.
• Oversee and coordinate volunteer projects in Manatee and Sarasota County along with Volunteer advocate

Development

• Assist in creation and implementation of the Development Plan that incorporates a range of strategies including annual appeals, major donors, grants, corporate and individual appeals, social media and special events.
• Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with donors, elected officials, and media outlet through weekly calls to donors and sending out weekly acknowledgements.
• Research, pursue and maintain mutually beneficial arrangements with the business community, including corporate sponsorships and donations.
• Attend networking events to increase professional network, refine relationship management skills, and enhance outreach and capacity.
• Manage events in Sarasota and Manatee Counties to include: budget, event preparation, set up, implementation, clean up and attendee follow up.
• Collaborates with the Executive Director and Awareness Manager to build and drive the organization's overall fundraising strategic goals.
• Meets prospective donors and supporters on a continual basis to establish effective communications with them.
• Main team lead on Sarasota fall fundraiser.

Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors Degree preferred but relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree
• Previous experience coordinating volunteers, preferred
• Previous development experience, preferred
• Clean driving record required

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 frequently required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• In the performance of the duties of this job the employee is required to travel (frequency), drive a motor vehicle, communicate using telephone and e-mail.

Work Environment

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work Schedule

• Typical work schedule is 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Some work may involve nights, weekends, or after hours. Employee will receive proper notice beforehand.

Record Retention

• Selah Freedom applications are retained for one (1) year from date of action.