Job
Resource Development Manager
| Location | Chicago, IL 60647 |
| Date Posted | March 01, 2024 |
| Job ID | 11318 |
| Employment Type | Direct Hire |
Scion Nonprofit Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Resource Development Manager for our client, a very successful and long-standing Nonprofit community development organization. This full-time, onsite opportunity is for immediate hire in Chicago, IL!
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Resource Development Manager will lead the organization's fundraising efforts, including foundation and corporate giving, and individual donor programs. They will contribute to program planning and communication strategies, working closely with the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel. The ideal candidate will have a strong professional background to significantly contribute to the organization's success and mission!
RESPONSIBILITIES OVERVIEW:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
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 persons with disabilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, lift and or move up to 10 pounds.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
The salary range for this role is $65,000 - $70,000 annually and it is a wonderful opportunity to further develop your career, in addition to offering a robust benefits package! This package includes health, dental, and vision insurance (specific details available upon request), life insurance benefits, and a 401(k) plan. This organization offers three weeks of PTO, available in the first year of employment, in addition to 12 paid holidays per year! This is a mission and organization which will inspire you daily!
HOW TO APPLY:
For immediate consideration, please visit and send your resume/curriculum vitae, cover letter, and any other information about your candidacy in Microsoft Word online via: https://scionnonprofitstaffing.com/job/11318/. Thank you!
ABOUT OUR FIRM:
Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.
We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.
For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Resource Development Manager will lead the organization's fundraising efforts, including foundation and corporate giving, and individual donor programs. They will contribute to program planning and communication strategies, working closely with the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel. The ideal candidate will have a strong professional background to significantly contribute to the organization's success and mission!
RESPONSIBILITIES OVERVIEW:
- Lead all aspects of fundraising and development, including implementing individual donor and small business giving programs, writing and submitting proposals and reports to existing and new funders, following up on pending proposals, coordinating site visits, and managing relationships
- Coordinate grant writing, report preparation, donation acknowledgment, and funder relations to execute the initiatives of the organization's foundation and corporate giving programs.
- Supervise the components of the individual donor giving program, including donor solicitation, acknowledgment, recognition, and donor stewardship.
- Develop new and innovative strategies for soliciting and cultivating individual donors, major gifts, and planned giving
- Coordinate, oversee, and execute the local business donor program, including identifying prospects, preparing appeal letters, tracking, acknowledgment, and donor recognition
- Oversee all internal and external grant-related reports and compliance materials, as well as fundraising reporting to the CEO and Board of Directors.
- Maintain a comprehensive annual resource development plan and ensure targets are met in alignment with the fundraising budget goals, which will be created in collaboration with the Accounting Director and CEO.
- Serve as a member of the Administrative team to support effective operations.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute the Annual Staff, Board, and Leader Retreat as well as the Annual Membership Meeting in conjunction with other leaders in the administration.
- Actively support communications efforts, such as writing and developing the organizational newsletter, the annual report, public relations efforts, and social media outreach in collaboration with the Communications Manager and CEO, as appropriate.
- Staff and support the Stewardship Committee of the Board of Directors, including preparing materials, coordinating food and logistics, taking minutes, and following up on meetings.
- Manage and oversee fundraising special events.
- Oversee, maintain, and ensure the proper paper and electronic record keeping and document archive systems relevant to resource development and stewardship efforts, including maintaining an electronic donor management system.
- Monitor work in all areas of the organization for inclusion in solicitations, reports, prospective funding opportunities, and communications materials.
- Conduct research for new donor prospects, grant and award opportunities.
- Stay informed about current emerging trends within the development and philanthropic community.
- Increase membership and engagement within networking organizations and publications.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3 years of development and fundraising experience; a bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Experience with donor data management software.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite.
- Must be willing to work flexible hours for special events, including evenings and weekends.
- West Town, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Hermosa, and Avondale residents are a plus.
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 persons with disabilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, lift and or move up to 10 pounds.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
The salary range for this role is $65,000 - $70,000 annually and it is a wonderful opportunity to further develop your career, in addition to offering a robust benefits package! This package includes health, dental, and vision insurance (specific details available upon request), life insurance benefits, and a 401(k) plan. This organization offers three weeks of PTO, available in the first year of employment, in addition to 12 paid holidays per year! This is a mission and organization which will inspire you daily!
HOW TO APPLY:
For immediate consideration, please visit and send your resume/curriculum vitae, cover letter, and any other information about your candidacy in Microsoft Word online via: https://scionnonprofitstaffing.com/job/11318/. Thank you!
ABOUT OUR FIRM:
Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.
We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.
For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
