Regional Philanthropy Manager

About the role

Starting pay ~ $60,000 annually. We are proud to offer this competitive salary, with the final salary determined by geographic market rate for the selected candidate.

This role will work from home (WFH), and can be located in any state within the United States where Rise Against Hunger currently operates. The role will support development and partnership opportunities in our Northeast Region. Familiarity and experience prospecting in the region is preferred.

Position Summary

As the Regional Development Manager, you will serve as the face of our organization for donors within your assigned region, building and maintaining relationships with our stakeholders, partners and philanthropic communities. Your primary accountability within this role will be to deliver Rise Against Hunger’s goals in relation to funding sustainability. You will also be responsible for building upon our existing major gift program, creating corporate partnerships and working closely with and supporting the Community Engagement team in their continued efforts to build our funding base throughout the region. This is a fast-paced position requiring heavy collaboration with all internal departments to further drive fundraising success.

Who Are You

You’re a self-confident, versatile individual with strong presentation skills and at least five years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. You excel in a fast-paced environment that requires the ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet set deadlines. You have an acute attention to detail and advanced written and verbal presentation skills. You have experience managing contracts and are able to work independently with minimal supervision and broad expectations. You’re passionate about being a part of change in the world and helping Rise Against Hunger in their mission to end global hunger.

About the Team

The Development Team works as the muscle of Rise Against Hunger through building lasting donor relationships with individuals and organizations. The development team focuses on fund development and fundraising and uses CRM’s to report on and track the clients that we have secured. The team is able to directly impact the communities served by Rise Against Hunger with the donations and connections they build.

What You Will Own and Improve

Account Relationships and Fundraising: You will grow, develop and maintain a diverse portfolio of regional prospects through best practices and deliberately educate our prospects, donors and other key stakeholders about our pathways to end hunger. You will manage assigned accounts to provide excellent stewardship of donor relationships and fund development to reach ambitious fundraising goals and build on program strategies. You will strengthen and maintain the relationships with existing and prospective accounts by increasing engagement opportunities at the regional level and maintaining exceptional programmatic outcomes through consistent collaboration across the organization.

Regional Development: You will work in partnership with our Community Engagement team to represent Rise Against Hunger to our external audiences and foster a network of relationships throughout our stakeholder audiences. You will work collaboratively with Development team leadership and other internal departments to secure unrestricted operational and program funds while exploring new areas of growth in new markets. You will provide donors the information and insights necessary to elevate their initiatives and boost their philanthropic efforts. You will arrange regular Account Team meetings to plan engagement, strategies and delivery of benefits and aid in the preparation of written proposals, renewal agreement and other key partner documents.

Requirements

Four-year college or university program certificate; or four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Five years of sales/fundraising experience

Experience using and maximizing CRM tools, preferably Salesforce

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 1 year experience in non-profit environment
• Contract management experience
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio. Computer savvy to be able to easily pick up additional software programs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple tasks, and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently from general instructions and broad work expectations
• Keen attention to detail as well as excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills
• Self-confident, flexible and adaptable and able to work collaboratively with a variety of staff
• Proficiency in Salesforce.com is strongly preferred.

Competencies

Collaborates: You invite opportunities to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Communicates Effectively: You’re able to effectively develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of our different audiences.

Customer Focus: You’re capable of building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Decision Quality: You’re able to make timely and effective decisions and demonstrate the ability to generate innovative ideas.

Build Networks: You are skilled in the art of building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.

Nimble Learning: You best absorb information through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both success and failures as lessons learned.

Persuades: You excel at using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.

Plans & Aligns: You’re able to plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Resourcefulness: You can secure and deploy resources effectively and efficiently.

Drives Results: You take pride in consistently achieving results, no matter the circumstances.

Values Differences: You recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Benefits

Rise Against Hunger employees can rest easy knowing that their medical, vision and dental insurance premium is on us, along with 65% of their family’s insurance premium. We sweeten the deal with an employer-funded Health Savings Account, to which you can always contribute more to if you like. Our health plan provides support for your physical and mental health including telemedicine.

Along with our health benefits, we also offer Discretionary Paid Time Off (DPTO), which allows our employees to take vacation and health time as they see fit to find harmony between life and work. We offer flexible work schedules and Paid Family Medical Leave to support bonding with your child after birth, adoption or foster placement and during serious health conditions.

Employees are also provided life insurance and long-term disability benefits. Saving for retirement? Don’t worry. We offer a pre- and post-tax 403(b) plan with employer matching of 100% up to the first 3% you contribute to help you save for retirement.