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    Director of Development - Austin, United States - The Trail Conservancy

    The Trail Conservancy
    The Trail Conservancy Austin, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Description

    Title:
    Director of Development

    Reports to:
    Chief Development Officer
    *

    Email resume and cover letter to

    ;

    applications through a third-party platform will not be considered.
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are important values of The Trail Conservancy, and we encourage diverse individuals to apply.
    The mission of The Trail Conservancy is to protect, enhance and connect the Butler Trail at Lady Bird Lake

    for the benefit of all.


    The Development Manager is a critical role on the development team and leads and executes all fundraising around memberships, annual giving, and sponsorships.

    This role will closely collaborate with the Chief Development Officer to build and grow an effective annual giving program including multiple direct mail appeals, statistical reporting and analysis, mailing list management, and donor/prospect research and
    relationship management.

    The successful candidate will excel at building strong relationships to acquire and grow individual donors and secure corporate sponsorships for The Trail's programs, events, and initiatives.

    What We're Looking For
    7+ years of nonprofit development experience
    Knowledge of nonprofit fundraising and best practices for annual giving, memberships, and corporate sponsorships
    Demonstrated success at developing and preparing proposals, securing commitments, and reporting on success
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a 'zero-defect' standard
    Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
    White-glove approach with donors and key stakeholders across all touch points
    Responsibilities

    Individual Giving & Major Gifts:
    Manage a portfolio of Major Gifts donors and prospects focused to raise restricted and unrestricted funds for operations, maintenance, projects, and programs
    Develop compelling materials and collateral to position the mission and impact of TTC to donors
    Serve as principal liaison to Marketing for the annual gala and auction, raising unrestricted funds through sponsorships, table sale, in-kind and auction item donations, and more; collaborate with Marketing on program planning and communications for the gala
    Activate and grow the Cypress Circle, TTC's core membership program
    Recruit and manage Cypress Steering Committee
    Plan and execute two annual receptions for Cypress Circle and prospects
    Plan and execute a series of intimate cocktail parties hosted by Cypress member for networking and growing the program
    Explore partnerships to enrich Cypress membership
    Establish monthly Cypress Circle outreach to collective membership
    Grow Cypress members from $1,000 to higher levels of annual giving; cross-sell to gala and other support areas
    Identify and develop a pipeline of prospects for Conservation Circle and planned giving
    Lead the bench adoptions program
    Create compelling collateral and thoughtful marketing plans for the bench program
    Develop relationships with bench donors to grow for annual giving, planned giving, endowment, and more
    Create opportunities to speak to prospective annual fund donors about TTC and ways to support the Trail (i.e., condo HOAs, neighborhood associations, corporate groups)
    Corporate Programs

    Lead sponsorship programs for all events ( Moonlight Margarita Run, Twilight on the Trail, etc.), programs (Earth Day, holidays, Music on the Trail, etc.)

    , eco programs, and more
    Oversee invoicing and tracking and ensure sponsorship benefits are fulfilled
    Deliver Impact Reports to demonstrate the impact of investment; track holistic corporate involvement and employee engagement across all programs and engagement opportunities
    Develop and launch a "Sponsor-a-Mile" program to raise unrestricted funds operations and maintenance
    Manage Day in the Dirt corporate volunteering sales and oversee invoicing and fulfillment
    Explore other revenue opportunities with corporate groups
    Oversee corporate foundation application and reporting process with Grants Associate

    Donor Relations:
    Develop and implement an integrated donor relations program to thank, steward, and cultivate existing donors
    Serve as liaison for sponsor volunteer events such as Day in the Dirt

    Serve as an active prospect identifier, targeting prospects for personal visits and moving annual donors through the donor pyramid into the next giving level.

    Make creative connections between and among people, events, programs, and their associated circles
    Establish and manage information tracking processes including acknowledgement, recognition, and on-going communications with donors using the donor database
    Work with CDO to design and implement an annual stewardship plan; oversee implementation across roles
    Maintain donor communications including EOY appeals, direct mail strategies throughout the year, thank you letters, emails, and more

    Other Duties:
    Directly supervise the Development Manager and Development Associate (PT); dotted line to Operations Associate (PT Development); manage projects with Grants team, as needed
    Set fundraising goals across programs for own and direct reports' portfolios
    Manage and oversee regular revenue reporting including weekly, monthly, and annual reports on giving activity
    Establish a moves management process for managing donor relations and prospects and track in CRM system
    Oversee budgets, progress, deadlines, goals and objectives related to responsibilities
    Support annual audit as needed; support and attend TTC events as needed
    Participate in and attend Development Committee, Communications and Events, Ecological Restoration, and Projects committee meetings, as assigned
    Special projects as needed; other duties as assigned
    Application Process

    Applications should be sent to:
    (applications submitted through an external site will not be considered)
    Include a cover letter, 3 references, and resume
    Please do not contact staff directly, no phone calls

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