Fundraising Ambassador - Chicago, United States - United Way

United Way

Verified Company

Chicago, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

POSITION:
Fundraising
Ambassador (Temporary)

DEPARTMENT:
Human Resources

REPORTS TO:
Director, Training and Development

STATUS:
Temporary (July 1- Nov 26), 30-35 hours/week, hybrid position

PAY RATE:
$20.00/hour

ABOUT UNITED WAY OF METRO CHICAGO

United Way of Metro Chicago brings together businesses, government, nonprofits, and community leaders to deliver funding, resources, and expertise to nonprofit organizations across greater Chicago.

We are working alongside our partners at the neighborhood level to tackle the systemic issues that have plagued our region, creating communities where children and families can thrive.

United, we're building stronger neighborhoods for a stronger Chicago region.

POSITION OVERVIEW

A United Way Ambassador is a fundraising professional hired for a short-term assignment to support United Way's corporate partners and the annual fundraising campaign.

Ambassadors have a passion for United Way's mission that they bring to the planning and implementation of employee giving campaigns.

Ambassadors directly manage a portfolio of small campaigns and provide support on larger campaigns.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage a portfolio of 2030 corporate partner accounts, which includes extensive research and fundraising work with employee and executive leaders to lead campaigns within their companies.
Coordinate inperson campaign plans and activities, and occasional virtual campaign plans and activities.
Schedule, plan, create PowerPoint presentations, draft talking points and scripts, and produce a run of show for inperson and virtual campaign activities.
Implement inperson and virtual campaign fundraising activities such as hosting kickoff events, organizing employee contests, moderating panel discussions, and facilitating Q&A.
Demonstrate or develop a comfort with soliciting financial contributions over the phone and during inperson and virtual meetings.
Consistently use the UWMC database to maintain accurate records of constituent information and communications and work with United Way's eCampaigns Team to facilitate online giving campaigns.
Learn and make use of United Way campaign season messaging in written and verbal communications.
Identify and research potential corporate, foundation, and individual donors and produce succinct briefing documents that outline the opportunities.
Participate in mandatory 2week training (partially inperson, partially virtual) in late July/early August.
Performs administrative and other responsibilities as assigned by the management team.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree preferred or 23 years of equivalent experience in fundraising, account management, or sales. Video production and theatre experience is a plus.
Strong public speaking, presentation, and facilitation skills; Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Strong technical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel. Database experience preferred. PowerPoint and white boarding software expertise is a plus.
Experienced and comfortable in virtual platforms, such as Zoom, WebEx, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc.
Flexibility around attending and conducting both inperson and virtual fundraising events and able to manage wardrobe as appropriate to fit environment.
Strong attention to detail, problem solving, critical thinking, and judgment skills required.
Possess a collaborative spirit, as well as the ability to multitask and prioritize concurrent projects and daytoday tasks within a fastpaced environment.
Willingness to work both inperson and virtually (Tuesdays/Wednesdays are mandatory inoffice days)
Must be able to work nontraditional hours and demonstrate productivity while working remotely.
Maintains confidential information and adheres to privacy policies.
Ability to travel to inperson fundraising events in the greater Chicago area; reliable transportation is a plus but not strictly required.

TO APPLY:

The responsibilities listed above are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work required in the role. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as assigned._
We believe the term "diversity" incorporates all the characteristics that make us both alike and unique: our backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, lifestyles, identities, gender, points of view, approaches to solving problems, ways of working, and views of personal and career success._
It is the intent of United Way to follow both the letter and the spirit of local, state, and federal laws governing Equal Opportunity Employment as those laws exist today and as they may change in the future._