Development Manager

Are you an influential and engaging leader who is passionate about raising funds to support environmental restoration and education?  Would you enjoy working with a small, dedicated, powerhouse team at a nonprofit organization which is a respected leader of salmon recovery projects and watershed education on the Olympic Peninsula of WA State? Are you a skilled team leader who enjoys inspiring others to get behind fundraising efforts?  Can you work effectively with a diversity of people to think creatively and work effectively toward a goal?

The North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) is looking for an experienced nonprofit Development Manager to join our team. We are anticipating growth in our business and need to increase our fundraising capacity and broaden our donor relations.

Our ideal candidate:

• Has 5 or more years of experience in the field of nonprofit fundraising and can demonstrate self-driven skills and leadership abilities.
• Cares about the environment and youth education and wants to put fundraising skills to work in a way that empowers program staff to focus on mission-driven programs.
• Enjoys creative thinking, event planning, data analysis and system improvement equally.
• Strives to authentically understand program and project needs so fundraising initiatives, appeals, and events are built on a compelling story.
• Focuses on the granular tasks associated with data entry and analysis, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
• Is an experienced writer and public speaker and an inspirational storyteller.
• Wants to work with a highly collaborative team.
• Enjoys a flexible work environment that values hard work and time off as contributors to overall job satisfaction.

Essential Functions

Fundraising Leadership

• Seek to understand short and long-term fundraising needs for the organization, take a leadership role in developing goals and strategies.
• Craft written appeals for print, electronic distribution, and social media.
• Envision, plan, and execute events to raise funds, educate, inspire, and thank volunteers, members and donors.
• Work closely with volunteer and outreach teams to ensure fundraising goals are linked to programmatic needs.
• Provide inspiration, direction, and content to outreach staff to boost effectiveness of all fundraising, donor, and member related outreach; attend outreach meetings as needed.
• Serve as staff member on the Board fundraising committee; take minutes, send meeting reminders, work with chair to set agendas.
• Inspire board and staff engagement in fundraising, providing tools and trainings to aid them in success.
• Analyze current fundraising streams and develop new fundraising initiatives & programs.
• Stay current on fundraising best practices, bringing innovation and inspiration to internal strategies.
• Lead Annual Meeting and Annual Report efforts for the organization.

Data Management and Reporting

• Develop annual fundraising budget with staff and board input.
• Develop and oversee budgets for appeals and events, tracking net income with finance manager support.
• Receive all donations and record in Little Green Light, reconcile monthly with Finance Manager
• Provide accurate monthly reporting, including analysis of various initiatives and identification of success and areas for improvement.
• Present event, appeal, and fundraising results to staff and board.
• Inspire board and staff engagement in fundraising.
• Ensure distribution of tax-deductible receipts for both financial and in-kind contributions

Donor Cultivation and Appreciation

• Build relationships with donors through in-person and electronic means.
• Train staff on volunteer and donor cultivation; prepare staff to affect positive interactions with donors and volunteers at events.
• Ensure appropriate thank you calls are made and/or notes are sent out within one week of every financial contribution.
• Ensure personal touches with donors and members to show appreciation and report on the impact of their gifts.
• Partner with the Executive Director to grow and maintain relationships with major donors.
• Ensure individualized contact with donors is recorded in Little Green Light

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in related field – business, finance, marketing, nonprofit leadership, communications.
• At least three years in a role planning, organizing, and implementing fundraising events, developing fundraising budgets, and engaging effectively with donors and potential donors both through written and verbal communication.
• Working knowledge of fundraising practices and principles, demonstrated interest in continued professional development.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to engage diplomatically, compellingly, and effectively in public forums and at events when representing our mission and programs.
• Two or more years’ experience using Little Green Light or similar donor database and with online giving platform such as Give Lively.
• Microsoft Office proficiency including Word, Excel, Power Point, and an ability to use Outlook email and calendar functions with ease.

Essential Competencies and Experience

• Leadership abilities and commitment to continued growth.
• Self-starting learner and one that takes initiative in work tasks and projects.
• Ability to delegate, teach, and mentor.
• Maintains a high level of accuracy and is detail oriented.
• Ability to generate, manipulate, present, and interpret data through various databases and programs.
• Committed to producing high quality work and communications for all audiences.
• Diplomatic, positive, and effective communicator is personable and builds positive relations.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Clear, concise written and oral communication. Ability to write compelling appeals, formal letters, informal newsletter/electronic appeals, and inspiring social media content.
• Prioritizes workload well while meeting deadlines.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience working for a non-profit
• Experience working in the field of environmental conservation and/or education.
• Excellent meeting facilitation skills including building agendas, generating meaningful discussions, soliciting multiple perspectives; accurate notetaking and meeting follow up/follow through.
• Extremely organized with an eye toward making files/data usable by others and working within established organizational norms for data and files.
• Supervisory experience is a plus for working with internal teams.
• Experience with online giving platforms (such as Give Lively), online email distribution platforms (such as Constant Contact), Stripe, Facebook, Instagram, Canva.

EEO Statement

North Olympic Salmon Coalition Salmon is an equal opportunity employer without discrimination because of age, sex, color, national origin, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or presence of a disability. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, North Olympic Salmon Coalition will make reasonable accommodation of working conditions or methods in order to perform the duties of the position.