In A Nutshell
Location
Remote Anywhere in USA
Salary
$115,000-$130,000
Job Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Mid-level
Deadline to apply
January 20, 2025
Lead and scale AI4ALL’s comprehensive fundraising strategy, ensuring alignment with the organization’s long-term goals.
Responsibilities
Fundraising Strategy & Leadership
- Develop and implement a diversified, comprehensive fundraising strategy across corporate, foundation, government, and individual giving to support both immediate and long-term organizational goals.
- Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, advising on fundraising opportunities and execution.
- Build and maintain a dynamic pipeline for high-impact fundraising opportunities, managing projections and forecasting against annual fundraising goals.
- Establish a project management framework for tracking fundraising activities and progress, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Lead cross-functional coordination to align internal teams, the board, and external stakeholders in support of fundraising efforts.
- Create and manage annual fundraising budgets, providing analysis and performance reporting.
- Adapt and evolve strategies based on data insights, market conditions, and organizational needs.
Donor Development & Stewardship
- Lead the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of key donors, including individual annual, mid-level, and planned giving prospects.
- Design and implement a comprehensive donor relations program that prioritizes personalized engagement, responsive communication, and consistent stewardship.
- Foster positive relationships with donors, ensuring sustained engagement and funding by maintaining contact and proactively educating donors on outcomes and results of AI4ALL’s efforts.
- Craft innovative retention and growth strategies to deepen relationships with existing donors while expanding outreach to new prospects.
Branding and Marketing
- Partner with marketing and communications to ensure consistent and compelling brand messaging and adherence across all development materials.
- Builds upon a branding strategy to craft tailored pitches and collateral that resonate with various donor segments, leveraging insights on donor interests and values, and AI4ALL’s mission.
- Conducts thorough research on prospective donors to customize pitches, aligning fundraising efforts with broader organizational goals and funding opportunities.
Team Leadership & Management
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing development team, including future hires and existing staff, such as a part-time grant writer.
- Provide support, guidance, and professional development opportunities for team members, cultivating a collaborative and results-oriented culture.
- Oversee the grant writing process, ensuring proposals align with organizational priorities to secure support from corporate, private foundations, and government agencies.
- Participate in preparing Board meeting materials, and serve as staff resource for the Board’s Fundraising Committee.
- Contribute to continued growth of the organization through team development, participation in team discussions and Board of Directors decisions.
Skillset
- 5+ years of nonprofit fundraising and development experience, including a proven record of meeting or exceeding ambitious fundraising targets in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, with a history of closing gifts of $500,000+.
- Strong existing network within the philanthropic and corporate sectors, with a focus on social impact and sustainability. Artificial intelligence and/or Technology Education experience is a plus.
- Exceptional relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of stakeholders including donors, partners, and board members.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling messaging and serve as a spokesperson for the organization.
- Proficiency with fundraising applications using available data to perform comprehensive donor data analysis and reporting (Google Workspace, Excel and Salesforce). Knowledge of QuickBooks is a plus.
- Strong understanding of data utilization and management, as well as the effective use of fundraising technology and data for strategic operations and decision-making.
- Experience leading and managing a diverse and geographically distributed team with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, delegate responsibility, and inspire, engage, and motivate staff.
- A growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, eager to innovate, iterate, and drive continuous improvement in fundraising strategies and outcomes.