Fundraising Manager, North and Central Texas

The Fundraising Manager position is a revenue generating position that oversees all the fundraising efforts within an assigned geographic area. The position reports to an Executive Director, is part of the Chapter Operations Team, and works closely with the National Development Department and key event volunteers.

Requirements

• Increase revenue based on agreed upon goals determined by supervisor and National Development Team.
• Recruit, train, and manage fundraising event volunteers and committees.
• Travel regularly within assigned service area and to annual Chapter Staff Meeting.
• Evening and weekend hours required for events and meetings with volunteers.
• Drive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts by ensuring all fundraising events are inclusive and accessible to diverse communities.
• Work with Executive Director and Development Team to ensure significant growth in revenue per fundraising event.
• Work with supervisor to establish aggressive, obtainable fundraising goals for each fundraising event to ensure continued growth of AFSP within service area.
• Plan, manage and execute all AFSP signature fundraising events: Out of the Darkness Community Walks, Campus Walks, Construction Hikes for Hope, and other fundraising events within assigned market to meet revenue goals.
• Responsible for securing an increase in monetary sponsorships over previous year.
• Increase number of registrants per event.
• Utilize innovative P2P strategies to increase revenue year-over-year.
• Train participants and team captains on how to raise money.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with top fundraisers, team captains, and sponsor representatives.
• Thank and acknowledge top fundraisers, team captains, sponsor representatives at event and throughout the year.
• Work with event related vendors, municipalities, and venues.
• Work with the Development Team on Individual, Corporate, and Foundation Giving.
• Have a strong working knowledge of markets within territory.
• Develop event budgets in conjunction with supervisor and monitor expenses to remain within budget.
• Show impact of fundraising by communicating how dollars raised are invested in the community through programs, education, advocacy, and research.
• Volunteer Management: Work in conjunction with Executive Director, to recruit event committee chairs and committee members for each fundraising event.
• Train Walk, Hike and Event Chairs on how to plan and implement the event based on national manuals and tools.
• Work with Event Chairs to lead regularly scheduled committee meetings.
• Build relationships with key volunteers to increase donations.
• Manage, train, and coach volunteers on how to fundraise.
• Recruit, train, and manage all day of event volunteers.
• Responsible for developing event related volunteer recognition programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 22 PTO (vacation, sick, wellness and personal days) your first year of employment (5 additional days 2nd year)
• 10% employer retirement contribution after 2 years of employment
• Flexible Summer Fridays
• 11 Holidays