Job Duties and Responsibilities:

•     Secure new, renewed, and increased funding from individuals via direct mail and digital strategies, and fundraising events

•     Work closely with marketing on donor messaging, direct mail, and digital giving implementation, and analyzing data to enhance results

•     Oversee strategy and implementation for Giving Tuesday and other giving days

•     Collaborate with the Advancement team to establish benchmarks and regular reporting processes to measure the results of all annual fundraising activities

•     Manage the timely data entry and acknowledgment of gifts, assuring all types of donations (checks, credit cards, pledges, matching gifts, planned gifts, foundation, and corporate grants) are properly documented

•     Maintain proactive and creative donor stewardship

•     Build and maintain positive relationships with individual donors, volunteers, and community stakeholders

•     Attend community events to network and forge new connections

•     Secure event sponsorships

•     Work with CDO to identify new donors and build strategies for engaging and encouraging donors to give at higher levels

•     Strategize conversion of in-kind donors to annual donors

•     Lead team- and committee-based fundraising event planning

•     Become fluent in Ritter Center’s general, program, and project-specific cases

•     Collaborate cross-departmentally on Development activities

•     Other development projects, as needed, in collaboration with the Development, Marketing, and Accounting Departments

Qualifications:

•     Bachelor’s degree or higher

•     5+ years of annual giving management experience with proven track record of raising $1M+ annually

•     Strong development writing skills to create solicitations/appeals, acknowledgement letters, newsletter content, and marketing/communications associated with annual giving and events

•     A positive, team-oriented outlook; excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative workstyle, as well as the ability to work with little supervision

•     Emotional intelligence, excellent communication skills, and an ability to connect with and develop rapport with donors, colleagues, and community members 

•     Excellent organizational and time management skills

•     Enthusiasm for attending networking events and making new connections on behalf of Ritter Center

•     Commitment to continued professional development and education in philanthropy trends and strategies

•     5+ years of planning and implementing fund- and friend-raising events with a proven track record of success in sponsorships, attendance, and auctions

•     Excellent computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and DonorPerfect (or similar donor management software)

•     Commitment to DEI and high professional and ethical standards

•     Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities

•     Per our Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) requirements, employment at Ritter Center requires compliance with being able to produce a negative TB test prior to the start of employment, as well as being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless applying for an exemption) per the August 5th State Public Order for Healthcare Facilities, providers and employees.