Job Title: Director, Mission Advancement (States)
Department: State Operations and Programs
Reports to: State Director
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
# of direct reports: none
Revised date: 9/25/2023
Position Overview: The Director, Mission Advancement is responsible for building the volunteer infrastructure within the state and incubation regions, developing and implementing state events, securing foundation and/or grant opportunities and the managing of local advisory boards and associated committees.
Job Requirements – Qualified applicants must have:
- Bachelor’s degree or at least 4 years’ relevant experience in addition to above experience
- 3-5 years of fundraising experience including special events planning and donor cultivation
- 3-5 years’ experience and knowledge of working with volunteers and boards
- Superior persuasive writing and presentation skills with the ability to exert influence, inspire others, and articulate the mission, goals, and activities of Best Buddies with passion and enthusiasm
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, and familiarity/comfort with database management systems (i.e. Bene, BBO, Raisers Edge)
- Superior project management skills - including planning, analysis, decision making, and problem solving - and willingness to multitask
- Superior initiative, drive for results, and self-assessment skills, and ability to lead individuals and teams in setting and achieving challenging goals
- Must be comfortable engaging with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)
- Must travel, use personal cell phone, and work evenings and weekends as necessary in order to accomplish job responsibilities
- Access to an automobile with applicable insurance
Job Duties include, but are not limited to:
Programs
- Works with state programs teams to support any local programmatic need and facilitates introduction of new chapter leads or employer partner leads to the appropriate programs support.
Development
- Develops and implements comprehensive statewide strategy for securing sustainable funding
- Assumes overall operational management responsibility for all fundraising activities statewide, including, but not limited to, foundation and corporate giving, individual giving, major gifts, special events, annual giving, and alumni/parent relations
- Manages local advisory board, including recruitment, training, and retention of committee and board members; builds structure into board (leadership roles, committees, term limits, etc.) to bring in line with BBI Advisory Board guidelines
- Identifies, cultivates, and develops volunteers capable of making personal commitments and becoming directly involved in the solicitation process on behalf of Best Buddies - develops and manages stewardship process of all donors, including processing gifts and thank you letters
- Develops and implements major fundraising events to meet revenue goals–must utilize local event committees and follow BBI event committee benchmarks/structure
- Researches grant opportunities and cultivates relationships with local funders; works with Grants Manager to determine appropriate grant targets, assists with development of applications and reports, and works directly with the funder to build the local relationship
Marketing
- Develops a comprehensive statewide public awareness strategy, and works with volunteers on its implementation
- Creates a strong presence for Best Buddies in the local area through public speaking, community involvement, public service announcements, social media, special events, news releases, and other media initiatives
- Develops relationships with local graphic artists, public relations professionals, and advertising agencies to support local need
- Contributes to the organization of content and images for updates on state website and utilizes Bene database appropriately to communicate with participants and the community
- Contributes to the creation and distribution of local newsletters/annual reports and Bene e-newsletters
- Manages state social media pages
Human Resources
- Recruits, trains and supervises program and development staff as budget grows and staffing needs increase
Operations
- Maintains communication with the State Director with timely reports and other information as directed
- Oversees timely and accurate processing of all revenue and invoices, and maintains accurate records of all donations and excellent donor information through Raisers Edge
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