Midcoast Recreation Center is expanding our facilities and team. We seek an experienced development professional to work under our new Executive Director and help them build and manage a traditional development program focused on raising unrestricted support for the breadth of work that we do. This individual will also support our active capital campaign (in a quiet phase) which is expanding our donor pool and building a foundation for a new culture of philanthropy at our organization. Join us in this exciting time!

Responsibilities:

Individual Giving – Fundraising and Stewardship

• Work with Executive Director, Board President and other volunteer leaders to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major supporters/donors as appropriate.
• Grow our list of potential financial donors including individuals, corporations, and foundations.

Annual Giving (Direct Marketing)

• Create and execute a healthy annual communications calendar (e-mail and mail), including messages of impact and at least 2 meaningful annual fundraising campaigns (ex: year-end appeal; summer appeal).
• Evaluate results and explore additional opportunities for improved direct mail/e-mail fundraising efforts each year.

Gift Processing and Stewardship

• Maintain our fundraising database (Daxko), managing all gift processing, data entry and data management.
• Issue timely, personalized, and authentic expressions of gratitude for gifts received throughout the year.

Capital Campaign Support

· Engage with our capital campaign consultant to support campaign efforts.

· Attend campaign committee meetings and assist with note-taking and follow-up.

· Manage all gift and pledge processing, reminders, and acknowledgments for campaign gifts.

· Track volunteer fundraising efforts in Daxko.

· Help our volunteers feel valued and appreciated as they solicit campaign donations.

· Develop a strategy for converting campaign donors into long-time annual supporters for MRC.

Development Operations

• Provide data and fundraising reports to the Executive Director, as requested, and to the Board of Directors monthly.
• Improve standard operating procedures related to development operations on an ongoing basis.

Events

• Assist in planning and executing events.
• Ensure that events are strategic in the use of staff time and organization resources (evaluate ROI).

Corporate Sponsorship

• Take over a healthy corporate sponsorship program (ex: ice arena advertising).
• Expand and professionalize corporate sponsorship outreach and processes.

Grant Writing

• Assist the Executive Director in researching and applying for grant funding from public and private sources.

Communications

• Assist in the continuous evolution of concise and compelling organizational messaging.
• Help ensure volunteers and staff are prepared to talk succinctly about why gifts to MRC are important and impactful.
• Produce informative materials for distribution to staff, volunteers, donors, and the public.
• Help establish a digital fundraising plan and related messaging, including social media and electronic newsletters.

Member and Volunteer Management

• Engage with members to steward their transition to volunteers and financial donors.
• Serve as staff liaison to the Engagement Committee

Other related duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in fundraising for a nonprofit organization highly preferred.
• Knowledge of fundraising strategies and principles.
• Proven track record of securing donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, or other funding sources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effective public speaking to large and small groups.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Discretion and respect for confidentiality.
• Abundance mindset.
• Knowledge of tax planning principles and techniques that favor charitable giving.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite software. Experience using and maintaining donor management software.

Reporting: The Development Manager reports to the Executive Director.

MRC is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages diverse applicants to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Experience:

• Fundraising: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Rockport, ME 04856: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Rockport, ME 04856