Donor Relation Manager
North Bay Children
- Lafayette, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build and maintain meaningful relationships with individual donors, businesses, and foundation representatives.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive donor stewardship plan, ensuring personalized and timely communication with donors.
- Plan and execute donor appreciation initiatives, including thank-you letters, calls, events and
- Conduct donor research to identify new prospects and deepen existing relationships.
- Follows up with attendees and prospects post-event or activity.
- Collaborate with the VP of Development to create and implement fundraising strategies for individuals and foundations to achieve annual revenue goals.
- Assist in the planning and execution of annual giving campaigns, major gift solicitations, and planned giving initiatives.
- Working with the VP of Development and President/CEO, manage a portfolio of mid-level and major gift donors, ensuring regular touchpoint, cultivation, and solicitation.
- Write compelling grant proposals and reports with clarity and accuracy.
- Manage grant deadlines, reporting requirements, and compliance tracking.
- Identifies new funding sources and stewardship opportunities.
- Supports cultivation and stewardship events, such as tours, receptions, or house parties.
- Helps plan and execute events in coordination with the development and communications teams.
- Maintain accurate donor records in the organization's donor database, ensuring documentation of all interactions, donations, and communications.
- Generate donor reports and analyze giving patterns to inform fundraising strategies.
- Track donor retention and acquisition metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising efforts.
- Works closely with executive leadership, program staff, and finance to gather content and demonstrate impact.
- Collaborates with programs & development team to create donor-centric communication materials, including thank you letters, updates, storytelling, appeals, emails campaign, and impact reports.
- Use calendars and systems to track grant cycles, appeals, reports and renewals.
- Represents NBCC at community events and networking opportunities as appropriate to raise awareness and build new donor relationships.
- Strong writing and storytelling ability
- Analytical thinker with attention to detail
- Confident communicator (verbal and written)
- Results-oriented and goal-driven
- High level of discretion and integrity
- Adaptable, proactive, and collaborative
- Adheres to all NBCC policies and procedures as mandated by Vice President of Development.
- In cooperation with the administrative team, maintains general housekeeping tasks (to provide and orderly, professional environment and atmosphere).
- Engage in regular self-assessment/goal setting and participate in timely evaluation of job performance
- Attend all scheduled NBCC Staff Development Days.
- Noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.
- Will work outdoors and indoors
- Will use computers, tablets, cell phone (if provided), and other office equipment
- Will work alone and with other peers and supervisors
- Health screening as required in section 101216(g)
- Tuberculosis test & document as specified in section 101216(g).
- Criminal Record Clerance and/or criminal records exemption (DOJ, CACI & FBI).
- Valid Driver's License (if transporting children).
- Child Abuse Managed Reporter Training (online).
- Employee Rights (Lie 9052).
- Proof of Immunizations for MMR, Tdap & Flu.
- Current CPR & First Aid
- Health clearance by a physician.
- Ability to fulfill physical requirements of the job including lifting up to 50 pounds, range of movement including squatting, bending, reaching, standing, and sitting.
- Proof of current Immunizations Measles, Pertussis, Influenza, COVID-19).
- T.B. clearance within the past year.