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\nJob Type Permanent
\nSalary Details $45 -65,000
\nDeadline Jan 15, 2021
\nRequired Experience 7+ years
\nCheetah Conservation Fund seeks a Development manager who will be responsible for writing proposals for both unrestricted operating revenue and restricted projects and for submitting timely and accurate reports for all existing grant funded projects. S\/he will also develop strategic ask documents for identified key projects and cultivate a portfolio of high capacity donors.<\/p>\n
This position supports the CCF\u2019s overall plan to broaden its donor base and commit to long-term donor cultivation. The Donor Relations Associate provides recruitment and stewardship experiences for CCF donors. S\/he possesses exceptional communication, strategic, and account management abilities. S\/he is especially competent in supporting and collaborating with colleagues.<\/p>\n
Reports To: Director of Operations and Finance<\/p>\n
Primary Responsibilities:<\/p>\n
Responsible for conducting a comprehensive range of activities required to prepare, submit, and manage grant proposals to foundation, government, and corporate sources.
\nPerform prospect research on foundations and corporations to evaluate prospects for grants.
\nWorks with the Executive Director to gather information necessary to report to corporate\/foundation\/government funders on current grant programs.
\nComply with all grant reporting as required by foundation\/corporate\/government donors.
\nProvide stewardship to current donors, and provide regular written updates (newsletters etc.) and personal communications to corporate, government and foundation donors.
\nUnderstand institutional history and programs.
\nMake appointments for Founder and Executive Director and\/or program managers with foundation officers and other prospects as appropriate to secure funding.
\nMaintain current records in database and in paper files, including grant tracking and reporting.
\nTrack statistics relevant to development and provide the department with written materials necessary for donor stewardship (visitor number and diversity, educational program attendance, etc).
\nProvide development input for all written institutional materials (including Annual Report, Member magazine).
\nDevelops strategic ask documents for individual donors.
\nIdentify new and lapsed donors who can be cultivated into major donors by developing personal relationships and customized donation proposals.
\nAssist with other fundraising projects as requested.
\nKnowledge and Skills:<\/p>\n
Strong written communication skills; ability to write clear, structured, articulate, and persuasive proposals.
\nStrong editing skills.
\nAttention to detail.
\nAbility to meet deadlines.
\nKnowledge of fundraising information sources.
\nExperience with proposal writing and institutional donors.
\nKnowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies.
\nKnowledge and familiarity with research techniques for fundraising prospect research.
\nStrong contributor in team environments.
\nQualifications:<\/p>\n
Minimum of four years\u2019 experience with grant writing.
\nPrevious experience with non-profit fundraising.
\nExperience working in deadline-driven environments.
\nAbility to work well in a team environment, handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
\nAbility to monitor and meet income goals.
\nHOW TO APPLY
\nPlease send cover letter and application to beth@cheetah.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,19,7,8,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37209,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37208\/revisions\/37209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}