Essential Functions:

• Responsible for donor cultivation, building relationships with prospective and current donors and responding to their requests for information and assistance. Expected to manage a group of 25 – 50 major and prospective donors over time.
• Develop long term relationships with high-capacity donors. Able to develop relationships with a clear focus on closing and stewarding “high impact” gifts for the benefit of The Safe Community Project (MySafe:LA).
• Create customized strategies for each prospect, including setting goals, objectives and a set of strategic efforts leading to closing both simple and complex gifts.
• Responsible for tracking prospects, developing, and implementing strategies for cultivation and solicitation.
• Work collaboratively with organization’s members to ensure a consistent message and a clear approach to telling the MySafe:LA story.
• Skillful in working with the MySafe:LA team, volunteers, and other members of the community to identify and appropriately contact new potential high-capacity donors.
• Ensures a thorough and well-organized prospect and donor management system that supports accurate and appropriate record keeping and communication and ensures personal acknowledgment of gifts and pledges within 48 hours.
• Makes public presentations as necessary and represents MySafe:LA to community organizations and other constituencies.
• Demonstrates effective people skills including providing support, training, delegation, problem solving, organization, and coordination.
• Enforces safety policies and procedures and safe practices.

Skills:

• Knowledge of fundraising principles and best practices. Knowledge of fundraising volunteer management and recognition.
• Competent and caring leader who is articulate and influential in helping people work together to meet challenging goals.
• Able to excel in both cultivating personal relationships and ensuring good business practices. Strong project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people required, including Board members, volunteers, community leaders, the public in general and MySafe:LA team members.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and contacts with a broad range of community, business, and professional leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, to set and achieve goals with a high degree of initiative, self-direction, and self-supervision. The ability to gather and synthesize appropriate information and recommend a course of action.
• Strong organization skills and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities. Detail and deadline orientation is required.
• Ability to represent the organization effectively in the community. Public speaking skills are required.
• Proficiency with computers software, including word processing, spreadsheet, and project management options.

Minimum Position Requirements:

Preferred Position Qualifications:

Education:

• Master’s Degree
• Coursework/Training – Completion of specific fundraising training or evidence of hands-on experience as a successful fundraiser.

Experience:

• Experience working with volunteers.
• Health care experience.