Jason Lee, General Counsel, Advocacy and Ethics, AFP International spoke to AFP Triangle members at the chapter breakfast meeting on February 16 at the Radisson in RTP.  The topic “Don’t Be in the Newspaper for the Wrong Reasons.” engaged members in table talk as well as questions and answers on the topic of ethics including compensation, bequests, bonus structure and tax issues.  Many other resources regarding ethics can be found on www.apfnet.org under the Ethics tab.

Resource Development Director

Location
Durham, North Carolina
Category
Development officer
Field of Interest
Religion

The Salvation Army, serving Durham, Orange, and Person Counties, seeks an experienced development professional to assume production and leadership responsibility for the overall three-county fund raising program (individual giving, major gifts, corporate and foundation grants, special events and donor relations). This position serves as agency liaison to vendor for direct marketing services and resulting donor data.

The Director of Development is also responsible for communicating and marketing the agency’s brand, mission and effectiveness to the public and media. A  comprehensive salary and benefits package is offered.

To Apply: www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/commands/durham

Development Director

Reports To: Administrative Director, Funding Vice President, and President

Status: Exempt, Full-time (40 hours per week)

Application Deadline: March 2, 2012

The Junior League of Raleigh seeks a full-time development director. The Junior League of Raleigh (JLR) is a community-driven, mission-focused organization with a commitment to promoting voluntarism, developing leaders and improving the community.

The Development Director plays the lead role in our fundraising efforts. This professional position requires a candidate with vision, integrity and the ability to motivate the League’s volunteer force of over 1,800 women for the success of the organization. This person must be a strategic thinker who develops and implements the League’s immediate and long-term fundraising plan. The Development Director at the JLR also serves as the primary fundraising spokesperson in Raleigh. While the fundraising and communications goals and programs at the JLR remain relatively constant, the volunteer leadership (President and Council) changes each year. Therefore, the Development Director must be flexible and responsive in working with different leaders on an annual basis.

GOALS:

• Develop a positive understanding of the League’s mission, vision and services.
• Create an overall written development plan for the JLR, which will include goals, strategies, and a timeline for the Annual Fund, capital campaign, and planned giving programs.
• Develop and implement strategies to increase Annual Fund revenue through major gifts.
• Working with a volunteer committee, develop and implement strategies to reach capital campaign goal of $1.75M through major gifts. Annual goal of $150,000 in new pledges and gifts.
• Identify and cultivate individual donor, foundation, and corporate funding resources.
• Support fundraising event teams such as A Shopping SPREE! and Inaugural Ball by facilitating current relationships and garnering new sponsorships to exceed budgeted revenue goals.
• Develop and implement grant-writing strategy to support internal and community involvement for individuals, corporations, and foundations; monitor progress and follow-through on reporting requirements.
• Establish metrics for measuring special events to determine viability, returns and efficiencies.
• Implement donor recognition and appreciation activities.
• Maintain office systems that support all fund development projects and operations, including donor and gift record-keeping for accurate and timely fundraising reporting.
• Train JLR leadership and members in fund solicitation.
• Speak to community groups about the JLR in order to highlight the mission and successes.
• Other projects as determined by the Funding VP, Administrative Director, and President.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of three to five years development and communications experience.
• Ability to manage multiple events and programs simultaneously.
• Proven success in annual fund and capital campaigns. Special events background beneficial.
• Demonstrated professionalism in all aspects of work, particularly all confidential matters.
• Demonstrated knowledge of development protocols, including donor information management, gift acknowledgements, and donor stewardship. Experience with Raiser’s Edge a plus.
• Strong written and verbal and communication skills, including grant writing experience.
• Ability to work effectively with donors, volunteers and staff.
• Ability to set priorities, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of local, state and national philanthropic community.
• Working knowledge of fundraising databases.
• Some weekend, evening and night meetings and events required.

 SALARY/BENEFITS

Salary commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits.

HOW TO APPLY

Send résumé, cover letter and three references, preferably in one document, to jobs@jlraleigh.org by March 2, 2012. No phone calls, please.

Development Officer

Annual Fund Gift Officer

The Position: The Annual Fund Gift Officer serves as a member of the Philanthropy Department and is responsible for the program components of all the Symphony’s annual giving programs, including direct mail, personal solicitation and web-based giving practices. This position reports directly to the Vice President for Philanthropy and works cooperatively with the fundraising team to build both income and participation from individuals, foundations and corporations.

Specific responsibilities include identifying, cultivating and soliciting entry and mid-level gift prospects; working with staff, board members and volunteers to secure necessary resources in support of the Symphony’s programs; utilizing current and emerging technology for online giving; making strategic personal visits to donors and prospects; collaborating with multiple department to create and plan donor events; and assisting in coordinating donor benefit fulfillment.

Desired Qualities: The position requires a bachelor’s degree with at least 2-3 years of demonstrated fundraising experience in an annual giving fundraising program, preferably in a cultural arts setting. Excellent oral and written communications skills are essential, as are highly developed organizational skills.

The ideal candidate should be self-motivated, goal oriented, able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with donors and members of the Symphony community are essential. Online fundraising and social networking experience preferred. The ability to handle confidential information with appreciation for the importance of protection of the privacy of donors and prospects is vital. Individual must have a willingness to work outside of normal business hours and to assume other responsibilities as assigned.

Compensation is competitive and negotiable, commensurate with experience. Benefits package includes health insurance through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, long-term disability and life insurance.

THE ORGANIZATION: Founded in 1932 and subsequently the first state-supported symphony in the country, the North Carolina Symphony is a vital and honored component of North Carolina’s cultural life. Its 175 performances annually are greeted with enthusiasm throughout the state, in communities large and small, in concert halls, auditoriums, gymnasiums and outdoor settings. Under the artistic leadership of Music Director Grant Llewellyn, the orchestra has grown in stature and sophistication, now advancing a well-earned reputation for innovative programming and collaborative projects.

Devoted to bringing music to the entire state of North Carolina, the Symphony counts as one of its proudest achievements an extensive education program, unrivaled by any U.S. orchestra. Approximately 45 concerts per year are performed free for school children throughout the state and are part of the schools’ music education curriculum. In addition, among many education initiatives, the North Carolina Symphony stages the annual Youth Concerto Competition, honors an outstanding music educator, sponsors the Triangle Youth Philharmonic and offers master classes for both adults and young people.

The North Carolina Symphony can be heard on WUNC 91.5 FM or through its seven CD releases, including two celebrated titles on the BIS label: American Spectrum with saxophonist Branford Marsalis and a 2010 release of concertos by Rachmaninoff and Medtner with pianist Yevgeny Sudbin. Top soloists from the classical and pops worlds—including Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Lang Lang, Joshua Bell, Yuja Wang, Lynn Harrell, Pink Martini, Ben Folds, Randy Newman and Idina Menzel—have joined the orchestra and taken advantage of two of the country’s finest performance venues, the spectacular Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh and Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. The orchestra has also appeared twice at Carnegie Hall in New York and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Orchestra Hall in Chicago.

The Area:  The Symphony’s home base of Raleigh is the state’s capital, located in the Piedmont (central) region of North Carolina.  Raleigh is the largest city in a 3,500-square mile Metropolitan area known as the Triangle (Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill) and is the fifth fastest growing metropolitan area in America.  Located within the area is Research Triangle Park, home to several corporate and regional headquarters: Fidelity investments, Duke Medicine, IBM, Red Hat, SAS, Quintiles, GlaxoSmithKline and Cisco all have large presences, to name a few.  New home construction is steady and there is a stable real estate market for existing homes. Compared to other markets, housing is surprisingly affordable.

The home of many creative and well-educated citizens, Raleigh has been lauded as a “Best City for Business and Careers” by Fortune magazine and a “Best Place to Live in America” by Money magazine.  It provides its people and businesses with a world-class combination of economic vitality, low unemployment, tremendous educational opportunity, environmental quality, and exceptional quality of life.  The park system offers a vast network of recreational greenway trails that connect neighborhoods.

Thirteen institutions of higher education provide affordable and premium education, opportunities for adult and extension classes and a well-educated citizenry of students, graduates and faculty.  The Triangle is also an area of tremendous resources where cultural and performing arts organizations thrive.  Other major institutions include the North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of History, Carolina Ballet, American Dance Festival, Ackland Art Museum, Nasher Art Museum, Marbles Kids Museum, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Morehead Planetarium, and Carolina Performing Arts at UNC-Chapel Hill.  There are film, music, dance and crafts festivals, local theater groups and touring Broadway shows.

The Triangle is also a vital sports center.  It is host to the NHL’s Stanley Cup-winning Carolina Hurricanes, baseball’s Durham Bulls, and the sports programs of ACC members Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University.

No phone calls please.

Communications and Marketing Manager

Susan G. Komen NC Triangle Affiliate is a progressive grass roots based non-profit organization with a mission to end breast cancer and promote breast health services.  The Affiliate is seeking a dynamic, team oriented, self initiating, marketing and communications professional.  This individual will have 3 to 5 years of direct experience creating and implementing an annual communications/marketing plan with distinct goals that includes print, radio, television, web, email and social media.

The candidate will be part of the development team and interact across all functional areas. Experience is required with web content, graphic design, copy writing, press releases, and social media messaging. The candidate must be goal driven with a proven track record for marketing and communications that has made a measureable difference.

This is a 3/4 time employee position with benefits with an opportunity for full time status. Salary is competitive to the Triangle non-profit market. Reliable transportation is required for local travel.

If you want to join an exciting organization that makes a difference locally and in the world to end breast cancer, then send your cover letter and resume to admin@komennctriangle.org. 

Position will remain open until filled.

Annual Giving and Corporate Sponsorship Manager

Overview
The Annual Giving and Corporate Sponsorship Manager (AGCS Manager) will identify and solicit individual, foundation and corporate donors in support of the mission of the NC Triangle Affiliate.  Development activities will be conducted in an ethical and legal manner reflective of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ code of ethics.  The AGCS Manager will work closely with the development team to ensure fundraising results and participate with the entire Komen NCT team on strategic initiatives.

Reports to: Chief Development Officer.

Status/salary:  Full-time with benefits; salary competitive in regional for comparable positions.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the annual giving program: direct mail, email, and social media giving strategies and results.
• Identify and solicit new and current  individual and corporate donors.
• Serve as the lead team member to generate event corporate sponsors; manage corporate sponsor relationships; create corporate sponsorship proposals; and manage corporate sponsor benefits.
• Manage race/event day sponsor benefits and pre-event communications.
• Enter and manage data in eTapistry.
• Manage assigned prospect portfolio.
• Engage donors and prospects in mission related opportunities.
• Involve sponsors in community event opportunities and with mission grantees.
• Work with the Chief Development Officer (CDO) to support the Executive Director and Board members with donor strategy and public relations.
• Create and/or edit general and personal donor acknowledgements.
• Conduct prospect research.
• Support regional expansion with development activities in collaboration with the development team.
• Manage and guide volunteers towards achieveing strategic goals.
• Contribute content to the website development page(s)
• Promote communications plan and impact stories.
• Contribute content to social media: facebook, twitter, youtube, and others.
• Engage in community relations through public speaking and attending appropriate public events.
• Liaison with employee giving programs as assigned.
• Write grants as assigned.
• Manage special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher and a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in general fundraising, annual giving, and corporate sponsorship.  Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Must be comfortable speaking in a variety of environments and interacting with a variety of communities and individuals. Strong interpersonal skills.  Ability to handle multiple demands and respond to changing priorities. Ability to work with volunteers is absolutely essential.

REQUIREMENTS

Must use own vehicle to travel within the Affiliate service area (mileage will be reimbursed). Occasional travel to national conferences and training.  Flexible hours to accommodate occasional evening and weekend work. Solid working knowledge of Microsoft office products.

 SEND COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO: admin@komennctriangle.org

Keynote Speaker Michael Walden

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Welcome

Corporate Giving Outlook for 2012
Juan Austin, Community Affairs Manager, Wells Fargo
Woody Dicus, Manager, Corporate Community Relations, Progress Energy

Foundation Giving – A Look Ahead
Michael Goodman, Board Chair, A.J. Fletcher Foundation
Lori O’Keefe, Acting CEO, Triangle Community Foundation
David L. Neal, President, Board of Trustees, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

Networking with Corporate and Foundation Panelists

Luncheon and Keynote: “The State of the North Carolina Economy – 2012”
Michael Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Economist
North Carolina State University:

Trends in Media/Communications
Todd Cohen, Editor, Philanthropy Journal
Kivi Leroux Miller – Author, Trainer, Coach, Consultant

State Government – Political Climate in 2012 for Nonprofits
Becki Gray, Vice-President for Outreach, John Locke Foundation
David Heinen, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, NC Center for Non-Profits
Alexandra Forter Sirota, Director, Budget & Tax Center, NC Justice Center

Director of Development

The Thurston Arthritis Research Center wishes to recruit a Director of Development.  The person in this position will be a member of and appointed through the Thurston Center, and will also be a member of the staff of the Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Inc..

Working for and in partnership with the Director of the Thurston Center, the Director of Development will develop strategies to cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects for both outright and planned gifts.  This may include principal and major gift solicitation plans, annual giving plans, the development and execution of special events, corporate and foundation relations and other strategies.

The successful candidate has to have a proven record in organization, writing, public speaking skills, the ability to work comfortably in a medical environment, and the ability to work effectively with donors and other University development officers, faculty and administrative officials.

One to five years experience in fundraising, preferably in a medical setting is required.

Applicants need to submit a letter and CV and apply online at http://jobs.unc.edu/2502136.

Please follow the instructions found there to complete the application process.