Donor Cultivation and Solicitation:
•Manage a portfolio of individual high-impact donors and prospects, serving as primary liaison for their engagement with the Y to secure renewed, increased, and new donations
•Identify, cultivate, and solicit individual donors at a significant level ($10,000+) through personalized strategies, including face-to-face meetings, tailored communications, and special events.
•Identify, cultivate, and solicit philanthropic support by developing and maintaining relationships with corporations, foundations, and individuals, leading to grant proposals, sponsorships, and gifts through face-to-face personal solicitation visits.
Stewardship:
•Oversee all solicitation and stewardship materials for portfolio of donors, including letters, proposals, and impact reports
•Tracks all gifts and pledges by source and purpose and provides reports as needed
•Create personalized strategies to engage individual donors and ensure donors are informed of the impact of their gifts on the community and YMCA programs.
•Implement effective stewardship strategies to acknowledge and recognize individual donors in meaningful ways.
Research and Data Management:
•Conduct in-depth research to identify new donor prospects able to give at a major gift level, including analytics of internal data points and external information
•Utilize donor database to track interactions, manage donor information, and analyze giving patterns to inform strategies.
Strategic Planning and Collaboration:
•Collaborate with local YMCA leadership and other team members to develop and implement a comprehensive major gifts strategy.
•Work closely with program staff to understand funding needs and opportunities for donor engagement.
Community Engagement:
•Represent the Harrisburg Area YMCA at community events, fostering relationships and increasing the organization’s visibility and network.
•Actively participate in association Financial Development Cabinet and support staff and volunteer trainings.
Other:
•Uphold YMCA policies for safety, supervision, mandated reporter and risk management
•Demonstrate the YMCA core values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility in all dealings with members, volunteers, and staff