Marketing and Sales
Company: Boys Town
Location: Portsmouth
Posted on: November 16, 2021
Job Description:
Business: Boys Town Job Summary: In a career as a Donor
Relations Specialist, you have the ability to create a lasting
imprint for the community as a whole. By telling the Boys Town
story to friends, neighbors, and community members, you are doing
your part as the true advocate and "Inspirational Leader" for Boys
Town, further ensuring our mission of changing the way America
cares for children and families thrives. Responsibilities:
Performs a wide range of
administrative duties and participates in building donor
relationships as directed. Ensures all development activities and
interactions are recorded promptly and accurately in Donor
Database. Participates in the planning and implementation of
special events to secure sponsorships, cash donations, and in-kind
contributions and to maximize revenue to meet development
fundraising goals. Works closely with volunteer board members to
foster relationships and achieve fundraising goals and identifies
suitable vendors and negotiates contracts and agreements for the
purpose of special events. Prepares a wide range of written
materials including funding proposals, program descriptions,
reports, letters, acknowledgments, sponsorship, and invitation
copy. Responds to donor inquiries and requests for information or
assistance; performs donor stewardship. Prepares reports on
development activity, maintains development hard copy and computer
files, coordinates events, and prepares appropriate letters for
specialized donor correspondence. Builds donor relationships,
engages donors and prospective donors in an appropriate manner, and
manages prospects; initiates thank you calls, follow up calls,
condolence calls, education calls, invitation calls, and marketing
calls. Maintains contact and creates networking within the
community, performs donor cultivation and stewardship, and responds
to donor inquiries and requests for assistance. Processes,
prepares, and records all donations daily, maintains donor record
and initiates donor research. Required Qualifications:
Associate's degree or equivalent;
Bachelor's degree preferred. 2 years of relevant experience
preferably including nonprofit and donor relations experience;
experience with fundraising data management programs (Blackbaud
CRM) is preferred. Education, Experience, and Other Requirements:
Knowledge of fundraising and special
events. High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills with
strong customer service skills. Strong computer skills in Blackbaud
CRM and Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels in the
organization and with external business contacts in an articulate,
professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of
confidentiality. Ability to build and sustain successful,
professional relationships. Ability to work independently in a
collaborative environment, meet deadlines, and multi-task while
maintaining quality standards. Strong knowledge of the Boys Town
Model. About Boys Town New England: Since opening in 1991, Boys
Town New England services and programs touch the lives of 8,000
children and families in each year. The opportunity to shape the
future of America's youth is only one of the many perks here at
Boys Town New England. Our work culture recognizes the importance
of furthering your education, and in order to do so we offer a
number of tuition assistance and scholarship opportunities to make
it happen. We also recognize the significance of being involved
with our community, which means our team participates number of
events such as the Newport Marathon, our annual Spirit of Youth
Gala and a Christmas tree lighting on our own campus. We want to
support and celebrate you as a member of our Boys Town family
through all-staff cookouts, generous time off for vacation and an
emphasis on leadership development here on the beautiful east
coast. Date Posted: November 11, 2021 This advertisement describes
the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an
exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required. Boys
Town is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates
in the E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or
expression, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. To
request a disability-related accommodation in the application
process, contact us at 1-877-639-6003.
Keywords: Boys Town, Fall River , Marketing and Sales, Sales , Portsmouth, Massachusetts
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