The Development Office is looking for a Principal Gift Manager, St. John Vianney
The job description is attached.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK
Development Office
Principal Gifts Manager, St. John Vianney Residence
Mission Statement: In service to God, the Development Office of the Archdiocese of New York
seeks to build a culture of generosity inspired by our Lord’s own model of self-gift.
Through fundraising and stewardship, the Development Office cultivates long-lasting relationships
with priests, parishioners, and lay leaders to ensure the financial stability of our Church in New York
and to bear witness to Christ’s eternal message of charity.
Primary Responsibility: Raise between $3M and $4M for the fiscal year for the St. John Vianney Residence.
Direct Supervisor: Director of Donor Relations
Responsibilities:
- Manages a donor portfolio to raise funds for the St. John Vianney Residence
- Establishes, conceptualizes, and solicits donors for possible naming opportunities within the St. John Vianney Residence
- Acts as point person for a board, which will need to be recruited and managed, to raise a minimum of $275,000
- Plan and execute an annual February gala to net a minimum of $500,000
- Plans and implements strategies from cultivation activity to gift closure; reports progress toward achievement
- Identifies donors who are capable of being upgraded to the leadership giving level or candidates for planned gifts
- Secure $1.-2.5M per year through leadership gift donors
- Manages special projects as needed
Standards of Performance:
- Identify and qualify a pool of major and leadership gift prospects to convert them into donors;
- Attend in-person donor cultivation and solicitation meetings;
- Execute principal gift plan to renew and upgrade donors and identify leadership gifts
- Develop cultivation opportunities and tailored solicitation strategies
Required Education, Experience, and Skills:
- A Bachelor’s degree
- At least 3-5 years of fundraising experience with measurable results and a strong emphasis on five and six-figure gifts
- Ability to work 2-3 days weekly offsite if necessary
- Excellent writing and communications skills
- Motivated to constantly seek ways to improve fundraising results
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Raiser’s Edge
- The ability and desire to take on added responsibility as it presented
- Skilled at carrying out multiple and diverse tasks concurrently
- Adept at working collaboratively with colleagues across departments
- A passion for the Catholic Church and a deep understanding of Catholic culture