Advancement Manager

Since 1948, Boys & Girls Haven has transformed the lives, hearts and minds of Kentucky’s most vulnerable youth and their families. Through a comprehensive continuum of care ranging from residential and in-home foster care, independent living programs, career and life skills training, and preventative community-based services, Boys & Girls Haven works to reduce disruption in children’s lives, to help heal the effects of abuse and neglect, and to promote well-being among families.

Advancement Manager Role Summary
Manage a portfolio of existing donors and cultivate new prospects whose annual giving ranges from $1,000 to $9,999. Act as an ambassador for Boys & Girls Haven and its mission; deliver presentations, conduct tours, and represent the agency at community events. Serve as a steward for donor relationships and solicit gifts. Collaborate with the Advancement Department to execute successful fundraising events.

Core Schedule
40 hours per week. Additional hours when necessary to meet the needs of the department. Some nights and weekends depending on needs of the department and organization.

Essential Functions

1. Donor Stewardship: Manage a portfolio of existing donors. Meet with government, foundation, corporate, individual, and grant funder stakeholders. Maintain communications with donors via phone, text, email, written notes, virtual events, and in-person meetings.
2. Prospect Cultivation: Introduce new prospects to Boys & Girls Haven. Deliver presentations about the agency’s history, mission, and programs. Conduct tours of the campus and satellite locations. Build and strengthen BGH’s networks.
3. Gift Solicitation: Solicit contributions from existing donors and new prospects, with a focus on gifts ranging from $1,000 to $9,999.
4. In-Kind Donations: In collaboration with the Volunteer and Donations Manager, solicit in-kind gifts and coordinate donation drop-offs. Communicate with program directors to determine needs and maintain wish lists (utilizing Amazon and other platforms).
5. Events: Collaborate with the Advancement Department to plan and execute external events, including The Legacy Celebration, The Gravy Cup, donor cultivation events, and other fundraisers. Solicit sponsorships and table sales for events.
6. Advisory Board: Act as liaison to the Boys & Girls Haven Advisory Board (a group of young professionals who engage with the BGH mission through philanthropy, advocacy, and volunteerism). Recruit new members and mentor the Advisory Board Chair.
7. Data Processing: Utilize the donor database (Blackbaud eTapestry) to track communications and contacts, review giving history, and update personal information. Ensure the integrity and security of donor data.

1. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Non-Profit Management, Business Administration, Communication, Marketing, English, or related field.
2. Experience and Skills: Three to five years of experience in non-profit fundraising, with an emphasis on relationship management and gift solicitation. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Competency with fundraising and relationship management platforms and donor management. Proficiency in Office 365, Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and related programs. Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
3. Other: Interact professionally with donors, BGH employees, clients, visitors, government agencies, and the general public. Maintain confidentiality of all donor and client information. Must be at least 21 years of age and legally able to work in the United States. Successful completion of all background screenings and pre-employment drug screen. Successful negative, post-contingent offer and annual TB screenings.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to: stand, walk and sit; use hands to manually manipulate, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to read, write and converse in English.

Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a standard administrative office environment and other environments within the community (i.e. donor meetings and event locations). They will come into contact with donors, BGH clients, staff, Board members, volunteers, and other members of the community. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

General Acknowledgment
The employee is expected to adhere to and to act as a role model in the adherence to all BGH policies, procedures and performance expectations.

Employment at BGH is for no definite term and considered at-will, meaning that either the company or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without cause or notice. This job description does not in any way constitute or imply a contract of employment.

Successful completion of background screening and pre-employment drug screen.  Successful negative, post-offer TB screening.

Compensation and Benefits

Boys & Girls Haven offers a competitive compensation package and a full range of employer-paid benefits, including:

• Affordable health, dental, life, insurance
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 6%
• Paid Time Off policy, including 24 days off per year (including holidays)