Director of Individual Giving

Director of Individual Giving

Location: New York City

Type: Full-time 

Workplace: hybrid

Category: Development

Job Description:

GWC is seeking an experienced Director of Individual Giving. The ideal candidate is a high-performing self-starter with proven experience in relationship management, knowledge of best practices regarding individual giving moves management and digital giving donor trends. The ideal candidate is excited about expanding our individual giving program, managing portfolios for the Chief Development Officer and Chief Executive Officer, and about growing fundraising through strategic digital efforts. They thrive on building relationships, and are comfortable using data to identify opportunities for growth. They have the capacity and skills to develop a mid-level donor strategy while managing executive level donor stewardship. 

This position may oversee a seasonal email marketing manager to support major digital giving campaigns and end of year efforts. The ideal candidate is comfortable working autonomously toward goals while collaborating across teams. They will report to the Chief Development Officer. 

Candidates must meet the requirement of our hybrid remote work policy, which requires 2 in-office days per week. This is not a virtual/fully remote position.

Responsibilities include:

 

• Cultivate and Steward
• Develop and manage an email marketing digital giving program, leveraging key moments and Girls Who Code’s new Strategic Plan
• Develop and manage an individual giving program for mid-level donors.
• Create strategies and support executives in prospecting and cultivating relationships with new donors, improve donor retention, grow recurring donors
• Help leadership cultivate relationships with key contacts through traditional individual giving tactics
• Support Board management such as meetings, communications, Board giving, and relationship cultivation along with CDO, CEO, and Senior Manager Special Projects
• With CDO, create and implement a fundraising plan to raise approximately $3M through digital and individual giving
• Leverage strong analytical skills to identify areas for sustainable revenue growth
• Propose creative communication plans and digital campaigns, and possess excellent writing and storytelling skills
• Collaborate across verticals and teams to gather and synthesize data, outcomes, and stories to inform digital communications
• Use familiarity with ‘moves management’ best practices to improve recurring donor behaviors and gifts
• Database Management
• Work with Development Operations to ensure Salesforce and other donor stewardship tools support Individual Giving needs.
• Generate detailed action reports and analytics on Individual Giving fundraising progress
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date account management records in Salesforce

Qualifications

• 8 years of successful fundraising experience, with extensive experience in building and managing individual giving or membership programs and digital giving
• Proven success in donor moves management, with a track record of growing contributions and making six figure asks 
• Creative thinker with history of translating strategic thinking into action plans and output
• Excellent relationship building skills, interested in stewarding individual donors to build meaningful and lasting connections
• Ability and desire to work as an individual contributor
• Excellent storytelling, written, and interpersonal communications skills 
• Experience working directly with senior leadership teams and other key stakeholders
• Knowledge of individual and/or fundraising trends and best practices
• Top-notch communication skills (written, oral, interpersonal, presentation)
• Passion for our mission to close the gender gap in technology fields through a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Compensation transparency statement:

The wage range for this role takes into account the many  factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organizational needs. 

At Girls Who Code, our compensation philosophy is to hire at or near the midpoint of a range and it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum for the role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Girls Who Code is committed to building a truly diverse and inclusive organization with a focus on valuing, serving, and understanding our target constituents, while challenging all stakeholders to think inclusively for the betterment of our programs.

Girls Who Code is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its hiring and promotion process without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, partnership status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital, parental or familial status, national origin, ethnicity, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis. Racial and ethnic minorities and men are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels. GWC is not able to sponsor employment visas.

GWC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. For individuals with a disability who would like to request an accommodation.