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JOB BANK is a
benefit to the community listing professional fundraising
opportunities requiring a variety of skill levels and
experience.
It
is our pleasure to provide these job postings for your
review and consideration. The Job Bank is a service
to AFP members. Chapter members receive email notices of all
new job postings one week before they are posted on the
website. Job availability announcements are accepted from
members and organizations. If you wish to post a
position please contact the AFP office 921-5410 or by e-mail:
afpfl@verizon.net
Your job posting may take up to 7-days to
post and the posting will be removed after 30 days unless
you renew it. Please contact us once the job is
filled or no longer available. There is a nominal fee
of $50 to post the ad (unless you are an AFP
Southwest FL member). The AFP Southwest Florida
Chapter assumes no responsibility for accurate or timely
postings. This service is provided as a convenience to
our members, and we make no guarantee to you or your
organization. Please check your posting to ensure that
it is posted and properly stated and advise us of any
corrections.
For job listings in
Hillsboro, Pinellas, Polk, Pasco and Hernando counties, please
visit www.afpsuncoast.org
AFP CONSULTANTS JOB BANK MEETS AGENCIES’
OUTSOURCING NEEDS
Is
your agency thinking about hiring a grant-writer or conducting
a capital campaign preceded first by a feasibility
study?
Do your outsourcings needs include board
training and development, marketing, direct mail, or planned
giving?
We have the answer right here in our local
Sarasota-Manatee backyard—specialists to meet your outsourcing
needs.
Marden Paru, Chair of the Job Bank, has
pioneered a matching service, approved by the Board of
Directors of the SW Florida Chapter, AFP (Association of
Fundraising Professionals). It went into full operation
in 2007. Geared specifically towards smaller agencies
and development departments that lack the personnel to conduct
specialties, the Consultants Job Bank may be tapped for
rendering much-needed outsourced services.
Budgetary restraints make outsourcing more
economical to an agency’s bottom line. From a pool of
very talented and capable consultants locally--all are
affiliated with AFP—you may find the answer to your agency’s
particular needs.
One need not look out
of town for talent when we have it right here. To access
the pool of consultants at no charge, simply send a job order
(a description of the project and goals to be achieved) to
mardenparu@comcast.net. If you
have any questions call Marden at 941-379-5655.
Consultants may be added to the pool by submitting a simple
background/credentials form which is available upon
request.
New College
Foundation provides essential support to New College
of Florida. In advance of our 50th
Anniversary fund raising campaign, we are seeking a
(part-time) Database Assistant, who will efficiently and
accurately process contributions, produce donor
acknowledgements, update and create new records and provide
some general administrative support to the Foundation.
Must possess demonstrable skills; Raiser’s Edge experience
desirable; MS Office experience required. Must have
strong organizational and communications skills, take
initiative, and attention to detail is a must. May
possibly turn into a full-time position. Submit
cover letter and resume to foundation@ncf.edu.
New College
Foundation, Inc.
Title:
Vice President of Philanthropy, New College Foundation,
Inc.
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Supervisor:
Foundation President & CEO
Location:
Sarasota, Florida
Date
Prepared:
December 2009
Description
The Vice President of
Philanthropy is a highly visible, “out-the-door” major gifts
fundraising position that shares responsibility for advancing
the Foundation’s philanthropic goals in support of New College
of Florida, one of the country’s leading undergraduate liberal
arts institutions. The VP will work
closely with colleagues at the Foundation, board members,
faculty, college administrators and students to develop
effective strategies for building life-long philanthropic
relationships with prospective major donors. Specific
responsibilities include:
The
identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of a
portfolio of 70 to125 individual, corporate and foundation
prospects with the ability to give a minimum of $100,000 over
three or fewer years.
Personally soliciting and bringing to closure large
major gifts annually and averaging 15 – 20 prospect and donor
visits per month.
Help donors
meet their short- and long-term philanthropic goals via
outright and deferred gifts of liquid and tangible
assets.
Develop
and manage the fund raising strategy for specific Foundation
and College needs.
Participate in training to build volunteer capability
to solicit and raise major gifts.
Serve as
the Foundation point person for the marketing of planned
giving.
Requirements
Knowledge/Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years’
out-the-door major-gift fund raising experience. Collegiate fund
raising experience preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of current and evolving trends in major
gifts giving and solicitation and multi-year fund raising
campaigns.
- Proven
success in asking for and closing major gifts and building
and maintaining long-term relationships with fundraising
constituents, such as high-net-worth individuals, family
offices, foundations and corporations.
- Working knowledge of the basics of charitable
gift planning.
Knowledge of more advanced gift planning concepts a
plus.
- Understanding and adherence to ethical compliance
as defined by the Association of Fundraising
Professionals.
Complexity/Problem
Solving:
- Ability to think strategically, creating
breakthrough strategies and plans.
- Ability
to design, implement and direct
multiple projects, often simultaneously, setting deadlines
and ensuring program accountability.
Discretion/Latitude/Decision-Making:
- Maximizes opportunity to act independently.
- Maintains confidentiality of sensitive
information.
Responsibility/Oversight-Financial &
Supervisory:
- Probable supervision of additional philanthropy
staff as the program grows and demonstrates
success.
Communications/Interpersonal
Contacts:
- Comfortable interacting with people of
significant wealth.
- Superb
communications and presentation skills. Ability
to convey
persuasively the mission of New College Foundation
to diverse
groups, including major donors, corporate executives, board
members and others critical
to the organization’s overall
prosperity.
- Communicates effectively with influential
people.
Commands attention. Can change tactics
midstream and manage group processes during presentations or
discussions.
- Leverages constructive and effective
relationships with development team and leaders within the
organization.
Working
Conditions/Physical Effort:
- Work
requires only minor physical exertion and/or physical
strain.
- Willingness
to travel
frequently.
To apply, e-mail cover letter
and resume to:
foundation@ncf.edu
The New College Foundation, Inc.
5800 Bay Shore
Road
Sarasota, Florida 34243
New College Foundation is an Equal Opportunity
Employer
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