Development Manager - part-time, remote

Job Summary:

We are seeking a part-time Development Manager who will be responsible for implementing all fundraising strategies that sustain and amplify the Dog Aging Institute’s impact. The Development Manager will identify opportunities for individual donations, corporate partnerships, and foundation grants, and manage the Institute’s growing portfolio of donors and partners. The Development Manager must demonstrate strong initiative, excellent judgment, discretion, and attention to detail while ensuring the use of best practices in the design and execution of Institute practices and processes.

The ideal candidate will balance collaboration with independent action, will have meaningful experience in nonprofit fundraising as well as project management, and will demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills. As this is a dynamic position in an emerging organization, the proportion of time spent working in each of the  responsibility areas listed below will vary week by week.

Responsibilities:

Manage and execute fundraising campaigns

• Manage an organizational development plan that includes individual contributions, foundation support, fundraising events, and corporate partnerships.
• Manage and assist in content development for fundraising campaigns, mass mailings, and other outreach.
• Design and execute a strategy for generating Institute promotional items (swag) and distributing items to donors and supporters.
• Provide planning and administrative support for special events, including but not limited to research, sourcing, logistics, correspondence, marketing, host committee coordination, sponsorship, and on-site support for special fundraising activities
• Actively engage board members and staff in organizational fundraising activities as relevant and appropriate, including preparing agendas and minutes for regularly scheduled leadership meetings.
• Manage the Institute’s profile and updates on external sites such as GiveButter, Guidestar, and Benevity.

Communication with donors, other stakeholders and the public

• Document and leverage organizational impact through routine reports, email communications, website, social media and an annual Impact Report.
• Lead production of a periodic newsletter by managing copywriting, design, and distribution through Mailchimp. 
• Support content development and updates for social media sites and social media campaigns.
• Maintain a comprehensive donor stewardship program, including timely acknowledgements, recognition activities, etc.
• Generate and maintain shared resources for fundraising use including educational content about the Institute and related research, scientific overviews and updates, data and impact resources, and other promotional assets.
• Respond to incoming emails as needed, including fielding general development inquiries, and ensuring consistency in messaging and voice.

Database management

• Become a super-user of the Institute’s donor CRM platform, implementing and guiding best practice for leveraging the system in fundraising, data reporting, stewardship functions, and integrated use with other adopted platforms.
• Document all fundraising activities using donor data management software and provide day-to-day management of the donor CRM, including generating reports and tracking donor activities.
• Track and assist in the fulfillment of corporate and foundation sponsorship activities
• Create, prepare, and run donation and reconciliation reports regularly and as requested

Assessment / future direction

• Working with the Board, evaluate all development strategies on a regular basis to monitor progress and to identify opportunities for improvement.

Additional duties and responsibilities as requested

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years  of relevant fundraising experience
• Strong organizational skills; ability to set priorities and manage deadlines while maintaining careful attention to detail and accuracy; ability to work independently with strong self-governance.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable the building of effective relationships and communication with colleagues, current donors, prospective donors, and volunteers.
• Fluency with digital technologies, including but not limited to donor CRMs and marketing automation platforms/email marketing services, database management systems, desktop publishing apps, Microsoft suite, and Google suite.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with strict discretion.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team, take initiative, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Flexibility to shift work hours as needed to meet project deadlines.
• Ability to travel on an occasional basis (~10%), as needed.
• Must love dogs!

Application process, compensation and other details:

Please send a resume and cover letter that tells us more about you and why you are interested in this position to betsy@dogaginginstitute.org.  Please include the names and contact information of three professional references who can speak to your performance on the skills listed above. All applications received by August 15, 2024 will be given full consideration, and the position will remain open until the ideal candidate is hired.

This position is part time (20 hours per week), at $30/hour. Paid time off is earned at a rate of 4 hours per calendar month of work. Some recurring meetings and activities are scheduled during the business day, and the bulk of the hours can be scheduled flexibly. This is a remote-work position, with occasional in-person attendance required at scheduled fundraising activities and events. 

At the Dog Aging Institute we value diversity, equity and inclusion, because we have observed that the best ideas and solutions flow from conversations that feature a wide range of backgrounds, beliefs and perspectives.

About Us

The  501(c)(3) non-profit Dog Aging Institute was inspired by the power of the human-companion dog bond and the groundbreaking work of the Dog Aging Project. The Dog Aging Institute promotes, supports and sustains research into healthy aging in companion dogs by generating financial support, facilitating partnerships, and developing educational resources. The Institute works to enhance public enthusiasm for innovative research discoveries that help people and their dogs live healthier, longer lives. Funds raised by the Institute are given as grants to enable basic research, dissemination of findings, and use of new knowledge to benefit dogs, their owners, the veterinary community and the research community.

The Dog Aging Institute was founded in 2023 and has successfully raised funds for research through the committed work of volunteers and short-term staff. We are excited to hire our first Development Manager who will help grow the Institute’s outreach and impact, to take our mission to the next level.