Fundraising Engagement Specialist

• Lead strategies that provide a personal and memorable digital fundraising experience
  • Work with Corporate Engagement Advisors to determine company pledging preferences, content, and reporting needs; help determine best platform for each partner
  • Onboard corporate partners by providing training and support on digital tools
• Develop and manage all internal UWSL processes for onboarding corporate partners and maintaining support during campaigns
• Support corporate partners year-round through successful digital campaigns and communications, calls to action, and volunteer opportunities
• Implement and manage direct-to-donor company campaigns and work with the SDCE and other Corporate Engagement team members to integrate direct-to-donor strategies into annual individual giving campaigns
• Collect data on campaigns, evaluate results, and proactively propose creative recommendations
• Manage the identification, cultivation, and stewardship of a portfolio of new and existing corporate partners and individual donors
  • Set measurable goals related to relationship management and revenue forecasts
  • Consistently track substantial correspondence and progress of corporate and individual relationships through Salesforce
  • Build communications strategy and implement communication cadences based on engagement and goals
• Search for, acquire, and prepare all necessary documentation for financial processing of corporate and individual pledges
• With guidance from SDCE, organize and execute annual sponsorship solicitations to build a robust budget supporting a wide range of events
• Build all sponsorship forecasts and opportunities in Salesforce and assist in pushing opportunities through pipeline
• Create compelling and professional sponsorship and corporate gift proposals, agreements for solicitation purposes
• Prepare written correspondence, including corporate donation and sponsorship requests, solicitation, and thank-you letters for sponsorships, and corporate gifts, and individual donor gifts. Pull mailing lists, complete merges and send mailings.
• Perform donor cultivation and stewardship communications - ensure timely impact reports, personal thank yous, monthly or quarterly reporting back and ongoing communications
• Schedule meetings, prepare materials, and follow up on calls to action for the Corporate Engagement Council—a group of board members and other volunteers that support CE efforts

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm
• Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
• Talented writer and communicator: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Building strong client/coworker relationships and deliver client/coworker centric solutions
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity