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- Escritório em Santa Barbara
A Day in the Life
Join the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden as we prepare to celebrate our 100th anniversary and embark on a transformative capital campaign! We are seeking a passionate and skilled Donor Relations Manager to help build lasting connections with our supporters and drive major gifts in support of our mission. This pivotal public facing role requires exceptional interpersonal abilities, a deep commitment to our vision, and a love for philanthropy.
What You’ll Do
- Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects to secure major gifts for the Garden.
- Foster meaningful, relationship-based fundraising to deepen connections between donors and the Garden.
- Lead donor appreciation efforts, embodying the Garden’s core value of gratitude.
- Collaborate with the Development team to plan donor cultivation and stewardship activities.
- Research, cultivate, and solicit lead and major donors.
- Serve as a spokesperson and advocate for the Garden’s capital campaign.
- Prepare solicitation materials for donors and fundraising representatives.
- Schedule Development, Centennial Campaign Task Force, Centennial Steering Committee, and Honorary Advisory Counsel meetings, and ensure action items are followed-up on.
- Organize intimate donor events and facilitate meaningful donor engagement.
- Schedule meetings and document all donor interactions through detailed contact reports.
- Update the campaign reports and ensure current campaign reports are easily accessible.
- Ensure each gift is credited and acknowledged appropriately in the accounting system, noting any ongoing payments and reminders.
You Will Definitely Need
- Passion for the environment and California native plants.
- 3+ years in sales or nonprofit donor relations (or equivalent).
- Experience working with Raiser’s Edge or similar constituent database programs.
- Extremely strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Skill with Microsoft Office suite of products.
It Would Be Nice If You Had
- Proven experience securing six-figure gifts.
- Commitment to personal and professional growth.
- Innovative and open-minded approach to new fundraising strategies.
- Goal-driven and results-oriented mindset.
- Familiarity with Raiser’s Edge NXT or a willingness to learn.
Benefits
This is a full-time, exempt position with an annual salary range of $68,000 to $75,000 DOE. Candidates without prior major gift fundraising experience will start at the lower end of the range, with opportunities for advancement upon achieving key milestones.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees, including:
- Paid vacation and sick leave.
- 403(b) retirement plan.
- Membership in the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
- Ongoing professional training in major gift solicitation.
- A supportive, fun, and self-driven work environment committed to work-life balance.
Be part of our extraordinary journey to conserve California’s native plants and inspire the community to protect the natural world!
More About Us
The Garden is a beautiful place to work! And in this role, you are often outdoors. In addition to beautiful views, outdoor work environments also include exposure to extreme temperature fluctuations, rain, dust, allergens, poison oak, insects, small wild animals, and sun exposure.
Disclaimer
The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, and if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
