CAMPAIGN MANAGER

CHESTNUT HILL FRIENDS MEETING

Position Description

CAMPAIGN MANAGER

Capital Campaign: March 2008-July 2010 Hours/Week: hours (variable)

Requirement: some evening & weekend hours Supervisor: Committee

Position Summary:

Manage the planning and execution of the $3 million capital campaign to construct a new meetinghouse for Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting (“CHFM”) on East Mermaid Lane in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, PA. Collaborate closely with the campaign Chairs, campaign consultants, campaign-related volunteers, Finance Committee, Treasurer, and the part-time Meeting Secretary. For more information about Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, go to www.quaker.org/chestnuthill/. James Bradbury Associates, James Turrell, and Andropogon Associates are the design team for the new meetinghouse.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success with motivating and supporting volunteers.
• Organizational skill: bringing order to and keeping track of detail-oriented projects.
• Verbal communications including telephone, in-person, and groups.
• Written communications including email, letters, and reports.

• Ability to learn quickly then function independently and under pressure.

• Experience working with committee process such as Quaker or consensus decision-making.

• Available for day, evening, and weekend hours as well as local travel as required.

Desired Qualifications

• Two years development or related experience; strong interest in fund raising.

• Strong research skills with an ability to link funder’s interests with campaign needs.

• Experience working with nonprofit boards of directors, donors, and committees.

• Familiarity with Quaker faith, practices, terminology and typical meeting life.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Quickbooks, and Google Aps.

• Energetic, responsive, flexible team member with a sense of humor.

• Bachelors degree.

Essential Functions:

• Manage master work-plan, periodically identifying and resolving issues related to goals, objectives, strategies, and activities as well as updating progress and calendar regularly.

• Implement prospect reviews, facilitate donor research, and maintain database accurately.

• Prepare effective donor communications, including giving proposals, fundraising collateral, and acknowledgement letters.

• Support solicitors with their cultivation and solicitation activities and monitor solicitations.

• Manage gift management, donor acknowledgement, and donor recognition protocols.

• Coordinate campaign, annual, and endowment giving and any combined appeals.

• Write and submit grants, appeal packages, and other applications.

• Coordinate campaign-related events, newsletter, and other public relations initiatives.

• Report at least weekly to Campaign Chairs, meet twice monthly with campaign consultants, meet monthly with the Campaign Committee, and meet as necessary with the Personnel Committee.

• Collaborate with the Meeting Secretary, Finance Committee, or Treasurer to maintain accurate pledge records, projected cash flow reports, and the fundraising line item in the project budget.

• Coordinate and arrange all meetings with donors, volunteers, and consultants regarding the capital campaign.

To Apply

Please e-mail resume and cover letter with salary requirements to the Personnel Committee at campaign@chestnuthillquakers.org by the close of business on Friday, March 7, 2008. Please write “Manager Search” in the subject header of your e-mail.