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About the Role
Lead fundraising and development efforts to create a stronger future for the people and families supported by Arc Herkimer.
Responsibilities
- Lead and implement Arc Herkimer's annual fundraising and development plan.
- Build and grow relationships with individual donors, major donors, businesses, foundations, and community partners.
- Lead efforts in major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, corporate sponsorships, grants, and fundraising campaigns.
- Identify new funding opportunities and develop a strong, diverse donor pipeline.
- Coordinate fundraising events, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners.
- Research and coordinate grant opportunities, submissions, reporting, and compliance.
- Partner with the Board of Directors and volunteers to strengthen fundraising efforts.
- Collaborate with PR staff to create engaging donor communications, appeals, newsletters, annual reports, and impact stories.
- Track fundraising budgets, revenue, expenses, donor records, and performance.
- Represent Arc Herkimer throughout the community and build partnerships that increase awareness and support.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, or related field required.
- 5+ years of fund development, fundraising, or nonprofit development experience required.
- Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong persuasion, negotiation, organization, and time-management skills.
- Budget and financial management experience preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn donor management and fundraising software.
Skills
- Fundraising
- Relationship building
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Organization
- Time management
- Budget management
- Financial management
- Microsoft Office
- Donor management software
- Fundraising software
Location
- Herkimer
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $75,000
Benefits
- Tuition assistance
- Professional development through mentorship, insight to management, webinars, and more
- Employee discounts at Verizon, BJ’s, Water Safari, Valley Cinema, Revamp Fitness, MV Golf & Event Center, Copper Café, Goods Store, and more
- VERY generous PTO program with unlimited rollover – accrual increases with longevity
- Sick bank
- Free counseling services
- Emergency fund assistance
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
About the Company
- Arc Herkimer is a mission-driven organization committed to empowering people with disabilities and enriching lives throughout our community.
Equal Opportunity
- Arc Herkimer values diversity and seeks to sustain an environment in which the unique talents of each individual can flourish and contribute to the Arc Herkimer mission.
- It is the policy of Arc Herkimer not to discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant for employment on the basis of their race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristics/genetic information or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, ancestry, ethic group identification, traits historically associated with race, citizenship, creed, marital status, familial status, reproductive health decision making, and all other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including a known relationship or association with any member of a protected class.
- This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, advertising, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination of employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training/development at all levels of employment.
- Arc Herkimer prohibits discrimination by or against employees, interns, representatives, vendors contractors, and all other persons doing business with or for the agency.
- The agency is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action in all aspects of its business and will utilize affirmative action to make employment decisions so as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity.