Annual Fund Manager

Legal Aid of North Carolina is seeking a strategic and results-driven fundraiser who will have primary responsibility over the execution and management of 
the annual fund program, including stewardship, sustainer, and leadership donor programs. The individual in this role will support a coordinated matrix of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies involving email, online giving channels, and direct mail focused on shaping a sustainable tradition of annual support from entry and mid-level donors. The Annual Fund Manager will also provide oversight and supervision to the Development Specialist.

What you will do:

Annual Fund
•  Implement a comprehensive annual fund effort including customized campaigns, online giving, direct mail, and e-newsletters to attract and retain a broad base of
donors across the state.

•  Designing and implementing a strong stewardship program that supports high retention and donor 
growth.
•  Manage and grow the Justice LEAG monthly donor program.
•  Utilize CRM (Raiser’s Edge) to inform donor engagement from qualification and solicitation through stewardship.
•  Along with the Development Specialist, ensure the timely acknowledgment of donations and accurate data entry of donor engagements.
•  Support moves management process for increasing donor levels.
•  Monitor annual fund progress, analyze data, and provide reports on fundraising 
progress.
•  Work with communications team to promote the LANC story within and outside of the legal community.
•  Focus on effective communication and solicitation activities within specific donor segments identified as having potential for the greatest growth.
•  Support LANC’s Development committee by planning and executing annual strategy, maintaining dashboard updates, and creating agendas/materials.
•  Serve as primary liaison for third party fundraising efforts and donor events.

Donor Services and Database Management
•  Supervise and train the Development Coordinator to enter gift and donor information, generate acknowledgment letters and tribute cards, and support stewardship activities.
•  Maintain database health supporting accurate gift and constituent coding, constituent duplicate management, email and mailing list protocols, etc.

Donor Stewardship
•  Promote a culture of stewardship and stewardship best practices.
•  Collaborate effectively between development, pro bono, community engagement, and communications department to meet shared goals.
•  Support prospecting and cultivation efforts.
•  Analyze and report upon giving data and benchmarks.

What you will bring to Legal Aid of North Carolina:
•  Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
•  3-5 years development or nonprofit experience leading efforts to raise over 1M annually
•  Experience with Blackbaud CRM (preferred)
•  Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
•  Well versed in direct mail and digital solicitation best practices and implementation with strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to set
priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously
•  Proven track record of success in meeting fundraising goals
•  Comfortable and able to communicate with diverse donors and volunteers
•  Team player with strong interpersonal skills
•  Exercise creative and critical thinking
•  Ability to handle multiple projects, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
•  Able to perform other duties as assigned