WattTime.org

Development Manager

WattTime.org

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $115,000 - $135,000 per year

About the role

  • Generate Warm Leads
  • Identify and qualify a pipeline of suitable prospects
  • Support current Climate TRACE fundraising team in preparing for and pitching HNWI and foundations
  • In some cases, directly pitch prospects yourself, either end-to-end or paving the way for a high-level meeting
  • Arrange donor roundtables or other events that generate additional engagement
  • Convert Warm Leads to Major Gifts
  • After successful pitches, work with prospects’ staff and your Climate TRACE colleagues to structure gifts, write grant proposals, conduct diligence, and generally close major gifts
  • Facilitate, support, and/or own all steps of a gift from lead to close
  • Generate Materials
  • Update and enhance Climate TRACE prospectus, roadmaps, and other donor materials
  • Maintain Strong Donor Relations
  • Maintain, steward, and expand strong relationships with foundations and HNWI staff
  • With support from Climate TRACE program and operations leads, write grant reports
  • Oversee donor communications and engagement strategy
  • Tracking
  • Oversee and manage data entry, data quality, and overall fundraising pipeline within necessary systems

Requirements

  • 5+ years of nonprofit fundraising experience, including major gifts
  • Proven track record of raising 6- and 7-figure gifts
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Exceptional time management skills
  • Ability to translate complex technical and mission-driven work into compelling narratives
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability
  • Highly motivated and action-oriented
  • Ability to be flexible and manage ambiguity in a highly unpredictable and fast-moving environment
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Collaborative, respectful, and team-oriented approach to work
  • High emotional intelligence
  • Ability to work effectively from a remote environment across regular U.S. work hours through tools like Slack, Zoom, GSuite, and others
  • Ability to sometimes take meetings outside regular business hours to accommodate international time zones
  • Willingness and ability to travel several times a year within the U.S. and abroad.
Benefits
  • Full medical, dental, vision, life insurance packages for employees and 80% coverage for dependents
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible time off
  • Professional development support
  • Home office support and employee choice technology
  • 403b with up to 5% matching contribution
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
nonprofit fundraisingmajor giftsgrant proposalsdata entrydata qualityfundraising pipelinegift structuringdonor communicationsgrant reportingrelationship management
Soft Skills
relationship-buildingcommunication skillstime managementstrategic thinkingflexibilityorganizational skillsattention to detailcollaborationemotional intelligenceaction-oriented