Company description

About Tilth Alliance
Tilth Alliance works in community with Washington farmers, gardeners and eaters to build a sustainable, healthy and equitable food future. Through our work we endeavor to promote and support the adoption of organic, regenerative, sustainable growing practices by farmers and gardeners throughout Washington; to make the food produced by these farmers and gardeners more accessible; and to inspire people to enjoy growing, cooking, and eating food that is both good for them, for their communities, and for the environment. The primary strategies we employ in this effort are advocacy, education and collaboration. Equity, inclusion and the promotion of a culture of anti-oppression are important outcomes expected of all the work we do.

Job description

Development Manager (Donor Relations & Fundraising) 

A fabulous role for someone both data driven and passionate about fundraising who is keen to utilize all their experience while continuing to grow and develop. You're strategic in cultivating relationships with a portfolio of individual donors and corporate partners, methodical in keeping track of communications, and excel at organizing information and reporting. Part of a five-person Development Team, you will work closely with the Director of Development and be supported by the Development Coordinator. You will get a thrill from seeing how a growth in philanthropic dollars further enables Tilth Alliance and its communities to achieve their mission, and be fulfilled through building long lasting, mutually beneficial relationships across our community.
 

Job Responsibilities
Donor Relations & Cultivation

Support donor stewardship by building and maintaining strong professional relationships through telephone and written communications, donor event attendance and other activities. Update constituent records to capture key information and cultivates enduring relationships

Cultivate a portfolio of individual and corporate donors across giving tiers, developing campaigns and programs to effectively engage them with Tilth Alliance programs, events and activities

Play a major role in planning and implementing online fundraising campaigns such as GiveBIG and Giving Tuesday, including campaign design, communications scheduling, mailing list segmentation, gift stewardship and collation of results

Manage the donor receipt and acknowledgement processes, working in partnership with the Development Coordinator

Resolve donors/members issues with donation processing, providing exemplary and timely service 

Own all aspects of membership payments (annual, gift & lifetime), including systems and processes for reminders & renewals

Cooperate with the Marketing Manager, maintain an editorial calendar to promote fundraising events and campaigns across communications channels.

Work with the Dev Director to ensure a data driven approach to fundraising, including analyzing data to inform campaign design and gift solicitations

Salesforce Database Management

Tilth Alliance uses Salesforce NPSP to track its fundraising, volunteer participation, class enrollment and other aspects of the organization’s work. The database integrates with our WordPress website through Gravity Forms, and payment systems through Square. 

Serve as a database subject matter expert, ensuring accurate integration and data transfer across systems and leading improvements and innovations 

Understand and oversee the many automated processes across the system

Troubleshoot issues, supporting staff across the organization in their use of Salesforce including building out, or advising on, new reports and processes 

Advise on, oversee and administer information management and reporting for the Development Team including dashboards, campaigns, reports, and mailing lists 

Collaborate with the Development Coordinator on fundraising data entry, ensuring accurate development records are maintained 

Monitor giving activities in Salesforce by tracking results and helping analyze the effectiveness of fundraising methods and messages

Community Liaison  Create relevant opportunities and respond to requests for Tilth Alliance to promote, table and/or talk at events, festivals, workplaces and similar. 

Play an active role in Development Team events, including Edible Plant Sales, annual Tilth Conference, Farm Fest, volunteer events and donor receptions

Be a Tilth Alliance representative at external events. 

Organizational Collaboration

Actively participates in Tilth Alliance’s justice, equity, diversity and inclusion work to ensure continual progress in being an anti-racist organization.

Collaborates with all Development Team staff on creating, implementing and managing goals and operating plans and take a hands-on approach to ensure team success.

Required Skills
●       Proficiency in Salesforce or other CRM systems, online giving platforms, and other fundraising technology. Proficiency in Microsoft Office; ability to research and learn new business software programs 

●       Understanding of fundraising principles and practices

●       Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, which transcend diverse audiences

●       Demonstrated administrative skills, including recordkeeping, reporting, data administration and organizational skills

●       Demonstrated ability to maintain a professional demeanor, especially while working in a fast-paced environment of constant demands and frequent interruptions

●       Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and promote a positive working environment, spirit of cooperation, and positive reactions to change

●       Commitment to maintain confidentiality, integrity and a high degree of accuracy in both data and communication

●       Self-directed and able to work independently as well as with a team

Desired Experience
3+ years of experience in fundraising, donor portfolio management and/or other related position; or combination of education and experience to successfully perform above responsibilities.

Benefits & Compensation
This is 40 hours/week position that requires occasional evening and weekends. Eligible for our benefits package that includes medical (80-85% employer paid), dental (95% employer paid), employee-funded Flexible Spending Account, 401k with employer match most years, 10 flexible holidays (employee-chosen), 12 accrued sick days/year, 3 weeks paid vacation in years 1 and 2, 4 weeks in years 3 and 4, and 6 weeks in years 5+, discounts, produce shares, free Tilth Alliance classes/workshops/conference attendance, and annual professional development stipend. 

Compensation is up to $29.57 per hour ($61,500 per year) 

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

October 22, 2024