Great role for an experienced major donor fundraiser with expertise of cultivating new opportunities and managing existing donors.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced major donor fundraiser with expertise of personally securing £20k+ gifts from individuals. As Major Donor Manager you will be responsible for an existing warm portfolio of established donors, alongside new business responsibilities to identify further support.

The team are keen to continue momentum after a significant year of philanthropic support, exceeding targets and establishing further donor relationships.

You will have significant senior stakeholder exposure (internal and external) and play an integral role in contributing to plans for the launch of a new development board in 2022.

Peer to peer fundraising expertise is desirable based on the network opportunities for this position. The organisation benefits from a growing prospect research function who work closely with the philanthropy department.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 26 May. Please get in touch for further details.

New role in a growing team, following significant major donor fundraising success.

This small team have achieved incredible success in the past couple of years, heightened over the past year due to the circumstances of the pandemic. They are now looking to consolidate some of the incredible work and support they’ve been able to secure by recruiting an additional Major Donor Manager to the team who can help ensure long-term support and first-class stewardship of new and existing donors.

This is a great opportunity for a major donor fundraiser ready for that next step in their career who wants to think creatively about how they can engage with HNWIs to access new opportunities for support and inspire long term commitments.

Given the recent success of the team the priorities are to focus on stewardship, processes and supporter journeys to ensure that all the building blocks currently in place are aligned to continue this trajectory. The team work closely with Patrons and Ambassadors to increase network opportunities and are also in the process of establishing a new giving club which this role will support the development of.

Job description

The role would best suit:

• A candidate with experience of major donor fundraising, keen to work in a creative manner across a broad portfolio of existing donors;
• A fundraiser with personal experience of making 5-figure+ asks from individuals;
• Someone who is passionate about fundraising and doing things differently – this team are keen to find new ways of inspiring HNWIs to commit to long term support;
• An individual who is process driven, interested in working creatively but ensuring that underpinning systems support continued fundraising success.

Please get in touch for further details – first stage interviews will be held in early June

Are you a driven fundraising professional looking to do some real good with your career? Want to play an integral role in the ongoing success of a progressive wellness education charity? If so, we want to hear from you.

Nanak Naam is dedicated to creating a world where everyone can improve their mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing through the universal wisdom of Oneness and meditation. As a young organisation, we’ve made a significant impact in the lives of thousands of people globally through our online educational programs, digital content and live lectures and courses teaching emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing through ancient wisdom and practices including meditation and mindfulness.

This is a great opportunity to join us at a key point in our evolution. We are entirely funded by public donations and our fundraising efforts are pivotal in supporting our mission. With a newly recruited team and our inspirational CEO/Founder, we have ambitious plans to scale up our already highly successful initiatives – and that’s where you come in.

As our audiences are growing rapidly online we are investing in our teams. We’re currently looking for a Major Donor Fundraiser to join our Head Office in Uxbridge, London to help create engaging new e-learning wellbeing courses for our global audiences. We are searching for candidates who have a can-do attitude and a notebook full of creative and innovative propositions. We’re looking for someone who brings energy and enthusiasm to the role.

You will have the chance to shape our business, which will enable us to continue our vital work, reach more people in need of our support and ignite real change.
 

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver a new major donor development strategy to secure significant gifts from individuals.

• Identify, cultivate, secure income, and steward relationships to deliver maximum long-term impact and income through effective personal relationship management with major donors.

• Develop strong and enduring relationships with current and potential major donors

• Create compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals

• Design and develop a targeted contact strategy and bespoke cultivation plan

Requirements

Essential

• Strong knowledge of and successful track record in delivering significant new income through personal approaches to Major Donors.

• Demonstrable experience in developing and managing new, mutually beneficial relationships with Major Donors.

• Experience in other methods of fundraising, such as grants and trusts.

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to review and improve the quality of existing fundraising initiatives.

• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively with strong written and verbal skills

• Great networking skills and familiarity with the current fundraising landscape, approach and techniques.

• Must be able to commute to and work from our office in Uxbridge, with a possibility of occasionally working from home.

Highly desirable

• A keen interest in mental wellness through meditation and mindfulness-based practices. (Please include any details of this in your covering letter)

• A successful track record of securing five or six-figure grants from trusts/foundations

If this sounds like you then we would be delighted to receive your application.

Benefits

• Salary Circa £32,000 - £36,000 (based on experience) per annum

• Location: Flexible working considered, yet within regular traveling distance to our head office in Uxbridge, London

• 28 days’ holidays inclusive of public holidays

• Join a small, friendly and dynamic non-profit organisation that is really making a difference to people’s mental wellbeing worldwide

• Become part of a determined team who are passionate about what they do

• A modern working environment and innovative culture

This role is offered on a fixed-term basis for 12 months with the potential for future extension.

Please send your CV with a cover letter highlighting any relevant experience.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Community Fundraiser who has excellent experience of working with donors and volunteers. We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and has ideally worked within a similar role or can demonstrate the relevant skills and experience required in the job description.

You will need to be an excellent communicator and confident in contacting supporters over the phone as well as giving presentations to various groups, schools and associations.  You will need to demonstrate your abiliy to be a real team player, as well has having the ability to work well on your own initiative.

You will have experience of recruiting, managing and working with volunteers to deliver organisational objectives as well as a proven track record in achieving financial and non-financial targets.

The successful candidate will benefit from working in a dynamic and well supported team.

Wirral Churches’ Ark Project, known as Wirral Ark, has been providing support and guidance for individuals helping to secure permanent long-term accommodation since 1991. The Charity supports people who are homeless. These include isolated people with mental health or drug problems, current and ex-offenders, former rough sleepers, and people who are begging or street drinking. 

The charity has come a long way since its early days and have become experts at working with, and supportively housing, people with complex problems – for example, people with severe mental health problems, a lifelong alcohol addiction, particularly challenging behaviour, or a combination of these and other issues. With a new CEO, strategy and supportive board, the charity is looking forward to a phase of exciting growth. 

They are now looking to appoint a Trusts & Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser who will be responsible for growing income from charitable trusts and foundations and generating income from corporate partners.We are happy to hear from candidates who have experience in either Trust and Foundations or Corporate Fundraising – this is a perfect opportunity for someone to really utilise their past fundraising experience, while gaining experience within new fundraising areas.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and Development within a friendly and supportive team, we are looking for a self-starter and creative thinker who enjoys communicating with a wide array of people and who can run with ideas and implement them and really make this role their own! 

HOW TO APPLY 

Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification. 

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants. 

Closing Date: Midday, Sunday, 6th June

Interview Date: Monday, 14h June 2021

This search is being conducted exclusively for Wirral Ark by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments. 

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Harris Hill are working with a brilliant international development charity who work across various countries across the world. Their mission is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. They are now looking for a fantastic Major Donor fundraiser to become their next Development Manager.

They are based in central London, but there will be flexible working if needed. The new Development Manager will play a key role in the implementation of the charity's fundraising throughout the UK, focusing on the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major donors and prospects. This role will be responsible for managing relationships with high net worth individuals and corporate partners, generating minimum £2 million per annum. This role will also manage a portfolio of 200+ prospects and donors in the region making gifts at the 10,000+ level

The Development Manager will work together with the UK team to develop and oversee a mid-level giving strategy focused at engaging and upgrading donors of 1,000+. They will also be expected to Identify new fundraising opportunities and build the individual and corporate prospect pipeline in the UK.

To apply to this role you will need to have:

* Proven experience of achieving fundraising results, including successful relationship management, and income generation
* Proven experience in successfully cultivating individual and corporate donors and in securing five and six-figure donations
* Proven ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects and priorities, paying close attention to details and results

The hiring manager is keen to see applications as they come in and will be interviewing on a rolling basis, so if interested please do get in touch.

Salary is £44,000 - £52,000

If you would like to learn more about this role and receive a full job description please get in touch with Hannah at Harris Hill who will be able to give you more color and context around the role too. 

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Major Gifts Officer -- Trusts Fundraising 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an aspiring individual to join a great team of fundraisers.  The aim of this role is to support the Director of Fundraising with the development and expansion of the charity’s major donors the main focus of this role being charitable trusts and grants. You will be required to engage and retain current and new high level supporters as well as assisting with the coordination of a programme of high value fundraising and engagement events and working with individual supporters.

We are looking for a driven individual, ideally with experience of trust and grant applications within the UK and internationally, or in a fundraising or marketing role within a non-profit organisation. You must possess excellent research and writing skills, show meticulous attention to detail, and be confident and personable with diplomacy in order to deal positively with some of the charity’s most valuable supporters.

 You will be required to attend events around the UK and at our four centres located in Norfolk, Somerset, Lancashire and Aberdeenshire. Equine knowledge would be advantageous but is not essential.  You must have a flexible approach to your work and be willing to work outside of normal office hours.

World Horse Welfare is an international charity that improves the lives of horses in the UK and around the world through education, campaigning and hands-on care.

World Horse Welfare takes great pride in being realistic, compassionate and forward-thinking and the successful applicant will be expected to share these values.

Major Gifts Officer - trusts

Great role within a dynamic team, currently generating c.£1m of income with ambitions to further establish philanthropic support.

As Senior Major Giving Officer you will have responsibility for manging a mixed portfolio of donors and prospects, creating new opportunities through senior volunteers, peer to peer fundraising and network mapping in order to increase income.

With a focus on 6+ figure gifts, multi-year donations and uplift of current donors you will develop and lead relationships that support the organisation’s strategic aims.

Key highlights

• An opportunity to work across a broad spectrum of products and services, linking to donor motivations and establishing further support;
• Senior level exposure – working closely with key stakeholders (internal and external) to achieve team objectives, including senior volunteers and fundraising committees;
• Line management experience of a Philanthropy Officer;
• 6+ figure donation experience, working with a range of supporters to focus on long term relationships with significant impact.

Person specification

As Senior Philanthropy Officer you will:

• Have substantial major donor fundraising experience, with expertise of making high-5 and 6+ figure asks;
• Be adept at managing a pipeline of donors and prospects, developing relationships and identifying new opportunities;
• Have proven experience of identifying and establishing new relationships, with a focus on long term support and tailored cultivation plans;
• Be an experienced relationship manager, focused on excellent stewardship and depth of relationships to ensure long term support;
• Have experience of working with senior volunteers/development boards to support network mapping and peer to peer fundraising in line with organisational objectives.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 26 May, please get in touch for further details.

Migrant Voice is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and proactive Fundraiser and Business Development Manager to join our team part time. We require an expert in fundraising, income generation, partnership building, and organisational development in the UK, to lead on the implementation of our new fundraising strategy. 

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of securing funds from small and large trusts and foundations, communities, corporates, major donors, and individuals. They will help the organisation achieve financial sustainability and growth through identifying new funding and development opportunities for new income streams, while also submitting a number of bids to trusts and foundations.

The Fundraiser/Business Development Manager will join our team 2 days per week from the middle of June for 10 months. (This may be renewed, subject to funding) 

Ideally the postholder will be based in London, but we can be flexible. The role can be largely homebased in the UK, with office space provided in London if required.

Summary of key duties

The Fundraiser/Business Development Manager will:

• Lead on the implementation of our new fundraising strategy and its continuous development.
• Work closely with the senior leadership team and the Sustainability group.
• Lead on bid writing to Trusts and Foundations to ensure financial stability and growth.
• Identify potential new funders for core and project work in relation to the strategic plan and maintain good relationships with existing ones.
• Develop and increase the organisations’ proportion of income generated from donations, and income generated from CSR, legacy, individuals, crowdfunding, community activities, etc.
• Ensure fundraising activities and asks accurately reflect and highlight the values and work of the organisation and the individual projects.

Migrant Voice (MV) is a national, migrant-led organisation working with migrants from all around the world with all kinds of status, including refugees and asylum seekers. We develop the media skills and confidence of migrants with the aim of strengthening their voices in the media and civil society in order to counter xenophobia and build support for our rights.

We are seeking a Major Gifts Officer to join our High Value Giving team. This is a key role in the next phase of our growth, and we are seeking an individual with excellent communication skills to help us develop sustainable relationships with new and existing major donor supporters.

As Major Gifts Officer you’ll be responsible for engaging new and lapsed donors at all stages including prospect research, meeting with potential donors, making the ask, and leading on a variety of communications including reports and proposals.

With a wide and varied workload you will have an ability to plan and prioritise your work effectively. Experience of working in a fundraising environment and of securing gifts from major donors is desirable but more important are excellent verbal and negotiation skills, and we are looking for someone who is comfortable making personal approaches to ask for gifts of £5,000 and above. With excellent supporter or customer service skills you will develop bespoke engagement and cultivation plans and identify opportunities to engage donors in our work.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to be part of our major gifts programme and to make a real difference to our ambitious strategy to end HIV transmission by 2030.

Who we are

Support Through Court (STC) is an independent charity which provides much needed practical and emotional support to people dealing with the court process without the benefit of legal representation. Most are frightened of and unfamiliar with the courts and may be facing serious issues that could affect their children and relationships, finances, or the roof over their head. The number of agencies available to support them is shrinking fast so demand for our services is rising month by month.  We are passionate about our vision that no one should face court alone.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a Trust Frundraser to work alongside our Senior Trust and Statutory Manager and Fundraising Assisatnt to generate income from small to medium charitable trusts and foundations working towards a departmental target of approximately £400k. The role will involive using the Trust pipeline to coordinate funding applications to both new and existing donors with the responsibility for submitting small and medium applications (up to £15,000). Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information on the role. 

This is an ideal post for someone with at least 12 months fundraising experience or someone with experience of conducting research and writing applications and reports. If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application, further details on how to apply can be found on the Job Description. 

The deadline for application is  midnight Monday 24th May 2021. Interviews will be held via Zoom on Thursday 27th May 2021. If you are shortlisted for the post we will provide you with further information about the interview process by Tuesday 25th May 2021. If you do not hear from us by the interview date, then you should assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Julia’s House is a registered charity which provides support for children with life-limiting/life threatening conditions and their families. Julia’s House has hospices in Devizes, Wiltshire and Corfe Mullen, Dorset.

We are looking for a dynamic fundraising professional, ready to help us fund our specialist service for a growing number of families across Wiltshire. You will be ambitious, confident and enjoy engaging new business and community supporters.

In this role you will work as part of an ambitious and talented team to raise awareness of the charity and generate income by developing and maintaining successful partnerships with corporate and community group supporters, through donations, sponsorship, employee and group fundraising activities and events.

This position will be based at our hospice in Devizes (currently home-based due to Covid-19), with travel across Wiltshire.  A full driving licence and use of a car for business purposes are essential. Consideration will be given to flexible working arrangements.

Flexibility in working hours is required and will include working weekends and school holidays, with occasional evenings and overnights depending on events.

Closing date:  26 May 2021

Interview date: tba

The above post will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Julia’s House is a Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For and has received their award for 10 years’ commitment to better workplaces

Registered Charity No. 1067125.

Julia’s House is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our clients, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. Based on our current staffing profile, we have identified that there is an under-representation of: (a) individuals of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, so would especially welcome BAME applicants for any of our vacant positions; and (b) males, so we would welcome male applicants for any of our vacant positions and especially for any care and nursing roles.  We also welcome applications from people living with a disability. 

We are seeking an experienced and driven Major Gifts fundraiser to join our Development Team on a maternity cover 12-month fixed term contract.  You will need a strong track record of developing and maintaining successful one-to-one relationships with individual high net worth donors and a demonstrable record of meeting challenging financial targets. 

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi. 

This is an exciting opportunity for you to be responsible for building relationships with a strong portfolio of major donors to enable Kew to deliver its ambitious strategic objectives. You will have a strong understanding of effective major-gift fundraising techniques, the motivations for high net-worth individuals, excellent analytical skills and judgement combined with a highly professional and diplomatic approach.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will be a strong communicator with the ability to prioritise tasks and work calmly under pressure to meet multiple deadlines.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please visit our website for more information and to apply.

Closing Date: 16/05/2021

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.