Senior Major Donor Fundraiser Jobs in Southwark, Greater London
ROLE
Stella Maris is growing as a charity, in terms of income generation and new programmes of activity around the world. To help support this development, we have created this new important role. The Fundraising & Communications team at Stella Maris comprises about 12 staff members (some full time; some part time). The team and the charity have now reached the point in their evolution where we need to appoint a Major Donor Manager. This post holder will offer excellent stewardship to our existing Major Donors. He/she will also help to identify and cultivate new potential Major Donors from within and outside our existing pool of individual donors. He/she will substantially grow the Major Donor income stream for the charity. He/she will cultivate and steward Major Donors to give in new and more impactful ways, will increase giving levels, will increase the number of Major Donors, and will create lasting and meaningful relationships with our most committed and generous supporters. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, motivated and effective Major Donor fundraiser. The postholder will help us, as a leading maritime charity, to achieve our mission to support seafarers, fishers and their families around the world.
MAIN PURPOSE
The Major Donor Manager, reporting into the Director of Development and working with some guidance from the Head of Major Gifts, will maintain and grow a stable pipeline of income from Major Donors. He/she will secure unrestricted and restricted income from a portfolio of Major Donors to support the activities of the Stella Maris network in the UK and overseas. He/she will produce cultivation plans for individual Major Donors, meet them, craft tailored applications and reports for them.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1 Manage relationships with a portfolio of Major Donors in accordance with the Charities fundraising strategy and giving programme activity.
2 Establish individual donor cultivation, engagement and stewardship strategies, ensuring each prospect and existing donor has an appropriate communications and cultivation programme in place.
3 Ensure that donor profiling and research activity is undertaken on existing and potential Major Donors (within data protection regulation guidelines) in order to enhance and develop relations.
4 Identify potential Major Donors from within the Mid-Value Donor portfolio and help graduate them up to Major Donor giving levels.
5 Working with the Governance and Executive team, conduct meetings and visits with individual Major Donors around the UK.
6 Accompany Major Donors on port visits within the UK and possibly abroad.
7 Craft carefully tailored applications, thank you letters and reports for Major Donors.
8 Support other senior staff and stakeholders, such as Trustees, in cultivating relationships with Major Donors by providing research and other information as required, and bringing them to meetings with Major Donors when appropriate.
9 Build and cultivate relationships with intermediaries, e.g. wealth advisers, lawyers.
10 Arrange events for Major Donors.
11 Ensure that all activity is recorded accurately on the charity’s Customer Relationship Management database, and that actions are undertaken in a timely and professional manner.
12 Extract monthly reports on activity levels with Major Donors, e.g. number of contacts, meetings, asks, etc., and circulate this internally to selected senior staff members.
Closing date for applications 2359 hours on 25 April.
Short listing 29 – 30 April.
Candidates notified of shortlisting results 2 May.
1st Round of Interviews in London 7 May.
2nd Round of Interviews (if required) 8 May.
Candidates notified of outcome 10 May.
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Having already raised £9.9 million for our Up Against Time Appeal, London’s Air Ambulance Charity is currently in the final phase of our campaign to raise £15million by September 2024 to replace our two helicopters. With six months to go, the team are now looking at the opportunities presented by the new 15 year organisational strategy.
The postholder will provide the programme with the stability, expertise and guidance needed to steer the Major Donor team through the first year of a new strateg. They will also be LAAC’s expert on Major Donor fundraising during this time, developing and inspiring the team to be ambitious and results focused to ensure targets and objectives are met. The role is perfect for someone looking to invest in their leadership skills, whilst working in a high-performance environment.
You will be an experienced major donor fundraiser, looking to develop their leadership skills. You will need to be confident, ambitious and results-focussed, working closely with a dynamic team to make the most out of every opportunity offered. You will possess outstanding oral and written communication and influencing skills, and will have the presence, gravitas and sensitivity to operate effectively at all levels.
We pride ourselves on our dedication to being an employer that values diversity, we firmly believe that each team member can provide a unique perspective and valuable contribution to the lives of the people we serve, applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
About the team
The Philanthropy Team raises income for Impetus and for Impetus partner charities. The team consists of 13 staff. Impetus has an annual income of c.£8-9 million which we are looking to grow significantly within the next few years. The team is led by the Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships.
The Philanthropy Team works with major donors, corporates and grant making trusts, as well as collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure we make a compelling case to generate new financial commitments and wider support for our work. The team also deliver a high-quality engagement programme of volunteering and pro bono for Impetus’s corporate supporters.
Impetus is driven by a shared belief in tackling the barriers that hold back young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in education and employment. Alongside investing extensive financial and non-financial support in our charity partners through our Investment Team we also seek to influence decision makers to design and implement evidence led policy and direct new resources to get young people the support they need through our Public Affairs team. We are resolutely focused on outcomes, driven by quality evidence.
You would be joining a team that is passionate, ambitious, determined and warm. We care deeply for our colleagues, our charity partners and the young people we serve.
About this role
We are seeking a maternity cover Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager – someone who is a talented and ambitious fundraiser who will join the Impetus Philanthropy Team and have responsibility for building new partnerships and stewarding existing ones.
You will be an excellent communicator, able to make a compelling case for change and write and speak persuasively with major donors, corporate partners, and trusts at the six figure level and beyond to ensure we can deliver our mission: helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed at school, work and in life.
You will be a strong team player, with a collaborative working style. You will be eager to build and manage new and complex partnerships and to advance the Philanthropy Team’s strategic objectives more broadly.
Key responsibilities
- Build and deliver new six figure+ partnerships from Grant Making Trusts and Foundations (GMTs), corporates, co-investment partners and individual philanthropists.
- Work collaboratively with the Development Directors to create and implement a plan for building new partnerships and reporting on progress against the plan.
- Manage a portfolio of active prospects and donors, including co-investment partnerships.
- Build high-level relationships with prospects, maximising opportunities to secure new and higher levels of income.
- Maintain strong, high-level, and long-term relationships with donors to Impetus, while identifying opportunities for further referrals to new prospects and partners.
- Manage co-investment partnerships, working closely across the organisation with Investment Directors and the Policy team, as well as externally with charity partners and their leadership teams to draw on a range of assets to provide excellent stewardship to Impetus’s highest value supporters.
- Build strong relationships externally with senior staff and leadership teams in Impetus’s portfolio charities to support them in pitching for co-investment funding, reporting and stewardship of co-investment partnerships.
- Leverage the contacts of Trustees and pro-bono supporters to good effect.
- Provide support and meticulous follow-up to the Chair, Trustees, Committee Members, and senior management of Impetus to encourage introductions to potential sources of giving and to ensure their successful involvement in the fundraising process.
- Ensure all communication with external stakeholders is prompt, clear and compelling, which includes testing and honing materials to improve the fundraising ask and stewardship strategies.
- Ensure prospect and donor activity and reporting for your portfolio is accurately captured on our CRM system (Salesforce).
- Support the Development Directors and the Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships in the wider operational and strategic development of the Philanthropy Team and on major partnerships that they manage.
- Attend Impetus events to provide support to Philanthropy team.
- Build strong and effective working relationships with teams across the organisation.
- Demonstrate a level of professionalism and best practice that reflects our values, across the philanthropy team and within the organisation that is exemplary.
Person specification
Essential
- A track record of raising six figure grants from grant-making trusts and foundations, corporate foundations and/or individuals
- The ability to lead, direct and personally work through the fundraising cycle with donors
- Strategic thinking, planning and delivery – with an ability to generate concepts and ideas, translate them into tangible tactics and execute them independently
- Excellent research and prospecting skills
- Ability to take a pro-active, creative, innovative approach to fundraising and the ability to think laterally
- Experience of operating with senior staff, including trustees and external stakeholders
- Excellent relationship skills to establish and maintain contacts with key internal and external stakeholders
- The ability to work collaboratively to maintain effective relationships
- A track record as a high-performing member of a team and contributing beyond own area of responsibility
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid financial management with an ability to establish and deliver a budget.
- The ability to work well under pressure, meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects
- A commitment to Impetus’ mission
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the sector – young people, education, employment
- Experience of managing a high performing team and the ability to mentor on the job.
- Digital fundraising experience
- Experience fundraising for grant makers, infrastructure organisations or other intermediarie
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
We want our team at Impetus to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our team to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.
We want to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.
We recognise the importance of a good work/life balance. We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, working part-time job shares and other arrangements.
Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.
Impetus is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or marital status. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
How to apply
Please click on the link below to apply
You will need to:
- Complete the online form (including the equal opportunities monitoring form)
- Upload a comprehensive CV and supporting statement.
The supporting statement should be no more than two sides of A4 and should address the criteria in the person specification.
You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission.
As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.
The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 8 April 202
Interviews
First round interviews will take place: w/c 15 April 2024
Second round interviews will take place: w/c 22 April 2024
You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.
Personal Data
Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
Last year alone, 14,000 professionals received our training. Over 80,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 100,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last six years, over 4,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start.
Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.
The Community Fundraiser plays a vital role in fostering and expanding our network of individual givers and community fundraisers. The position is responsible for:
- Developing and managing relationships with our supporters.
- Signing SafeLives up to a programme of fundraising events.
- Maintaining and growing our supporter base.
- Responding to fundraising opportunities from individuals and corporates.
We will occasionally require you to support with organising events for our high-net-worth individuals. The role is managed by our Trusts and Grants Manager. It was a new role in 2022 and the successful candidate will build on the foundations that have been set over the last year and a half.
The ideal candidate will bring creativity and proactivity to the role – thinking outside the box and finding new ways to grow our supporter base and market our opportunities. You will be the perfect balance of engaging and motivational and a rigorous planning coordinator with exceptional attention to detail. You will help us reach new supporters, through events and fundraising, and communicate our key messages in a way that encourages people to support our work.
Benefits include a generous package, such as:
- 34 days’ holiday per year, including public holidays
- Flexible Working (compressed hours)
- Cycle-to-work Scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Pension Scheme with 4% employer contribution
- Childcare Vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Clinical Supervision
- Holiday Purchase Scheme (buy up to an additional 5 days)
- Enhanced Family Leave Policies
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Professional Development Fund
- Individual Learning Budget
- Restorative Practice Training
- Time Off In Lieu.
If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.
Closing date: Thursday 18th April 2024.
SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all, please see our job description for full details.
No agencies please.
Are you an experienced Major Gifts Fundraiser and Manager, with a track-record of leading teams to achieve ambitious targets and a desire to end homelessness?
We are looking for a motivated and experienced major gifts fundraiser to join our team as our Senior Philanthropy Manager.
This is a fantastic time to join St Mungo’s as we look to increase awareness of our work and change the homelessness landscape throughout England. In this crucial role, you will lead a team of four to grow income from individuals supporting St Mungo’s work at a transformational level and will help us meet an income target of £2.3 million in 2024-25.
In this role you will:
- Lead a team of four skilled philanthropy fundraisers (with direct management of two) to achieve an ambitious fundraising target.
- Personally manage a portfolio of donors giving at a transformational level.
- Embed strong stewardship and prospecting approaches to maximise opportunities and support the team to develop their portfolios.
- Collaborate with colleagues within the Fundraising team and across the organisation to identify new funding opportunities, and lead on cross-Philanthropy initiatives.
- Work closely with senior leadership, trustees and St Mungo’s clients to take a strategic approach to major donor fundraising, being the organisational expert.
About you
We are looking for a proactive and driven individual with the ability to think strategically.
You will be an excellent relationship manager with a track record of securing five- and six-figure gifts, who will lead by example in stewarding your own portfolio of donors. You will have the skills and knowledge to provide support and effective line management that will consistently bring out the best in your team.
Overall, you will be dedicated to the overall aims and ambitions of St Mungo’s and working towards our fundraising strategy.
In this role you will be required to work flexibly with 2 days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo’s London or regional locations.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date for applications: 10 am on 3 April 2024
We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups, particularly Global Majority candidates who are underrepresented at this management level.
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
Are you passionate, ambitious and amazing at building great partnerships? We're so excited to work with our new Senior Fundraiser, and would love to hear from you if you resonate with our charity mission and are looking to join a caring and likeminded team.
You will specialise in philanthropy and partnerships, and your role will cover major donors, individual giving, and corporate fundraising. You will also have oversight of the trusts and foundations funding stream and help us explore and develop different income streams. You may be in a charity fundraiser role already, or from a different sector with experience of business development, partnerships and income generation. At Peer Power Youth, you will have autonomy in your role to build the fundraising department in the charity by growing a team and working closely with the responsible Co-CEO, and Communications team in a supportive and flexible environment.
You must have a track record of securing support and income and be excited by developing a multi-income stream portfolio, including creative events that link to our charity mission and brand, with high profile supporters.
It's an exciting time to join our lovely growing team and we are keen to find the right people who live our values, are passionate about shared decision making, committed to social justice and have a deep understanding of the effects of inequality for young people especially those linked to systemic oppression and experiences of Youth Justice, Children’s Social Care and Health systems.
We offer a generous annual leave, flexible working and benefits package and you can expect to work in a warm, friendly and diverse team. Good luck with your application!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a new role as a Philanthropy Lead? Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people with cancer? Charity People are delighted to be partnering with Young Lives vs Cancer to find their new Philanthropy Lead.
Senior Philanthropy Fundraiser
Full-time, part-time and condensed hours to be considered
Hybrid based in London or Bristol
Salary: £34,836 to £36,677
Benefits: 27 days leave plus bank holiday, enhanced pension, Well-being and development days, employee assistant programme, 2 volunteering days, bike-to-work scheme.
About the charity
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world (and their family's) can feel like it's falling apart. Their anxieties are deep. Their education, mental health and social lives suffer. Their futures feel very uncertain. Young Lives vs Cancer is the only charity in the UK with specialist social workers dedicated to providing tailored psychosocial support to children and young people with cancer, and their families. They stop at nothing to make their voices heard and their unique needs understood, so they can get the right care and support at the right time.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Major Gifts Fundraiser to join our team. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for securing six-figure major gifts from individuals in a charity environment to meet ambitious targets. Your primary role will be to manage and develop relationships with wealthy and/or influential individuals and senior volunteers, inspiring and motivating them to meet objectives as per their solicitation plans. Additionally, you will manage and inspire the Philanthropy Executive and support them in executing donor cultivation events. This role is all about strengthening the already existing relationships and using already established contacts to tap into new potential donors.
You will be able to write successful, inspiring, emotive, and detailed six-figure proposals, tailored to a major donor audience. Moreover, you will support the creation of a major donor development board or committee and work towards creating a better stewardship journey for supporters. We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference and can bring their expertise to help us achieve our goals.
About you
You are an experienced Philanthropy Fundraiser with excellent communication skills and a proven track record of securing significant grants, or you should be able to demonstrate transferable skills. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully soliciting donations and supporting senior volunteers and trustees to do so. You should be persuasive and credible with all audiences, including those at the highest level, both internally and externally. You should also have the ability to disseminate and present complex information clearly and compellingly.
You should also be able to work effectively under pressure and to prioritise workload. We are looking for someone who is creative in their thinking and who can apply problem-solving techniques when met with complex situations. A team player with strong cross-team working, influencing, and negotiation skills is essential.
If you're an ambitious and goal-orientated individual with a passion for building high-value relationships with individuals, we want to hear from you. The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. In the first instance, please send your updated CV to Tanya at Charity People for more information or contact Tanya for an informal confidential chat about the role and to hear more about the next steps. The role is interviewing on a rolling basis so please get in touch soon if you are interested.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Prospectus is delighted to be working London's Air Ambulance with their search for a Senior Major Donor Manager to cover a 12-to-14-month maternity leave. London’s Ari Ambulance provides advanced trauma care across the capital. They operate a helicopter and rapid response vehicle service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, carrying out critical care procedures at the scene. A global leader of rapid response and critical care, they bring the hospital to the roadside to ensure that seriously injured people receive urgent treatment immediately.
The Major Donor team is playing a pivotal role in the raising of funds for an ambitious ‘Up Against Time Appeal’ which will replace the charity’s two helicopters. Having already raised £9.9 million of the £15million required they are now looking at opportunities presented by the new 15-year organisational strategy. The Senior Major Donor Manager (maternity cover) will lead on and monitor the strategy during this time, develop the Major Donor team, steward key relationships, respond to fundraising opportunities that arise and help develop internal processes to support programme delivery.
The successful candidate will be an experienced major donor fundraiser, looking to develop their leadership skills. You will need to be confident, ambitious, and results-focussed, working closely with a dynamic team to make the most out of every opportunity offered. You will possess outstanding oral and written communication and influencing skills, and will have the presence, gravitas, and sensitivity to operate effectively at all levels.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
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Lesley Hynes Fundraising is looking for an experienced trust fundraiser who wants to take their career to the next level. We are looking for someone who is a great trust fundraiser today and who has the ambition to build a stellar future career in this space.
At Lesley Hynes Fundraising, we recognise the essential role that trust income plays in providing a funding backbone to the charity sector. We are looking for someone who understands the critical role this type of fundraising plays and who wants to excel at it in support of our clients. The successful candidate will not only work directly with a range of amazing clients, but also play a key role in developing trust fundraising excellence and expertise across the company, liaising with colleagues and planning collaborative sessions with them and external partners. It’s a role with variety built in.
Lesley Hynes Fundraising works exclusively with small and medium-sized charities and NGOs, providing fundraising expertise, strategic direction and hands-on fundraising support to help charities achieve sustainable growth. Our clients are charities working in mental health, rare disease, the environment, asylum support, food aid, the criminal justice system, and homelessness. We work with them in the long-term and are a critical part of their organisations. We don’t dip in and out. We are a constant. We’ve worked with 30% of our clients for over a decade.
Our specialism is in raising multi-year unrestricted funding from charitable trusts and foundations. We are determined to succeed and we are tenacious for our charity clients. Since 2010, we have raised £33 million for them.
Our team is made up of five established trust fundraisers, most of whom have over 20 years’ experience in fundraising for a broad range of charities across the sector, including health, social welfare, human rights, refugees, penal reform, arts and the environment.
The work is varied and hugely satisfying and the culture friendly, professional, supportive and respectful.
As Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser you will:
- Develop and deliver a strategy to maximise Trust and Foundation income and ensure that all opportunities for securing grant income for Lesley Hynes Fundraising clients, or similar sources of funding, are explored.
- Undertake detailed prospect research and maintain accurate records of the research for Lesley Hynes Fundraising clients.
- Write funding applications on behalf of Lesley Hynes Fundraising clients and assist in drafting and reviewing funder reports.
- On occasion assist in the organisation of events in order to present Lesley Hynes Fundraising clients’ case for support, and attend external meetings with Trusts and Foundations if the client requires.
If you have over 5 years experience in trust fundraising and a track record of success, we hope you will consider joining our team and we look forward to hearing from you.
Applicants not contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date should assume they have been unsuccessful.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with a fantastic charity focused on reconnecting people with nature, in their search for a Senior Fundraiser - Trusts and Grants.
As Senior Fundraiser, you will be responsible for securing significant grants from a broad range of trusts, foundations and grant-making bodies. You will develop and implement the fundraising strategy to maximise trust and grant giving income and create a sustainable and diverse fundraising portfolio, with funding streams including major donors, trusts, foundations and other grant making bodies. You will also maintain and develops existing relationships, whilst proactively identifying and approaching new funding partners in the UK, US and internationally.
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- Experience and successful track record of securing income from trusts, foundations and/or major donors.
- Experience of developing a fundraising strategy and income targets.
- Excellent writing skills with attention to detail and experience in preparing structured, engaging and successful grant applications.
If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 020 7820 7332.
Salary: £50,000
Permanent, Full-time
Location: London with hybrid working
Deadline - Friday 5th April at 9am
Application process - CV and Cover Letter
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, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
We're looking for an enthusiastic, approachable and creative Major Gifts Officer to join a team of expert high value fundraisers. You'll be an excellent relationship builder, a strong communicator and will understand major donor fundraising and methods of cultivating and stewarding gifts of £1k and above.
The Major Gifts Team builds relationships with donors, creating long-term partnerships driving change for people with sight loss. We work with supporters who enable RNIB's programmes for blind and partially sighted people through their philanthropy.
What you'll be doing -
You'll identify new donors and build relationships with existing supporters to secure philanthropic gifts for RNIB's vital work. You'll manage your own portfolio of donors, refreshing and growing The Armitage Circle (our mid-value giving programme) with creative engagement ideas, developing income from existing supporters and reaching out to new prospects.
Your role will include developing creative cultivation plans and conducting telephone, email and face to face conversations with donors. You'll be involved in the planning and delivery of events and will be responsible for some reporting and administration tasks.
Here's what you'll need -
This role would suit someone who is confident meeting people face to face and building lasting and impactful relationships.
You'll thrive on developing creative approaches to achieve team income targets whilst providing excellent, engaging stewardship for donors.
You'll enjoy working on a wide variety of communications and events, be an attentive listener, and will have excellent attention to detail.
The Team -
Wherever you join us from, you'll be excited about working with an ambitious, flexible and creative team with a clear target to raise £1.35m in 2024/25 financial year. In this post you'll connect with staff working across the organisation, from roles in services and marketing and communications to relationship development, trust and foundations, legacies and individual giving fundraising. You'll relish the chance of significantly increasing levels of donor engagement and be keen to work collaboratively with colleagues and customers across RNIB.
This role can be worked on a hybrid basis with the expectation to work from RNIB's London office at least one day a week and attend meetings and events in person when required.
If you would like an informal chat about this role, please do get in touch. The hiring manager, Jo Clark, Senior Manager - Major Gifts would be more than happy to arrange a time to speak.
Interviews will be held on Monday 15th April.
What We Offer
RNIB prides itself on being a great place to work with a positive, progressive culture. We offer a wide range of benefits including 26 days of holiday per year (plus bank holidays) which rises with service, enhanced family friendly benefits, a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 11% and a rewards platform with employee discounts across over 800 retailers.
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We're the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we're here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK's biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.
Barts Charity is seeking a new Senior Major Gifts Manager and Prospectus is excited to lead the search. At Barts Charity, their vision is to provide life-changing improvements to health for the people of East London. Thanks to the passion and dedication of the Barts Charity team, they are committed to investing around £150 million in new projects over the next five years in key areas of research and healthcare.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in raising funds for two major capital projects – a Clinical Research Facility at The Royal London Hospital and a Breast Cancer Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The Senior Major Gifts Manager will develop and manage a portfolio of prospects, senior volunteers, and clinicians with a view to securing six-and-seven donations whilst also providing excellent stewardship for existing partnerships.
The Manager will be a proven major gift fundraiser with a talent for identifying new funders, building a solid pipeline, and unlocking potential opportunities. A proven track record of securing significant asks is imperative along with the ability to present complex information in an interesting and accessible way. Knowledge of the health sector / medical landscape would be advantageous, passion for improving healthcare and the work of the hospitals, clinicians and researchers whom the Charity supports a must.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock or Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Senior Major Gifts Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Mencap – Senior Philanthropy Manager
Location: London, E1. Hybrid working.
Salary: £47,064 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Mencap - the leading charity for the 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability, their families and carers - is seeking an ambitious, experienced fundraiser to develop a sustainable, ambitious Major Donor programme that will grow in volume and reach in coming years, taking Mencap to new heights of support.
Mencap wants the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. Mencap is making this a reality by: providing services that model their vision and ambition; campaigning locally and nationally; helping people with a learning disability to stand up for what they want and need; empowering people, groups and organisations to create real change in their own communities; helping people with a learning disability to gain employment, skills and find paid jobs; offering people information and advice for all areas of their lives and conducting research into important issues to create a positive impact and see real change.
This role will be responsible for managing a portfolio of new and existing relationships for Mencap with philanthropists and grant-makers, providing first class creative relationship management, proactive engagement and efficient reporting, as well as securing five and six figure gifts. The post-holder will also build and manage a pipeline of sustainable income, with a heavy focus on acquisition, supported by the High Value Relationships Lead and Senior Leaders across the organisation.
Mencap is seeking a professional fundraiser with a talent for philanthropy acquisition and securing five-figure+ sums from Major Donors. The ideal candidate will have an ambitious and creative approach to Major Donor fundraising with excellent relationships management abilities and the gravitas and skill to influence and engage cold and warm contacts.
You will have proven experience of building long-term effective relationships with senior stakeholders, both internal and external and of project management and cross-organisational working. Strong written and verbal communication skills will be a must, as well as being a strategic thinker with the ability to convey complex and emotive topics in a clear and compelling way. Finally, you share Mencap’s passion about changing the world for everyone with a learning disability.
Closing date: Tuesday 2nd April.
Future Frontiers - Senior Fundraising Manager
About Future Frontiers
At Future Frontiers, we support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential at school and achieve post-16 qualifications that build towards secure, fulfilling employment.
In partnership with schools, businesses and supporters, we deliver an evidence-based programme of career coaching and 1:1 guidance for young people when they are in Year 10 and 11. This year, we are working with 3,000 young people across Greater London.
Your responsibilities
- Build lasting relationships with supporters
- Develop and manage a portfolio of supporters
- Write applications for funding
- Report on impact
- Line managing our Fundraising Coordinator
- Record-keeping
About you
Experience
Managing relationships with trusts and foundations, or similar transferable skills from a sales/fundraising background (essential): Experience of applying to and stewarding trusts and foundations to secure 5+ figure gifts over multiple years, and/or similar experience of building relationships to meet income targets.
Identification and cultivation of new business (essential): Experience of independent research and cultivation to develop a pipeline of trusts and foundations, and/or similar experience of generating new business.
What we can offer you
- Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- Flexible working with regular working from home as standard, 4pm finish on Fridays
- Annual personal training and development budget of £300
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Team building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year
- Additional parental leave pay and additional childcare leave for child’s first 2 years
We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people.
Please see the full job description for details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Talent Set are delighted to be working with an amazing disability charity to find their brand-new Senior Supporter Fundraising Executive.
The charity offers a flexible working environment, with hybrid working 2 days per week from their London office.
Reporting into the Head of Marketing, this role requires a highly motivated and experienced fundraiser to take responsibility for managing all aspects of individual giving, the London Marathon stewardship and elements of Legacy marketing. You will play a crucial role in developing and implementing campaigns to maximise fundraising efforts and ensure the long-term sustainability.
Key Responsibilities:
· Develop and implement campaigns to cultivate and steward individual donors and regular givers. Responsibility for major donors is held by the Trusts and Philanthropy team.
· Create personalised donor engagement plans to build strong relationships and increase donor retention.
· Identify new opportunities for donor acquisition and develop targeted fundraising campaigns.
· Deliver new fundraising products such as a membership-style value exchange offering.
· Develop and implement effective stewardship programmes to recognise and thank donors for their contributions.
· Provide timely and personalised acknowledgement of donations, including personalised thank-you letters, emails, and phone calls.
· Collaborate with the wider marketing team to create compelling legacy marketing materials and campaigns.
· You will be involved in the London Marathon. Creating and delivering a stewardship programme for runners, including organising support and a post-event party on the day of the event.
Person Specification:
· Experience in fundraising, with a focus on individual giving, stewardship, legacy marketing.
· Experience in managing fundraising campaigns and events.
· Strong knowledge of fundraising principles, techniques, and best practices.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and inspire donors and stakeholders.
· Proficiency in using fundraising software and CRM systems.
· Building and maintaining constructive collaborative relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts to achieve identified objectives and outcomes.
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.