What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President of Agency Advancement position at ITALIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN INC?
Job Details
Vice President of Agency Advancement
Italian Home for Children (IHC) is an integrated network of powerful and effective programs helping children and families with emotional, behavioral, and educational challenges thrive in their communities. Established in 1919 as a home for Italian orphans after the devastating influenza epidemic, IHC now serves over 1,600 children, adults, and families annually of all nationalities with a continuum of care that addresses behavioral health and educational concerns.
Vision: We strive to be a diverse, inclusive, and compassionate community champion that empowers children, adults, and families with mental health and educational struggles through therapeutic, collaborative, and transformative programming.
Values: Transformative, Empowering, Adaptable, Mindful, Integrated, Hopeful, and Compassionate
IHC is committed to providing employees with an excellent benefits program, including:
- Generous vacation, sick, personal, and (12) holidays; flexible, hybrid schedule
- Employee Recognition Program including Spot, Referral, Retention, Productivity, Sign-on, and Longevity bonuses
- Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Benefits
- FSA – medical and dependent care
- Free Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Salary range $100,000-$130,000 depending on experience
Position Overview
The Vice President of Agency Advancement is responsible for creating, implementing, and leading strategy around connecting with, engaging, and cultivating external stakeholders. This position nurtures current stakeholder relationships, unearths new supporters, and reengages lapsed donors. The VP oversees a small team of individuals who focus on database management, marketing, communications, corporate relations, volunteers, foundations, major gifts, annual giving, and planned giving.
The VP reports to and supports the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Board of Directors in cultivating and soliciting major gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations, and others funding sources. The VPAA is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and works closely with the CEO and senior management to provide strategic leadership to Italian Home for Children as a whole.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title. Employees may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead growth of fundraising from $1-1.2M in recent three years to a target of $1.5M in FY24 and to $2M by FY25
- Involvement daily in the tactical steps taken to raise funds while also driving strategy
- Develop comprehensive and aggressive corporate and foundations engagement plan
- Develop and implement a robust major gifts strategy
- Lead the creation and growth of a new framework for a planned giving program
- Review content, frequency, execution, and response of direct mail appeals
- Partner with Senior Leadership Team to deepen funder relationships and cultivate new supporters
- Evaluate use of technology such as an online marketing and giving and social media
- Create case for support and fundraising strategies
- Attend board meetings and board committee meetings and report on advancement activities
- Serve as an ambassador and spokesperson to articulate the mission to external constituents
- Educate and train board members, Management, and Development staff in donor cultivation and professional fundraising techniques
- Work with CEO to ensure board members are engaged and energized by the mission
- Collaborate with the CEO, Finance, and database manager to develop and produce regular, transparent, and efficient analytic reports for senior management and the board that synthesize the financial progress and trends of fundraising activities
- Recruit, train, manage, and mentor advancement staff
- Continually review departmental infrastructure to ensure revenue growth goals
- Effectively manage the department's day-to-day operations, budget and income forecasts
- Oversee special events functions and staff, while critically evaluating return on investment
- Focus communications to ensure consistent messaging and branding in all print and online donor communication vehicles
- Collaborate with all other departments to create an understanding of and appreciation for the development function; foster an environment of cohesiveness and collaboration
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum five years of directly related experience, preferably in the Development department of a community based nonprofit organizations
- Minimum of three years directly stewarding major gifts
- Passion for the mission and values of Italian Home for Children
- Experience with donor and board management, engagement, and development
- Demonstrated success in developing and implementing effective fundraising strategies
- Exceptional communication, influencing and closing skills; a persuasive, credible, and polished communicator, both written and verbal
- Past leadership experience representing an organization to external audiences
- Creative, independent, and strategic thinker
- Strong project and budget management skills
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office and database management, specifically in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge
- Self-starter with a proven ability to meet and complete multiple tasks with solid deadlines
- Maintain confidentiality in all matters related to the Agency’s business, development, and fundraising practices
The Italian Home for Children is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to building a diverse team to support our population of diverse clients. All qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, handicap, genetics, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Salary : $100,000 - $130,000