Description

What You Will Do:  

• Serve as grant's administrator, writing grant proposals and acknowledgments for grants received. Ensuring compliance by the organization of terms stipulated in the grant award.
• Leads efforts that support the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors to deepen relationships with existing partners and expand the number of new philanthropic partnerships.
• Generates gift acknowledgments and tax receipts that will be recorded in Raiser’s Edge. 
• Records and tracks all charitable gifts including grant awards.
• Maintains familiarity with program content, goals, and objectives, as well as organization-wide goals.
• Ensure that data and information related to fundraising activities is properly entered and updated in Raiser’s Edge.
• Manage coordination Program Directors and Finance team to track progress against grant activities/outcomes, review grant awards, and report on grant expenses for assigned programs. Generates internal fundraising progress reports monthly. Prepares and submits funding reports as required by funders.
• The Development Manager manages meetings, work groups and supports the Communication & Development Committee for the Board of Directors.
• Responsible for generating email lists to contact vendors and volunteers for nonprofit events and news, processes and tracks bills related to events and the function of the development operations.
• Maintain Wayside on-line giving page and update content as necessary. 

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars: 

• Strong critical thinking, research, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated success implementing donor engagement strategies.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by respecting and valuing differences among colleagues and stakeholders, and advocating for social justice. 
• Demonstrates an ability to apply an equity analysis to communication materials. 
• Must be able to interact effectively with donors, executive team, management, and colleagues at all levels.
• Willingness to take initiative, problem-solve, and work cross-functionally with colleagues and across departments to support short-term and long-term Development and organizational goals.
• Committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in all communications.

Minimum Requirements:   

• Please attach a cover letter and/or a wiring sample to your application. 
• A bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience are required. 
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. A bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience are required.

Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:   

• Please attach a cover letter and/or a wiring sample to your application. 
• A bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience are required. 
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. A bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience are required.

Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!