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| Job Title: | Associate Director of Leadership Gifts |
| Organization: | American Civil Liberties (ACLU) |
| Region: | East Coast |
| Description: | The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The Development Department of the National office in New York City is seeking applicants for the full-time position of Associate Director of Leadership Gifts. OVERVIEW The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. These rights include, the First Amendment, the right to equal protection under the law, the right to due process, and the right to privacy. The ACLU also works to extend protection to segments of our population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including people of color; women; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people; prisoners; and people with disabilities. In 2005, the ACLU launched the Leading Freedom Forward (LFF) Campaign. This uniquely created campaign had a dual focus on increasing both major and planned gifts and was the largest campaign ever for an advocacy organization. LFF raised $407 million over the past five years and surpassed its goal of $250 million, bringing in $150 million in cash gifts and $250 million in planned giving when it closed in late September of last year. The major gift component of the campaign was extremely successful, bringing in seven and eight-figure gifts and increasing the overall size of donations by donors from gifts in the thousands to gifts in the millions. The ACLU development department continues to be successful due to its quality leadership and great major gifts strategy, as well as its collaboration between affiliates and the national office. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES As a member of the Leadership Gifts Department, the Associate Director of Leadership Gifts will participate in an aggressive, rapidly growing leadership gifts program. This position reports to the Deputy Director of Leadership Gifts and provides the opportunity to contribute to the development and growth of a portfolio of the organization?s top contributors. This development professional will be responsible for: - Actively soliciting and closing gifts ($25,000+) from ACLU donors and prospects through a strategic nationwide program of face-to-face cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, including renewals, upgrades and continuous strategic identification of new leadership donors. - Managing a portfolio of approximately 150-200 donors. - Developing and implementing short and long-term strategic plans for significantly growing income from individuals at the leadership gift level. - Providing executive-level staffing, including appropriate, concise briefing materials in advance of meetings for senior staff. - Developing expert familiarity with assigned affiliates and programmatic needs; maintaining working knowledge of national programmatic priorities and developments as they occur. - As part of an overall national fundraising strategy, the Associate Director of Leadership Gifts will collaborate extensively with affiliate Executive Directors and development staff throughout the country to create and implement donor strategy to meet nationwide funding goals. - Collaborating with affiliate staff via conference calls and visits to build working partnerships, create, review and implement donor strategy, drive fundraising activity and moves management. - Demonstrating ability to work effectively with and quickly gain the respect and support of various and diverse constituencies, including affiliate and national staff members, affiliate board members and other lay leaders, donors, and high net worth prospects. - Managing all information relating to current major donors and prospects in a central database, in a manner that emphasizes the highest standards of accuracy, timeliness, thoroughness, and confidentiality. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor?s degree required. - A minimum of 5 years? experience in development (or equivalent), with 2-3 years of solicitation experience. - Proven track record in identifying, cultivating and soliciting prospects, closing gifts and stewarding donors of $25,000 or more. - Exceptional analytic skills. - Excellent communication, writing, and speaking skills and proven ability to craft persuasive proposals and donor correspondence. - Sound judgment in maintaining confidentiality of donor information. - Strong organizational skills and discipline in stewarding donor information and database records. - Ability to follow tasks through to completion. Ability to coach others, provide and receive feedback on donor strategy and portfolio development. - Strong interpersonal skills and poise; ability to demonstrate diplomacy and grace while working in high-pressure situations. - Ability to successfully navigate and thrive in a complex organization. Experience in a national organization with an affiliate or chapter structure is desirable. - Willingness and desire to travel frequently to solicit donors and work with a subset of the ACLU?s 50+ affiliates on leadership gift efforts is required. - Commitment to and knowledge of ACLU programs and interests. COMPENSATION The ACLU offers a generous and comprehensive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with experience and within the parameters of the ACLU compensation scale. HOW TO APPLY Please send a cover letter (with salary requirements), resume and a writing sample (2-3 pages) relevant to the position by email to hrjobs@aclu.org - reference [DEVF-25/FEM] in subject line – or by mail Human Resources RE: [DEVF-25/FEM] American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this career opportunity. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. This job description provides a general but not comprehensive list of the essential responsibilities and qualifications required. It does not represent a contract of employment. The ACLU reserves the right to change the description and/or posting at any time without advance notice. The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national organizations with the same overall mission, and share office space and employees. The ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil liberties. This job posting refers collectively to the two organizations under the name ?ACLU.? |
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| E-Mail: | hrjobs@aclu.org |
| Website: | http://www.aclu.org |
| Closing Date: | July-29-12 |
