Southern Development Manager

Title: Southern Development Manager

Hours: Full time, exempt

Reports to: Regional Development Director, South + East

Direct Reports: none

Location: Remote within the state of Texas (Strong preference for a major metro area - Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio)

Led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, GIFFORDS is a nonprofit organization whose team is on a mission to save lives from gun violence. GIFFORDS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion. People of color, trans individuals, gender non-conforming individuals, women, people with differing abilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

GIFFORDS is seeking a Southern Development Manager to support its fundraising program in Texas and across the southern region, including but not limited to Georgia and Florida. The Southern Development Manager will serve as an integral member of the organization’s regional development team. This position will lead and support our stewardship and cultivation of our GIFFORDS Club ($1,000 - $9,999) supporters and prospects, conduct research on prospective and current donors, coordinate logistics for events, draft briefing materials, and coordinate proposals.

This is a full-time remote position based in Texas. This position requires the ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, as well as interest and ability in staffing occasional weekend and evening events. As the safety and wellbeing of our team are of utmost importance, GIFFORDS has a COVID vaccine requirement for all staff, with limited exceptions as required by federal and state law. This position will be a remote position with in-person events and travel as well. 

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Due to the high volume of applicants, no phone calls or emails, please. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Cultivate and grow the GIFFORDS Club ($1,000-$9,999) portfolio of supporters in the Southern region by developing an ambitious pipeline development program which includes prospect research, outreach, and individual meetings 
• Identify and work with event hosts to create opportunities to expand our GIFFORDS Club donor base in the region by working with various GIFFORDS stakeholders, including but not limited to Gun Owners for Safety (GOS), volunteers, donors, elected officials, and other organizational allies
• Support the Regional Director, as needed, with the implementation of the major donor ($10,000+) program, including duties such as prospect research and executing principal travel and events
• Support in the creation of briefing materials for all interactions, including call sheets, meetings, and events with major donors for GIFFORDS principals
• Support tracking of foundation relationships in the region, including tracking grant processes and deadlines and supporting drafting reports and proposals
• Perform data entry and maintain all donor interactions in the CRM/fundraising database
• Work in collaboration with other regional managers to support the GIFFORDS Club donor cultivation and benefits program; duties include but are not limited to drafting and sending regular email communications and newsletters, shaping content, securing speakers, and hosting monthly educational webinars

Required knowledge, skills, + experience

• At least 4-6 years of experience with direct individual donor solicitation and comfort securing $1,000+ contributions through meetings and personal interactions
• A demonstrated ability to manage multi-faceted projects and a capacity to perform independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
• Outstanding analytical, strategic planning, time management, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and engage diverse audiences and to build long-term relationships, including experience leveraging executive-level staff and stakeholders to achieve fundraising success
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills and the creation of proposals
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and previous experience with fundraising Client Relationship Management (CRM) software, preferably EveryAction
• A commitment to gun violence prevention
• Support Giffords internal inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism (IDEA) work

Valued non-essential knowledge, skills, + experience

• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Experience with EveryAction 
• Experience working on political campaigns

Salary + benefits

The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $80,000 annually, with the exact salary depending on experience. Competitive benefits include employer-funded health, dental, and vision insurance; health, transit, and parking flexible spending accounts; 401k plan with 4% employer match; reimbursement for cell phone and monthly wifi stipend, 25 days of PTO annually plus paid week closure at the end of the calendar year; and ten paid federal holidays.

Applying + the interview process

Submit your resume and a brief cover letter (400 words maximum) that outlines three specific ways that you would be a good fit for this position. Our interview process for this position consists of a phone interview, a panel interview, a final interview, and reference checks.

GIFFORDS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. People of color, trans individuals, gender non-conforming individuals, women, people with differing abilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.