Board Chair: Development (Fundraising)

Preferred Qualifications

• Effective and professional communication
• Ability to collaborate and work as a team
• Technology: Google email, Google Drive, facilitating Zoom meetings (or ability to learn)
• Organized and detail oriented - ability to prioritize tasks and timelines
• Experience building strong relationships with donors and fundraising
• Ability to think creatively and dynamically for funding opportunities.

Board Responsibilities

• Attends monthly board meetings
• Participates in organizational strategic planning & goal setting
• Provides financial oversight and accountability: reviews budgets and reports to ensure fiscal management
• Maintains accurate records in google team drive

Main Duties

The main duties of this role/committee include but are not limited to:

Fundraising:

Build and grow FFL’s base of donors including individuals and companies:

• Set fundraising goal in collaboration with the Treasurer
• Collaborate with the communication chair on special days of giving (Giving Tuesday, GiveBig) and provide fundraising information for newsletter/social media
• Do outreach and organize tabling opportunities
• Act as representative for any and all sponsorship opportunities or events

Donor communications:

• Manage End of Year giving plan with current donors
• Work with treasurer to send out acknowledgements for new gifts coming in
• Assist with producing/mailing end of year tax documents for donors
• Download monthly Benevity reports, save information and add to Airtable

In collaboration with the admin coordinator:

• Manage End of Year giving plan with current donors
• Maintain donor records (including contact information)
• Send out acknowledgements for new gifts coming in
• Collaborate with admin coordinator on donation tracking (PayPal, checks/grants received) in Airtable

Additional Duties

The work I do in support of Farms for Life outside my role or committee is:

• Volunteers for short term committee positions or projects as needed (1-2 per year)Tabling/Outreach
• Event promotion (via social media, etc)

Average Monthly Volunteer Hours: 4-10

Minimum Commitment: 1 year ( term ending in December)