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Description
Type: Full time
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Description: Note: This position is based in Southampton, NY.
THE ORGANIZATION
Founded in 1983, the mission of the Peconic Land Trust is to protect the farmland, woodland, and wetlands on Long Island. PLT acquires and manages land, as well as conservation easements, and provides consultation, technical assistance and public education to landowners, municipalities, and neighbors. PLT provides equitable, practical, and creative options for the future use, ownership, and management of land.
Peconic Land Trust?s goals are to:
§ Create incentives for landowners to actively participate in land conservation efforts through such mechanisms as gifts, purchases, easements, leases, and exchanges, as well as through cooperative ventures with government agencies.
§ Ensure that landowners have access to the knowledge, technical assistance, and information required to understand available options and to develop appropriate plans.
§ Acquire land and conservation easements through gifts, bargain sales, reserve life estates, and purchases.
§ Provide long-term stewardship of properties through the preparation and implementation of management plans.
§ Educate Long Island area citizens about conservation issues through publications and tours of protected areas, and by involving the community in volunteer activities etc.
§ Advocate for fair, equitable, and cost-effective conservation methods.
SUMMARY/PRIMARY PURPOSE OF JOB
Plan and direct all development efforts to maintain and build financial resources. Direct the 25 million dollar capital campaign. Lead and supervise development staff. Lead and support the Capital Campaign committee, Development committee of the Board of Directors and the Board as a whole.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Plan, orchestrate, and support the fundraising efforts of the President, President?s Council, Capital Campaign Committee, and Board of Directors.
- Establish and maintain close working relationships with the full Board, and the Capital Campaign, Development, and Finance Committees.
- Assist the President in developing and implementing Board, President?s Council, and Capital Campaign Committee development activities, including programs to train members in fundraising.
- Solicit information about relationships with and contacts to current and prospective donors.
- Brief the President and leadership before all contacts and coordinate follow-up afterwards.
- Assist President and leadership with donor cultivation and gift solicitation.
- Support Committees with updated information as they report to the full Board.
- Work with and support individual leadership members as they undertake specific fundraising assignments and tasks.
- Attend all Capital Campaign Committee meetings and Board and select Committee meetings as needed.
- Cultivate candidates for Board and committees.
- Work with the Director of Communications to develop capital campaign materials.
Meet annual fundraising goals for the annual campaign and the capital campaign.
- Set overall resource development strategy and regularly evaluate performance, making adjustments and/or major modifications as indicated.
- With departmental staff, develop a detailed development plan including: individual contributions, major gifts, planned gifts, grants from foundations, corporations, government and other institutional funders, corporate sponsorships, special events, and pro-bono/in-kind contributions.
- Create a pro-active planned giving program.
- Plan, write, or edit all funding proposals and appeal letters.
- Create and maintain recording, tracking and reporting systems to monitor fundraising activities and progress toward goals.
- Plan, organize, and supervise "special events" for solicitation and cultivation purposes.
- Lead the development staff in recognizing and responding to special opportunities for and/or threats to the achievement of revenue goals.
- Ensure immediate acknowledgment of contributions and sustained stewardship of all donor relationships.
- Work with staff to develop strategies and programs for researching, identifying, cultivating, and attracting new sources of support.
- Help maximize value to resource development of public relations, marketing, communications, and special events and occasions, through coordination and communication with other departments of Peconic Land Trust.
Create strategies for developing new sources of revenue and earned income ventures.
Hire, supervise, and evaluate Development Staff.
- Develop goals and evaluation criteria for each position.
- Perform regular and consistent evaluation of staff performance.
- Work with each staff member on constructive approaches to improvement and growth.
- Devise a staff training strategy/program to integrate new staff and upgrade the capacity of the department as a whole.
- Lead the staff in developing problem-solving and work-flow management skills.
- Manage the dismissal of staff when indicated, in compliance with organization policies.
- Coordinate selection of and work with consultants when appropriate, in coordination with the Executive Director.
Education: No minimum requirement
Languages: English
QUALIFICATIONS
A minimum of eight years of fundraising experience in increasingly important positions in
organizations raising more than 3 million dollars per year from private sector sources.
Experience in capital/endowment campaigns.
Hands-on experience in at least three of these additional areas: major individual gifts, planned giving, Special events foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, and direct mail.
Record of success in achieving significant financial results in each fundraising position.
Entrepreneurial initiative to accomplish tasks within the confines of a small development department.
Demonstrated working relationships with the President, board members, President?s Council, and volunteers in fundraising.
Strong writing and interpersonal skills.
Familiarity with computerized data systems and fundraising software.
Knowledge of Long Island and New York City philanthropic and corporate communities.
How to Apply:
Note: Materials should be sent to the recruiter listed below. Any materials sent directly to Peconic will not be considered.
Send resume, salary history and requirements to (all three required) via mail, fax or email:
PLT Search
Marks Paneth & Shron Consulting
622 Third Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Last day to apply: March 31, 2002