People’s Grocery Individual Donor Manager West Oakland

People’s Grocery
Individual Donor Manager
Job Description
The Individual Donor Manager plays a key role in the vitality and longevity of People’s Grocery
and is fundamental in enabling the organization to better serve the community and reach towards
its long-term vision. In partnership with the Executive Director, program staff, and the board, the
Individual Donor Manager will build an individual donations strategy and assist in raising funds to
cover the costs of programmatic activities as well as in enabling the organization to strive towards
its goals for growth. The primary focus of this job is cultivating and expanding the base of
individual donors over time, through events, one-on-one meetings, letters and phone calls.
Strategies used are limited only by the bounds of creativity to which this position inspires.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Developing, managing and implementing a comprehensive individual donor fundraising
strategy in coordination with the Executive Director and the Board.
• Organizing fundraising events, such as regular house or garden parties or an annual
dinner.
• Organizing tours of People’s Grocery to bring in new supporters.
• Communicating with existing and prospective donors.through phone calls, meetings,
letters, e-mails and web relations.
• Tracking and following up on pledges, donor research, analysis of donor giving, and
creating donor appreciation methods.
• Managing donations, pledges and donor relations data in the Salesforce database.
• Attending events and conferences when appropriate.
• Engaging staff and board in fundraising strategies.
Skills and Qualifications:
• At least 2 years experience and demonstrated success as a primary fundraiser for an
organization with a budget of $250,000/yr or larger.
• At least 3 years proven track record with individual donor cultivation.
• Strong research, planning and writing skills, attention to detail, data management skills,
and excellent follow through.
• Highly organized, punctual and able to work within deadlines.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, and familiarity with Quickbooks. Experience with
Salesforce database preferred but not required.
• Must understand and be inspired by the goals and objectives of People’s Grocery.
• Some familiarity with issues of food access, health, nutrition, youth development, social
entrepreneurship, and urban agriculture.
• Relationship with and commitment to the West Oakland community.
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting and maintain strong inter-organizational
communication.
• Experience working in communities of color preferred.
• Strong communication skills, ability to build relationships with a variety of people.
• Must be able to climb stairs.
• Must have a flexible schedule to accommodate deadlines.
• Must commitment to a minimum of one year in the position.
Oakland residents, people of color, women, and LGBT persons encouraged to apply.
Hours: .50FTE (20 hours) to start. May be eligible for full time work pending funding. Must
work some weekends when needed.
Compensation: $26/hr.
Send a resume with cover letter by February 15, 2009 to diana@peoplesgrocery.org.