Development Manager

Position Impact Statement

The Development Manager is an integral part of the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s leadership team and advances the foundation’s mission by growing a culture of donor centric philanthropy that results in greater donor loyalty, a growing number of supporters, and ultimately increasing total revenue.

Position Summary

The Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Development Manager plays a vital role in developing, managing, and implementing effective strategies and plans that cultivate and solicit philanthropic support. Working directly with the Executive Director and the board of directors you will directly engage, and activate others, in cultivating and soliciting major donors and prospects, you will sit on the management’s Strategic Leadership Team integrating principles and practices of fundraising across the organization’s work, and you will supervise the Development Team responsible for annual fundraising, planned giving, and strategic campaigns. Your primary objective will be to insure sustainable financial growth by increasing philanthropic revenue. This is a unique opportunity to elevate both the development program and, in turn, the entire organization and the Land Ethic. To be successful, you will bring exceptional communication and collaboration skills, along with a strong foundation in philanthropy and a willingness to deepen your expertise across its many facets.

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