Fundraising Director

Title: Fundraising Director

Department and/or Team: Fundraising

Reports to: Executive Director

Works with: This position involves correspondence with our Events, Marketing, & Accounting teams and Leadership on a regular basis. Close interaction with our other volunteers will also be required. Ongoing interaction with the public and Abandoned Pet Project supporters and donors will be a must.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Events Director to maintain a schedule of fundraising and donor appreciation events, ensuring variety of venue, location, and target market, etc.
• Work with Events Director to ensure events are staffed with qualified volunteers
• Regularly attend events to ensure consistency of process and to maintain professional relationships with supporters, donors, volunteers, & fosters.
• Maintain professional relationships with all venue hosts and Abandoned Pet Project sponsors, and follow up on potential new fundraising event opportunities and venues.
• Submit annual budget request for any expected major fundraising event income as well as expenses associated with fundraising events.
• Work closely with the Marketing Director on execution of marketing needs to promote all fundraising events appropriately via social media or other media outlets deemed applicable.
• Support the Executive Director as a secondary point of contact for all major events APP will be putting on or attending.
• Oversee thank you/appreciation for donors, venues, marketing partners, and others who contribute to our success with finances, time, or professional expertise.
• Send updates to Leadership team on the status of all fundraising events on a weekly basis.
• Participate as a member of Abandoned Pet Project Rescue’s Leadership team and work to align fundraising event goals with overall organization wide goals and the goals of other teams.
• Work closely with Events Director to ensure there is no overlap in multiple events scheduled at once and that combined Adoption/Community Outreach/Fundraising events are properly prepared and setup for success.
• Recruit and perform initial volunteer interviews, as well as work with the Executive Director on promotions and terminations of current volunteers as needed.

Skills/Qualifications Needed:

• Ability to learn and perform any and all functions held by Fundraising team volunteers.
• Event planning and/or fundraising for a non-profit experience required.
• Ability to work virtually (phone, email) on a regular basis.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to maintain professional level correspondence at all times.
• Strong sense of organization.
• Record-keeping skills.
• Excellent problem solving ability and ability to manage others professionally.
• Must have a HS diploma or higher degree of education.
• Must be located in the DFW Metroplex.
• Must not have conflicting associations with similar non-profit organizations or business(es) related to animal welfare

Time Commitment: 15-20 hours per week