Development Manager
What started as a small garden in a vacant lot in this little inner-city neighborhood, quickly turned into the City of Dallas’ first urban farm. The original farm is 1.25 acres boldly situated in the South Dallas community of Bonton, an area ravaged by generational poverty, crime, and classified by the USDA as a food desert. In 2016, a local family, the Treffingers, were inspired by the mission of Bonton Farms and generously donated 20 acres of land located about 10 miles from the original farm. They loved it so much that when another 20 acre plot adjacent to the original one became available, they purchased it and donated it for further expansion of Bonton Farms. That 40 acre site is what we call "The Bonton Farms Extension". It happens to be one of the largest urban farms in the Unites States. In this unlikely setting, we are cultivating a sustainable and vibrant urban farm with the mission to restore lives, create jobs and ignite hope.
The Bonton Farms Team is seeking a Manager of Director - Corporations and Faith-Based Organization to support fundraising efforts for mission based programming.
The Development Manager for Corporations and Faith-Based Organizations is responsible for maximizing the corporate and faith-based donor experience through a comprehensive account management process focused on strategic engagement, retention and expansion.
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment.
The Development Manager for Corporations and Faith-Based Organizations will set and execute long-term cross-functional strategic plans to fundraise for this particular set of donors to achieve portfolio goals. Plans should include benchmarking milestones on financial results, relationship development goals, year-round engagement and donor stewardship processes.
- Establish and maintain a qualified fundraising pipeline, focused on achieving stretch goals to support enhanced revenue streams.
- Oversee, plan and execute fundraising initiatives to achieve revenue goals.
- Provide a high-level strategy and professional presentations to prospective donors.
- Focus on identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding current and prospective corporate and faith-based donors as well as increasing cross functional engagement within the organization (i.e. volunteer activities, catering, events with our restaurant or coffee shop, etc).
- Establish and sustain a network of relationships within companies including senior pastors and executives, corporate campaign managers, church leaders and CSR leads, while providing support in the planning and execution of successful fundraising initiatives.
- Engage companies and individuals in volunteerism and educational opportunities.
- Maintain account financial projections, donor engagement visits and other key metrics.
- Consistently and regularly update the CRM tool with information, with regular and accurate weekly report outs during team meetings.
- Create content and work with marketing and communication to provide consistent messaging to donor pipeline and regular updates.
- Management of Development Coordinator:
- Train, develop and manage Development Coordinator that oversees volunteer opportunities so that they can be successful in their role.
- Provide consistent and constructive feedback to the direct report and performance manage when needed.
- Communicate frequently regarding schedules, engagements, contacts/network within the department and within the organization.
- Ensure that they are delivering on the requests and responding to requests within a timely manner.
- Champion a culture of courage, love, unity and excellence within your leadership role, your department and throughout the organization.
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in non-profit management or related field
- Three to five years of non profit experience, particularly in fundraising preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Possess strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Experience in database management or Customer Relationship Management tool.
- Experienced in delivering effective individual and group presentations to drive engagement and financial support.
- Skilled in developing key relationships with individuals while building rapport quickly to deliver results.
- Ability to work collaboratively, act innovatively, and embrace change.
- High levels of organization and prioritization.
- Sound judgement, discretion and commitment. Maintain confidentiality and high degree of accuracy with donor records.
- Ability to meet or exceed deadline expectations.
- Efficient organizational and time management skills.
- Enhanced technical writing and editing skills
- Proficiency with digital communication.
- Availability to work occasionally after-hours, weekend events.
- Passion for the mission and people of Bonton Farms.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our Mission
Transform lives by disrupting systems of inequity, laying a foundation where change yields health, wholeness and opportunity as the norm.
Vision
The change in Bonton becomes the change in the World.
Core Principal
Our values are bathed in our Christian faith, born out of a passion for people and guide how we put them into action.
What is Bonton?
For the last 200 years, racial injustice and systemic oppression prevented opportunities in Bonton, a community in South Dallas, that were a given elsewhere. People here experienced higher rates of diabetes, stroke and cancer, and 48% of residents lived in poverty. Residents have been denied access to the seven human essentials that are necessary to survive and thrive - health & wellness, economic stability, safe and affordable housing, transportation, a sense of belonging, education and access to fair credit. Today, the community is transforming, and healing is coming from within.
Who We Are
Bonton Farms is on a mission is to transform lives by disrupting systems of inequity, laying a foundation where health, wholeness, and opportunity are the norm for all people. While many nonprofits work to solve one issue, Bonton Farms focuses on place-based interventions to build community capacity for long-term change. As the ecosystem of community resources improves, the neighbors in Bonton use these resources to build successful, self-sufficient lives, ultimately interrupting the impact of decades of disenfranchisement. Bonton Farms’ programs focus on the all of the seven human essentials that the community has been denied for so long. We invite you to come and join us in the transformation!
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