Special Projects and Events Manager - Trickleup

About Trickle Up

Since 1979, Trickle Up has focused on the poorest and most vulnerable, working with participants who live in extreme poverty and face multiple levels of exclusion due to gender, ethnicity, religion, and disability. The organization has worked with over 485,000 participants and their families, helping to sustainably lift over two million people out of extreme poverty in India, Africa, and the Americas. Our mission is to partner with women in extreme poverty to build economic opportunity and drive inclusion. Trickle Up works through partner organizations, to build paths to savings, food security, and agency, resulting in sustainable poverty reduction at scale.

Position Overview

The Special Projects and Events Manager reports to the Director of Development and Individual Giving and manages projects including appeals, special events, donor stewardship, research, and overall support of the department that raises Trickle Up’s unrestricted income from individuals, private foundations, and corporations. The manager will work closely with the Director of Development, Vice President of Development, Database Manager, Communications team, and the President & CEO.

The position requires a highly organized, detail-oriented, entrepreneurial, and, ideally, mission-driven person who can complete projects individually while collaborating with a small, ambitious, nimble team working to grow its revenue going forward. The right candidate will be proactive, eager to learn and contribute, creative, and able to build effective fundraising systems while helping manage key internal and external vendor and donor relationships.

Principle Functions

Appeals Management (30%)

• Draft and manage the production of all written fundraising appeals (~5 mailings per year, with coordinated e-blast campaigns).
• Identify compelling participant stories, draft appeal content, coordinate lists (liaising with and guided by the Director and Database Manager), design collateral (or arrange for external design, if needed), and manage printing from external vendor(s).
• Design and format e-blast fundraising campaigns and liaise with the Communications team to produce social media fundraising appeal strategy and content where needed.
• Coordinate other appeals as needed (e.g., planned giving, employer matching, targeted campaigns, etc.).

Special Events Management (25%)

• Lead logistical manager of all aspects of Trickle Up’s main spring fundraiser, including RSVPs management, vendor management, contracts/forms, collateral production, fundraising tracker, and written remarks.
• Plan and manage 2-3 additional small donor events per year, including all coordination of logistics, program development, speaker/venue procurement, catering, guest lists, and development of runs-of-show for events where needed.

Individual and Major Donor Stewardship and Support (25%)

• Steward a portfolio of 75 key donors to ensure retention and with the goal of move-ups in mind, requiring quarterly touchpoints (for all).
• Support IG team leaders (President and CEO, VP, and Director) with major donor and corporate donor meeting prep, research, scheduling, and collateral production as needed.
• Manage Ambassadors Council (young professionals group), including liaising with the group and coordinating special events and opportunities for engaging with Trickle Up each year.
• Semi-annually, send out TU materials to a small portfolio of DAF institutions.
• Thank donors, as part of the team’s regular donor-thanking strategy.

Development and Individual Giving Support (20%)

• Provide board and committee meeting calendar and logistical support to the President and CEO.
• Support the CEO to put together board materials.
• Research individual, foundation, and corporate prospects, and maintain a pipeline of qualified prospects for team outreach.
• Track requirements, and deadlines, and coordinate content creation to ensure Trickle Up profiles are up-to-date and well-rated by Charity Navigator, Guidestar, and other online evaluators.
• Complete monthly KPIs analysis.
• Ensure SharePoint document folders for the department stay clean, organized, and utilized.
• Manage peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities.
• Coordinate and support other development projects and team leadership as needed.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree as a minimum.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize and summarize large amounts of information.
• Demonstrated ability to shepherd reports through the report-writing process (sometimes with incomplete data).
• Understanding of the highly detail-oriented nature of and expectations for all work products coming out of a high-functioning development/fundraising team.
• Experience setting and clarifying priorities, managing multiple tasks, meeting deadlines, and tracking various projects' development simultaneously while maintaining high-quality work products.
• Strong writing/editing skills.
• Microsoft Office proficiency, basic graphic design skills, and/or openness to learning (or building upon existing skills in the latter), including a strong background in Excel and/or PowerPoint.
• Eager to learn, build, and manage the fundraising systems, processes, and reporting that support effective fundraising and success.

Behavioral Competencies

• Well-organized and strong analytical abilities; able to approach tasks creatively, cooperatively, and solve problems.
• Capacity to develop and maintain positive, productive working relationships with staff, board, donors, volunteers, and outside consultants and vendors.
• Articulate verbal communicator and strong writer.
• Creative problem-solver.
• High comfort with digital technology, social media, and learning re: tech solutions for our work.
• Demonstrates independent initiative while also being highly collaborative with close teams.
• A fast learner who can handle multiple projects/priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to handle sensitive information discretely.
• Poised and calm under pressure with a good sense of humor.
• Willingness and ability to meet the evolving needs and requirements of the department and the job.
• Interest in growing into a fundraising or nonprofit professional is a plus but not required.
• Interest in non-profit and mission-driven work (generally, through studies or work experience, etc.) is a plus but not required.

Other requirements

• Ability to occasionally work extended hours to meet deadlines and manage in-person events.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a salary between $65,000 - $70,000commensurate with experience along with benefits for this full-time position. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, passionate, multicultural team deeply committed to the alleviation of extreme poverty. Trickle Up promotes a collegial, high-performing organizational culture in which staff communicate clearly and openly, and are reflective, innovative, and mutually accountable.

To Apply 

To be considered, please click the link, and follow the instructions to upload your cover letter and resume by October 15, 2024. We are sorry we are unable to entertain phone calls related to this posting.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks and other reference-check databases  Trickle Up participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this initiative, as part of the referencing process, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment during employment.  By applying, you confirm your understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Trickle Up requires that employees be vaccinated for COVID-19 before visiting or working in a Trickle Up office or conducting any travel or in-person meetings on behalf of our organization. If you are hired for this position, Trickle Up will require proof that you have received the COVID-19 vaccine or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.

Trickle Up is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and extend equal opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential job functions.