Community Building Assistant (Part Time)

Director of Leadership Giving

Position: Director of Leadership Giving

Division: Major Gifts

Reports to: Vice President, Major Gifts

Salary Range: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

Position Summary: Responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, recognizing and providing stewardship over donors giving $1,000 to $9,999 annually. Plan and implement all Major Gifts department stewardship and donor recognition events.

Essential Responsibilities & Functions:

• Work with Vice President of Major Gifts and Planned Giving to create a strategic plan for increasing the number of Palmetto Society members
• Develop, implement and track specific programs that will identify, solicit, involve and retain new leadership donors within the Palmetto Society (outside of the workplace)
• Develop and implement communication and marketing strategies to support leadership giving
• Utilize research, analysis, trends, technology, staff and volunteers to identify, cultivate, solicit and recognizing major givers through our Palmetto Society and Friends-level donors (through face-to-face visits, written proposals, and other direct contacts)
• Document results of all substantive contacts with potential donors
• Work with staff and volunteers to identify relationship networking, giving ability and interest of prospects
• Complete a minimum number of visits each week while maintaining a long list of potential prospects for the purpose of developing strategies and for future solicitations
• Plan, design and implement special events that recognize Tocqueville Society, Legacy Society, Palmetto Society members, Past Presidents, Women in Philanthropy and prospects
• Provide leadership to Trident United Way new Women in Philanthropy effort

Required Skills: Superior written and oral skills; strong organizational, interpersonal and planning skills; proven track record of soliciting and securing major gifts. Ability to work with diverse volunteers and staff.

Required Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree; minimum 3 years of nonprofit experience with an emphasis in securing major gifts and relationship building; experience with managing information systems and constituent databases.

To apply: Mail resume and cover letter to:
Kenton Morrison, Vice President of Major Gifts & Planned Giving
Trident United Way
PO Box 63305
N. Charleston, SC 29419

or email resume and cover letter to kmorrison@tuw.org

Position: Community Building Assistant (Part-time)

Division: Community Building

Report To. Senior Vice President for Community Building

Salary Range. Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

Position Summary. Perform administrative and coordinating functions in direct support of the Senior Vice President for Community Building and in general support of the Community Building Division.

Essential Responsibilities and Functions:

• Assist in the coordination and execution of the Community Investments process.

• Provide operational support, including but not limited to the following: word processing, file system organization and maintenance, electronic equipment and network system support, administrative project management, data input-management-analysis-reporting, scheduling, electronic and telephonic communications coordination.

• Assist with the coordination of the functions of five Vision Councils through support of the respective Vision Council staff and providing scheduling, minutes, mailings, communications, rosters, handout materials and other general support tasks.

• Maintain the accuracy of all Community Building information on the TUW website and in TUW reports and literature (in coordination with the Communications Division and the Special Projects Director)

• Maintain the Community Building Division calendar of events and meetings and the record of staff calendars.

• Complete other assignments as designated by the Senior Vice President for Community Building.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: A Community College Degree (AA) or successful completion of college level course work.

Experience: Three to five years experience in secretarial, and/or, office management, and/or administrative support tasks and responsibilities.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Advance knowledge of personal computer applications using Microsoft PC programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other Windows functions.
• Type 45 words per minute with a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, including grammar and spelling.
• Highly organized with ability to track multiple projects.
• Ability to compile information and prepare reports.
• Ability to exercise tact and good judgment.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage responsibilities independently and exercise initiative.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

To apply: Mail resume and cover letter to:
Roxanne Solomon, Vice President of Community Building
Trident United Way
PO Box 63305
N. Charleston, SC 29419

or email resume and cover letter to rsolomon@tuw.org