Organizational Giving Manager
Reports to: Director of Organizational Giving
Starting Salary Range: $47,000 - $53,000
ABOUT TULSA AREA UNITED WAY
Tulsa Area United Way (TAUW) unites people and resources to improve lives and strengthen communities. Since 1924, TAUW has raised and invested nearly $925 million to assist people in need in Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Wagoner, and Tulsa counties. TAUW, along with our Nonprofit Partners, community collaboration initiatives, social innovation grants, and support for the 160 programs within our nonprofit community, work to advance the common good by focusing on the four pillars of a better quality of life – healthy community, youth opportunities, financial security, and community resilience. Thousands of amazing volunteers, hundreds of companies, and area leaders partner with our great team to stay focused on the mission of uniting people and resources to improve lives and strengthen our communities.
Our team members enjoy a flexible work environment, built on transparency, trust, and community stewardship. We offer a competitive total rewards package. Visit our website at tauw.org to learn more.
ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL GIVING MANAGER
Maintains positive relationships and proactively establishes relationships with companies/individuals as assigned and meet the annual fundraising drive goals for those companies/individuals.
The Manager will be responsible for proper maintenance and accuracy of financial and other donor data related to those companies/individuals. The Manager must gain a detailed understanding of TAUW and its funded partners and is expected to participate in special events/projects (i.e. agency speaker system) and take leadership role(s) as assigned.
- The Manager will ensure the development, in conjunction with volunteer leadership, of an aggressive yet realistic annual fundraising goal for assigned division and assure financial goal is met or exceeded
- Within the assigned groups of companies, the Manager will target and improve the workplace fundraising drives of “under-performing” companies/entities, sharing best practices and using a consultative approach to find a win-win for the company and for TAUW
- Responsible for executing at least one project for fundraising drive operations, i.e. training, departmental liaison, etc.
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- Proactively solicit new workplace fundraising drives from non-participating companies/entities
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records for all companies/individuals within assigned areas, including contact records for all companies/individuals within assigned areas
- Work in conjunction with the fundraising data team to liaison with company coordinators ensuring timely online pledge information and workplace fundraising drive implementation.
- Supervise Loaned Executive(s) and United Way Campaign Fellows (12-week employees that work with individual companies) in the successful completion of their duties
- Other Duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Three to five years of related work experience, such as: customer service/sales, donor stewardship, fund-raising and working with volunteers in a not-for-profit setting or similar field (preferred)
- Have access to reliable transportation to travel within a defined geographic region daily
- Understand and commit to the mission, vision, core values, and goals of Tulsa Area United Way
- Experience working and engaging across various and diverse community groups, delivering mutually beneficial results on collaborative projects and initiatives for stakeholders
- Exceptional attention to detail, responsiveness, and high-quality customer service
- Ability to prioritize needs and deadlines in fast-paced, highly responsive environment
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain successful working relationships across the nonprofit community, public, donors, community volunteers, and colleagues
- Excellent written communication and public speaking skills
- Proficient use of Microsoft office suite (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel)
- The ability to complete basic math and produce, review, and interpret basic reports and graphs
- Bilingual preferred
Working Conditions
- Day-to-day work will be conducted in an office setting
- TAUW hosts multiple events throughout the year which are held in both indoor and outdoor locations
- Working occasional evening and weekend hours is necessary due to after-hours and volunteer schedules; however, the regular work week schedule at TAUW is 37.5 hours, taking this into consideration
- Interactions beyond staff include communications with volunteers, donors, leaders and staff of nonprofit organizations, and board, cabinet and committee members, and the public
- Requires time away from the office, traveling by car to appointments at a variety of work and individual home locations
- Requires a normal amount of typing and data entry for customer relationship management
- Evolving communications technology and methods require continuing professional development and training, with approved costs covered by TAUW
TULSA AREA UNITED WAY EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
Tulsa Area United Way shall not engage in prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other prohibited discrimination based upon legally protected categories and/or characteristics.
This Policy applies to employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruitment and employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, selection for training, discipline, layoff, termination and other privileges and conditions of employment. Implicit in this policy is the commitment of Tulsa Area United Way to maintain a place of employment which is free from sexual and other types of harassment.