Fundraising Manager

RAIN RESCUE - Our Charity

We are a ‘small but amazing charity; on a mission to make life better for pets in crisis in and around South Yorkshire.

Our pets are having a really difficult time as many are being left homeless having been neglected for some time. As these animals come into our care, we have our work cut out for us, helping to bring them back and ready for the world of finding their new matched home.

FUNDRAISING and COMMS - Our Team

We are an active team, who are all passionate about helping pets and the amazing work we do helping both the owners who need to rehome their pets, but also those welcoming a new pet into their lives. We strive to ensure that our charity gets all of the funding it needs to continue to help those homeless and most in need pets.

RAIN RESCUE and You

We are seeking a passionate Fundraising Manager, bringing a wealth of experience from a wide range of income sources covering Grants and Trusts and Individual Giving and being skilled in both marketing and comms.

You will be instrumental in creating a fundraising strategy resulting in a diverse and sustainable income portfolio. With an appetite to innovate and drive continuous improvement.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering a programme of initiatives to maximise income when the strategy shows the time is right, building a small but ambitious team.

ROLE SPECIFICS

1. OVERVIEW

Reports to the Chief Executive

Direct Reports Social Media Assistant p/t

• Develop and deliver a programme of initiatives to maximise income including trusts & grants, one-off and regular giving, legacies and in-memory giving.
• Monitor and evaluate donor recruitment and journey strategies, ensuring the best possible experience for donors, maximising donor loyalty and value and testing new channels as appropriate.
• Review campaign results, analysis and research across the UK market, identifying strengths, opportunities and trends that can feed into strategic plans using the Donorfy CRM.
• Be engaging with the team to bring awareness of how each can play their part in engaging our supporters.

2. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Management of People and Projects

Develop and deliver a programme of initiatives to maximise income including trusts & grants, one-off and regular giving, legacies and in-memory giving whilst providing leadership to the social media assistant (p/t) to create a high-performing team that is ambitious, results-driven and donor-centric.

Individual Giving and Sponsorship

Develop, implement and manage fundraising programmes in individual giving to maximise returns from the existing donor base and new donors.

• Encourage loyalty from adopters and maximise our warm donors to keep the relationship alive and they are aware of how much their support means to Rain.
• Develop off and online mail campaigns from concept through to mailing, being part of the copy creation process, ensuring GDPR compliance and ROI.
• Maximise new digital channels to reflect campaigns including website to maximise message reach and income.
• Engage pet adopters and those people we have helped by taking a pet into care, to give a one-off or sign up for monthly giving to generate regular income.
• Develop and implement a stewardship programme including regular newsletters, mailings and online activity.
• Develop opportunities for pet or pen sponsorship from both individuals and corporate partnerships.
• Encourage accompanied visits to the rescue centre site to welcome and keep gifts in wills, high donors, regular giving, Corporate sponsorship and Kennel and Cat Pen sponsorship.
• Work collaboratively across teams to help generate leads for corporate, challenge events and major donors.
• Audit the donor gifts on the CRM system and ensure timely acknowledgements are given.
• Incorporate and implement a legacy fundraising programme, promoting legacies. Manage supporter engagement events throughout the year, and the annual launch of Will Month.
• Stimulate, encourage and support fundraising activities carried out by individuals community organisations and corporations.
• Identify opportunities to raise awareness of Rain Rescue including networking events, working proactively with the media and acting as an ambassador for the charity.

Planning, Monitoring, Analysis and Evaluation

Prepare phased budgets and forecasts in line with activity plans and progress to focus on return on investment (ROI).

Grants & Trusts

Develop a pipeline of charitable trusts and foundations that could support a range of low and high-value projects, and activities across the full breadth of our work including core costs.

• Develop a Capital appeal for a high-value project for site ownership.
• Ensure a strong pipeline of prospects is maintained by tracking and planning applications. Preparing an agreed number of medium-large high-quality funding bids, in line with the requirements of potential funders.

This job description summarises the main duties and responsibilities of the post; the post holder may be required to undertake other duties of a similar level and responsibility, as required.

3. RAIN RESCUE Are we your perfect fit?

Our income is how we can help more pets. Without it, there would be no Rain and no Rescue. We can talk all day long about our candidate qualities on our shopping list but what we want is someone who brings:

• A minimum of 3 years experience in a charity fundraising role generating income from a variety of revenue streams primarily Grants and Trusts, Individual Giving and donor journey, PR, Marketing and CommsIs results-driven with an appetite to innovate
• Skills using a CRM donor management system in a fundraising role
• Experience in managing staff
• Has a proven track record of developing and implementing a successful fundraising strategy and plan.
• Proven ability to develop excellent relationships with funders and donors.

Note:- The roles and responsibilities defined within this document should be read in conjunction with the contract of employment for the person defined within this role. The particulars in this document do not affect the Terms and Conditions of Employment.