DIRECTOR INDIVIDUAL GIVING
Company: Society for Nonprofits
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Nonprofit Experience: 2-10 Yrs JOB DESCRIPTION Seeding Labs is
an award-winning, Boston-based nonprofit building a more equitable
world where scientists everywhere are equipped to lead the way to a
brighter and healthier future. Our mission is to increase access to
resources for science in developing countries.Seeding Labs'
flagship program, Instrumental Access, provides university science
departments in developing countries with access to high quality
scientific equipment and supplies so that students can engage in
hands-on training and staff can engage in research that powers
innovation. To date, we have delivered Instrumental Access
equipment worth more than $48 million USD to 105 institutions in 40
developing countries. Instrumental Access equipment has been used
by at least 238,000 students and been made available to nearly
3,000 researchers.We're a small but mighty organization. We've
leveraged relationships with > 200 corporations in the life
sciences sector to gain access to resources for the scientists that
we support. For the past several years, we have operated with an
annual budget of approximately $1-1.3M, with an additional $1-2M in
in-kind donations of laboratory equipment. Our main sources of
funding include corporate partners and university beneficiaries. We
engage individual donors based across the US through our annual
year-end appeal.In 2022, we completed a new strategic plan to
expand our equipment program and establish new programs to better
connect and share knowledge across the global scientific community.
To achieve this, we are growing our base of individual supporters,
focusing on high-net-worth individuals in the Greater Boston area
with a passion for the life sciences, higher education, and
international development. We are bringing on an energetic
fundraising professional like you to lead this effort!The Director
of Individual Giving will design and implement a comprehensive
fundraising strategy, focused on major and high-impact donors.
You'll assume responsibility for our existing portfolio of
individual donors while overseeing a targeted expansion of
fundraising operations in the Greater Boston area. You'll develop
the program for engaging individuals in supporting our mission,
from prospect identification to donor stewardship.This is a new
position, reporting directly to the CEO. You will partner with the
CEO in cultivating and stewarding individuals and with the members
of the Board of Directors for prospect introductions. You can also
expect support from other team members for prospect research,
collateral development, proposal development and writing, and gift
processing. As a leader for our individual giving strategy, you
will occasionally support other team members with our annual
appeal, grant applications, and corporate relations.
-You might be the right person for this position if:
-We especially welcome candidates who will bring diverse cultural
and international experiences and perspectives to our
organization.Candidates for this position should have a driver's
license and their own transportation to attend donor meetings and
events within the Greater Boston area.We are an equal opportunity
employer. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US
on a full-time basis.To apply:Please send 1. a cover letter
describing how your experience makes you a good fit for this
position and 2. your resume to careers@seedinglabs.org with the
subject line "Director Individual Giving." To prevent spam, free
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