About CFI:

For more than 85 years, the Centers for Independence (formerly Milwaukee Center for Independence) has strengthened our community by supporting and advocating for people with disabilities and other complex needs so they may overcome challenges and live their best lives. We are a collaborative and community-based health and human services organization and a nationally recognized leader in self-directed long-term care – meeting people where they are so they can maintain control and choice over their care and achieve their fullest level of independence.

CFI offers access to over 800 skilled specialists and more than 30 programs— an unmatched breadth of life-changing support services that impact more than 25,000 of our neighbors in Milwaukee every year. We are known for and have proven success in working with clients with the most challenging and complex disabilities and needs that create barriers to leading healthy and full lives.

Job Purpose

The Development Manager will be responsible for both direct solicitation and supporting the CEO, Vice President of Employment and Community Services, and CFI Board as they solicit annual and major donors. The successful candidate will be an engaging, creative development professional who is the consummate team player and has a demonstrated track record of success. The Development Manager will be responsible for donor stewardship, donor reporting and record keeping, administrative support for solicitation, donor stewardship events, communications and other tasks as needed to effectively support the growth of the Centers for Independence.

Essential Job Functions

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions)

• Writes and prepares quality donor communications including proposals, PowerPoint pitch decks for donor meetings, correspondence and donor reports.
• Creates and maintains a calendar of donor stewardship activities and strategies.
• Collaborates with CFI marketing staff to plan and execute a coordinated development and communications plan.
• Leads and executes high-quality gift processing, timely gift acknowledgements, and maintains accurate donor data by completing routine updates to records in the customer relationship management system.
• Researches, develops and maintains prospective donor portfolios for the CEO and Vice President of Employment and Community Services, including individuals, corporations and foundations.
• Collaborates with CFI staff and board members to plan, coordinate and execute donor events and other stewardship activities.
• Coordinates and creatively implements expansion of CFI’s ambitious fundraising efforts.
• Monitors, tracks, and records outstanding pledges, recurring and matching gifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum 2-4 years of progressive, professional experience in a nonprofit development/fundraising role

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrated success in managing proposal development and submission, grant reporting and correspondence and donor databases.
• Experience in developing and implementing donor stewardship activities.
• Proficiency in Google Docs and/or Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated project management, organization, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to be self-directed and own your responsibilities.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and drive collaborative work.

Physical Requirements, Visual Acuity, and Work Conditions

Physical Requirements: Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal.

CFI Offers

• Highly competitive pay
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Education assistance
• Access to an award-winning wellness program that includes discounts to a variety of fitness centers and financial bonuses for participating in wellness events.
• Access to award-winning diversity programming
• Access to on-the-job training and career-advancement opportunities
• Generous paid-time off and more