PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Serve as a member of Great River Greening’s leadership team, helping to shape the strategic vision,
and develop comprehensive strategies for organizational advancement. As part of the leadership
team, this role manages the board’s Advancement Committee.
2. Strategically develop and implement annual advancement plan:
Individual Donor Management
• Develop and execute an Individual Giving Plan, including Major Donors, with support from
the Executive Director and Advancement team, that includes:
➢ Defining goals and cultivation strategies for each donor tier;
➢ Oversee the management of the Conservation Circle members and Major Donors
(managed directly by the CPO)
➢ Oversee stewarding current donors, from relationship-building through solicitation
and reporting;
➢ Oversee maintenance and updating detailed profiles on current donors and
prospects;
➢ Oversee managing Board stewardship;
➢ Oversee launch of a legacy giving program;
• Oversee all aspects of individual donor fundraising campaigns (directly managed by the
Communications and Events Officers), including both direct mail and online, for all appeals
(Spring appeal, Collaborative Earth Day appeal, Give to the Max Day appeal, and Year-end
appeal)
Corporate Giving
• Oversee the cultivation and management of corporate relationships and work with the CPO,
Executive Director and Board to develop new sponsors.
Foundation Giving
• With the Executive Director, manage the grant writing and reporting calendar (fill the gap of
an open Grant Writing position)
Special Events
• Oversee the strategic plan and management of special events (directly managed by the
Communications and Events Officer), including the key fall fundraiser (reGREEN Minnesota),
educational/stewardship events through Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (2 per year), and
any additional Advancement events.