Director of Development Opening with The Platte Institute

Company Description

The mission of the Platte Institute for Economic Research (PIER) is to leverage its research to advance policy solutions that remove the barriers to growth and opportunity in Nebraska.

Nebraska truly is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. In order to continue this expectation and see more opportunity come to the state, barriers must be removed and specific policies implemented that limit government, promote free enterprise, and encourage personal initiative.

The Platte Institute exists to accomplish these goals on a daily basis and help Nebraskan citizens prosper.

Company Culture:

The Platte Institute has more than doubled in size since 2013 with five current full-time employees. They are a committed team of hard-working professionals who value their unique responsibility to the state of Nebraska. They are also an organization that prioritizes family and values a good work/home balance.

They are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that is funded through contributions made by individuals, businesses, and private foundations.

Job Description

This Director of Development will play a unique role in the continued growth and momentum of PIER. This individual will be responsible for:

• Leading all donor-related activities. This includes planning and attending donor engagement events, maintaining records, working within DonorPerfect database, face-to-face meetings, and strategic thinking for quarterly and annual goals.

• Securing funds from individuals and businesses to meet the organization’s major gifts fundraising goals and building the individual donor base.

• Implementing the Platte Institute’s foundation solicitation program. This includes writing/submitting grant applications and/or grant reports.

• Manage the organization’s direct mail program. This will include prospecting, housefile, and cultivation mailings.

• Reviewing, editing, and/or writing acknowledgment letters, newsletters, annual reports, digital communications, and other donor collateral material and communication, as needed.

• Performance metrics for this position includes the amount of dollars raised, number of new donors added, number of current donors retained, direct mail targets, and donor cultivation and stewardship.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of successful fundraising and/or sales experience
  Previous experience with non-profit, policy and/or political experience preferred 
• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• Strong belief and support of PIER mission
• An ability to work independently and be self-motivated to succeed
• An undeniable skill of effective communication and capability to listen to donors, understand what they value, and connect those values to the work
• A genuine enjoyment of building meaningful relationships
• A track record of strategic thinking that perceives roadblocks as opportunities and a never-ceasing drive to plan ahead for the next challenge
• This person must care deeply about the state of Nebraska and value the potential positive impact that conservative policy can have on the state.

This person is also expected to also possess the below professional virtues:

• An ability to work independently and be self-motivated to succeed.

• An undeniable skill of effective communication and capability to listen to donors, understand what they value, and connect those values to the work.

• A genuine enjoyment of building meaningful relationships.

• A track record of strategic thinking that perceives roadblocks as opportunities and a never-ceasing drive to plan ahead for the next challenge.

• This person must care deeply about the state of Nebraska and value the potential positive impact that conservative policy can have on the state.

Additional Information

• Compensation is competitive and will be based on candidate’s level of experience
• Benefits provided
• This person would need to live in or relocate to Omaha, Nebraska.