About The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF)

The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) is dedicated to finding cures for inheritable blood and bleeding disorders and to addressing and preventing the complications of these disorders through research, education, and advocacy, enabling people and families to thrive. Learn more at Bleeding.org!

About the Role

The Development Specialist plays a vital role in NBDF’s fundraising initiatives and donor engagement efforts. Reporting to the Annual Giving Manager, this position contributes to annual and episodic fundraising campaigns, including major fundraising events. The Development Specialist will cultivate relationships with donors at all levels, with a particular focus on annual, episodic, and entry-level donors, and collaborate with the Advancement Team to enhance donor engagement and drive revenue growth. This role is an exciting opportunity for a mission-driven professional eager to make an impact through fundraising and donor stewardship.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising Strategy & Campaign Execution

Collaborate with the Annual Giving Manager to develop, design, and implement direct mail solicitations to increase donor and prospect engagement.
Manage specific initiatives, campaigns, and events targeting key audiences.
Oversee the execution of peer-to-peer (P2P) and endurance fundraising programs, cultivating and stewarding fundraisers.

Donor Engagement & Stewardship

Manage, steward, and cultivate a portfolio of entry-level donors.
Serve as the point of contact for participant and donor inquiries, providing donor relations support across all programs.
Conduct individual, corporate, and foundation donor research to enhance donor cultivation strategies.
Analyze fundraising performance metrics to inform strategy and improve donor retention.

Event Planning & Support

Plan the logistics for a variety of philanthropic events, including board and donor-led events, donor engagement gatherings, and other fundraising-related initiatives.
Support fundraising event logistics, ensuring seamless execution and donor engagement.

What You Bring

To qualify for this unique opportunity, our ideal candidate should have the following experience and education:

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
3-5 years of experience in a nonprofit organization or related field.
Experience with annual campaigns, direct mail, peer-to-peer fundraising, endurance events, Giving Tuesday, and other episodic campaigns.
Experience with Donor Drive or a similar fundraising platform (e.g., Classy, Boomerang, DonorPerfect).
Proficiency in Raiser's Edge or a similar CRM system is required. (e.g. Salesforce)
Strong understanding of donor stewardship and cultivation best practices.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
High attention to detail and a strong sense of responsibility.
Knowledge of or experience with health-based or rare disease fundraising is a plus.
Experience with graphic design tools (e.g. Canva) is preferred but not required.

As a Development Specialist III, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately results in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes are anchored in the following:

Adaptability: Effectively adjusts to changes in work processes and environment and illustrates behavioral change that exhibit emotional intelligence in various settings/situations.

Creativity: Imaginative and creative in work product development. Ability to identify new and different approaches/solutions to situations, problems and opportunities. Outside the box thinker.

Teamwork: Develops and utilizes collaborative relationships to build informal or formal teams and accomplish team goals

Initiative: Understanding of the value of self-motivation and initiative; ability and willingness to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals. Voluntarily takes the first steps to identify and address existing and potential obstacles, issues, and opportunities.

In addition, all NBDF employees focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as Behavioral Standards which are Respect, Accountability, Service, and Support.

Where You Will Work:

This position is a remote and open to candidates located anywhere in the U.S. Applicants should be comfortable working remotely with a team dispersed across the country. This role requires some travel, typically 4-7 trips annually, which includes overnight, weekends, and our annual Bleeding Disorders Conference.

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