The Carter Center: Associate Director, Development – Carter Center Weekend

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Description

 

The Carter Center is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization founded in 1982 in Atlanta, GA, by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in partnership with Emory University. The Center has helped to improve millions of lives in more than 80 countries by waging peace, fighting disease, and building hope. The Carter Center is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. It seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.  

 

The Carter Center collaborates with other organizations, public and private, in carrying out its mission around the world. Current information about the Center’s many programs and activities are available at The Carter Center.

 

SUMMARY:

The Associate Director, Carter Center Weekend, manages key aspects of this fundraising event, including overseeing the auction database, cataloging donated items, researching and writing item descriptions, updating entries post-auction, and coordinating catalog production and photo shoots. They also develop event calendars, schedule meetings, create program materials, manage event staffing needs, and coordinate with vendors to ensure a successful donor event. Support for other events, like regional meetings, conferences, and receptions, may also be required.

 

The Associate Director works closely with Development, Communications, Volunteer Services, Peace and Health programs, IT, Facilities, Events, and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. They may supervise an intern and the CCW Administrative Assistant and report to the Strategist, director of Carter Center Weekend.

 

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and passionate about the organization's mission.'

 

FORMAL JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Implements strategies for identifying, cultivating, and successfully soliciting individuals for gifts.
• Solicits gifts in support of the unit.
• Manages a portfolio of donors and prospects through a schedule of solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship calls.
• Builds relationships with current and prospective donors, alumni, and volunteers to support programs and priorities.
• May ensure the processing of gifts.
• Liaises with the Strategist to monitor status of the qualification, cultivation, and stewardship of prospects to build a pipeline toward major gifts.
• Writes and edits communication materials directed at donors.
• Develops strategies for marketing new and existing programs.
• Maintains information on selected donors and prospects including contact reports in the CRM system.
• Communicates in ways that are donor-centric, while furthering the mission of The Carter Center.
• Travels to event locations to meet with donors as needed.
• Assists in planning, organizing, and executing the Carter Center Weekend and other related donor events, from inception to completion.
• Provides support to the Strategist and Director, managing multiple tasks, including the management of auction items, venue selection, catering, AV needs, and coordination of volunteers and staff.
• Manages the auction item database, facilitating the transition to a new system, ensuring data integrity, and cataloging auction items with proper documentation.
• This includes organizing donated items, entering new items, writing descriptions, overseeing catalog production, coordinating photo shoots, and maintaining photo files for the web designer.
• Oversees the packing of auction items and event supplies, coordinating with Volunteer Services, and may train and supervise volunteers and interns.
• Collaborates with program and communications staff to develop event themes, programs, and timelines, scheduling meetings with key stakeholders and tracking assets needed for production.
• Also oversees the physical storage system for event materials, art, and auction items, implementing improvements for organization, accessibility, and security.
• May manage a program/event budget.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree and three years of experience in fundraising or a related field, OR an equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong interpersonal and long-term relation