Bay Area JDC Representative

What will you do as they Bay Area JDC Representative?

Proactively identify, research, engage, and cultivate a pipeline of high potential individuals, foundations, and corporate donors for new, renewed or increased ($50K - $1M+) gifts for JDC’s priority and budget programs.
Develop and meet your individual and departmental fundraising goals and metrics
Cultivate and deepen strategic funding relationships with lay leadership. Including JDC Board members and trustees of Federations and other significant Jewish organizations.
Develop and plan innovative donor engagement activities, ranging from intimate briefings to large scale events, travel to the field, and execute in person and virtual briefings.
Represent JDC’s global impact and vision to a range of audiences, tailoring messaging to resonate with diverse philanthropic motivations and interests.
Work closely with units across global RD and the entire organization to ensure alignment at all levels, including identification of donors, outreach and solicitation, identifying funding needs, communication and messaging.
Participate in special projects, cross-functional initiatives, and donor-related assignments as needed.
Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

What qualifications are required to be the Bay Area JDC Representative?

10-15+ years of professional fundraising experience including substantial experience in closing five- and six-figure gifts (and ideally seven-figure gifts) is strongly desired.
Demonstrated success in raising funds for Jewish non-profits and working with donors in the Jewish community.
Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including an intuitive ability to understand donor motivations and relate to their values.
Strong presentation and facilitation skills, able to inspire confidence, trust, and enthusiasm, whether one-on-one or in front of a large audience.
Self-starter with a results-driven mindset, strong organizational skills, and the ability to creatively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Technologically fluent with donor CRM systems such as Raiser’s Edge, NXT, Salesforce, etc.
Ability to travel locally on a regular basis, meeting with donors, Federation leadership and prospects in communities in the San Francisco-Bay area. Ability to travel domestically 8-10 times and overseas 1-3 times annually.

Additional Preferred Skills and Competencies

Experience in fundraising for overseas/global organizations.
Familiarity with Israel and global Jewish communities
Ability to operate computer keyboard and other office equipment