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Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts
of Northern Indiana-Michiana Council Headquarters: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Corporate Support Manager, WNIT Public
Television, Elkhart, Indiana
Database Coordinator -
Part-time, Family & Children's Center, Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana
Development Assistant –
part time Marian High School, Mishawaka Indiana
Development Coordinator, Family &
Children's Center, Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana
Director of Annual Giving, Bethel
College, Mishawaka, Indiana
Director of Development, South Bend
Symphony Orchestra, South Bend, Indiana
Executive Director, Food Bank of Northern
Indiana, South Bend, Indiana
Managing
Director and Chair of the Management Committee, American Society for Quality
(ASQ)
Vice President for Development,
United Way of St. Joseph County
Vice President, Fund Development,
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Foundation, (ENH), Evanston, Illinois
Posted August 29, 2008
Development Assistant –
part time
Marian High School, Mishawaka Indiana
Marian High School is seeking applications for the part time position of Development Assistant. Marian is a Catholic High School in the Fort Wayne/South Bend Diocese.
Requirements: Strong communication, time management, and organizational skills; Microsoft office skills essential; Raiser’s Edge experience preferred.
Key Responsibilities: Database management includes gift entry, receipting, queries, and reporting. Special event support includes coordinating and maintaining mailing lists, registrations, donations, and reports. Perform other duties as related to job assignment. Work in a professional and confidential manner.
For more information or to apply, please contact Alicia Redinger, Director of Development, Marian High School, 1311 S. Logan St, Mishawaka, IN 46544, (574)258-7675, aredinger@marianhs.org.
Posted July 23, 2008
Corporate Support Manager
WNIT Public Television, Elkhart, Indiana
WNIT Public Television seeks an experienced sales professional to develop corporate underwriting of programs. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the business community and experience in media sales. Salary plus commission with administrative support.
Send cover letter, resume and names of 3 references to Corporate Support Search, P.O. Box 3434, Elkhart, IN 46515.
WNIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply.
Posted May 19, 2008
Chief Executive Officer
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana Council Headquarters: Fort Wayne,
Indiana
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Girl Scouting is the world's preeminent membership organization of girls and women. The historic merger of four councils serving 20 counties in the northern third of Indiana and two counties in southwestern Michigan will occur in October 2008. The new council will include the cities of Fort Wayne on the east and South Bend on the west. The CEO is accountable for providing leadership, strategic direction, and vision. Working in partnership with the Council's Board of Directors and the senior management team, the CEO will shape the Council's business strategy and its implementation. The CEO advises, recommends, and assists the Council Board of Directors in the formulation of policies governing the Council and implements the policies and directives of the Board. The CEO works collaboratively with members of the management team to direct the Council's day-to-day operations.
BACKGROUND: A minimum of 5 years' comparable executive level experience is required. In addition, we seek a person of the highest integrity with demonstrated competency across a broad range of executive and managerial functions appropriate to non-profit organizations of comparable size, including board relations, communications, financial management, fund development, planning, program delivery, marketing, and staff/volunteer relations. Demonstrated leadership in organizations undergoing rapid transformation is highly desirable. The successful candidate will possess a minimum of an undergraduate degree, with advanced education and training preferred. Corporate executives with a demonstrated record of leading highly customer-centered organizations are encouraged to apply.
STATISTICS: 18,242+ girl and 4,702+ dedicated adult members. The Council's jurisdiction includes 20 counties in northern Indiana and 2 in southwestern Michigan. The new Council's budget is expected to be approximately $4.6 million. The Council operates 10 facilities including offices, service centers, shops, camps and related properties. Combined Councils' staff presently consists of 190 full and part-time employees, plus seasonal staff.
Girl Scouting is strongly supportive of a multi-cultural society, and serves the interests of girl members from all communities. Individuals representative of our multi-cultural society are encouraged to explore this extraordinary opportunity.
For consideration, please email your cover letter and resume, along with salary requirements to: Robert Perodeau, Principal Evergreen Executive Source, LLC P.O. Box 412 Haddonfield, NJ 08033-0412 Voice (800) 221 6663 Fax (800) 451 1451 E-mail: evergreen.source@att.net
Posted May 9, 2008
Vice President for Development
United Way of St. Joseph County, Indiana
Provides visionary, innovative, and strategic leadership for the development of a comprehensive fund raising program. Supervises professional, support, and volunteer staff. Facilitates the creation of and executes strategies for workplace/annual, major gift, grants management, and planned giving programs. Minimum of 7-10 years of fund and/or business development skills with extensive management/supervisory experience. Demonstrated experience in successful client cultivation and solicitation/sales. Exceptional written and interpersonal communication skills, organizational ability, and judgment. Bachelors degree required; masters degree preferred. Knowledge of St. Joseph County community strongly preferred. Resumes due by 5/19/08. EEO employer. Please send resumes to resume@uwsjc.org.
Posted April 25, 2008
Vice President, Fund
Development
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Foundation, (ENH), Evanston, Illinois
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Foundation is dedicated to assisting Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in fulfilling its mission to "preserve and improve human life." It seeks to obtain the philanthropic support required to ensure that Evanston Northwestern Healthcare can provide world-class patient care, academic medical education, and innovative research.
The Vice President, Fund Development reports to the Foundation’s President and serves as the chief functional expert on the senior staff for fundraising. The Vice President should be a highly capable leader and manager of strategy and vision, innovation, operations implementation and excellence, process disciplines and staff management. The Vice President of Fund Development will work as a member of ENH Foundation’s senior team, and will manage a work group of 12 professionals, six major gifts officers and an Assistant Vice President of Fund Development. He/she will also serve as the primary and coordinating contact executive in the Foundation’s work with 12 Clinical Chairs, key major gift prospects and donors, and the members of the ENH Foundation Board of Directors.
We seek a seasoned fundraising leader with the demonstrated ability to lead overall organizations and departments, align strategies and fundraising programs. Direct involvement and a proven track record in developing and successfully implementing large campaigns and obtaining major gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations is required. This individual will be comfortable in leading the development process, including prospecting, solicitation, and portfolio management, as well as expanding and building a growing staff and volunteer team for the future. He/she must be a creative and energetic individual who functions well within an entrepreneurial and complex organization. This individual of high integrity is collegial and diplomatic with a seasoned understanding of the vital nature of partnering with physicians, staff and board members in fund development.
The ideal candidate will have at least fifteen (15) years leadership experience in fundraising, business/ sales management, operations management, or other relevant leadership roles with transferable skills. A bachelor’s degree is required; graduate degree is preferred. For nominations, expressions of interest, or to submit your resume please contact Kittleman & Associates at enhf-vpfd@kittleman.net or contact Ed Rivera at (312) 265-5442. Additional information regarding this position is available at http://www.kittleman.net/jobsDetail.php?_page=jobs&id=51.
Posted April 25, 2008
Managing
Director and Chair of the Management Committee
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
ASQ is the world’s leading authority on quality and has established itself as a champion of quality in manufacturing, education, healthcare, the service sector, and government in more than 100 countries. With approximately 100,000 individual and organization members, this professional association advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities.
The Managing Director and Chair of the Management Committee reports to the Executive Director and will chair the existing Management Committee comprised of four Managing Directors. This position will play an instrumental role in the continued growth and development of the Society. In addition to providing leadership to the Management Committee, the Chair will have a major responsibility in developing growth in ASQ’s markets through revenue diversification and enhancement initiatives. Externally this role will develop relationships with members, boards, peers, and specialists in like environments.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned market(s) executive with demonstrated success in the development and launch of new offerings or products. The candidate’s record of success should also include substantial experience in market segmentation and market research. He or she must have the ability to interpret market data and develop relevant strategic initiatives that enhance ASQ’s capabilities to grow revenue.
He or she must possess and demonstrate an understanding of quality principles, continuous learning, teamwork, and partnering skills. The successful candidate will be self-directed, highly motivated, and customer-service focused. Excellent written, verbal and electronic communications skills are required. This individual is comfortable with, and adaptable to, environments that have some level of ambiguity and can build upon the strengths of complex and diverse cultures. Individuals with natural leadership skills and the ability to manage and motivate groups and individuals, both internally and externally, are particularly desirable. The successful candidate will have a proven record of accomplishment, superior decision-making skills and a management style that is open and invites strong partnering relationships.
The ideal candidate will have at least ten (10) years of executive management experience in a marketing environment, including supervision of staff, agencies and contract suppliers. At a minimum, a bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a related field is required; a graduate degree is preferred. For nominations, expressions of interest, or to submit your resume please contact Kittleman & Associates at asq-mdcmc@kittleman.net or contact Ed Rivera @ (312) 265-5442. Additional information regarding this position is available at http://www.kittleman.net/jobsDetail.php?_page=jobs&id=75.
Posted April 16, 2008
Database Coordinator -
Part-time
Family & Children's Center, Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana
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The Database Coordinator collects, tracks, and processes donor and gift information and maintains database systems necessary to manage information needs. Designs and creates reports intended to provide management with information necessary to maintain and improve the quality of the development efforts and functioning of the organization. This person must demonstrate proficiency in office software, including spreadsheets, databases, and word processing in advanced applications to provide the necessary reporting, gift acknowledgements, and donor tracking. Mastery of written language required.
Qualifications Education: Bachelors Degree preferred. Experience: Two (2) to five (5) years experience working with databases, preferably in a fund-raising environment.
Additional Requirements: Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office software programs.
Essential Job Functions: 1. Maintain Raiser's Edge donor database. 2. Query data and develop reports using spreadsheet, charting, graphics, word processing and other necessary software and/or formats from existing data sources. 3. Draft customized donor acknowledgements as required. 4. Edit all donor acknowledgements for accuracy of donor and gift information. 5. Coordinate all mail functions including, but not limited to, administering bulk mail, maintaining bulk mail accounts, and obtaining executive signatures. 6. Maintain electronic files of all donations, pledges, donor correspondence, and donor biographical data. 7. Research donor biographical data utilizing electronic and web-based search engines. 8. Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization. 9. Manage multiple tasks, be flexible and meet deadlines in work requirements. 10. Provide input, design, and maintenance of outcomes tracking systems. 11. Assist with special events, as needed, by coordinating and maintaining direct mail lists, telephone and event registrations, appropriate event materials, and post-event reports. 12. Provide services to affiliates as requested, with supervisor approval. 13. Assist the support services department with other projects and responsibilities as assigned.
Additional Standards: 1. Prioritize workload to ensure timely completion of daily tasks and projects. 2. Adhere to facility, department, corporate, personnel and standard policies and procedures. 3. Maintain confidentiality of facility employee, client and donor information. 4. Be able to work in an environment requiring flexibility in information and reporting needs. 5. Responsible for other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
Knowledge. Skills, and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of database design criteria. 2. Skill in organizing and prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines. 3. Skill in telephone etiquette and paging procedures. 4. Effective oral and written communication skills. 5. Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures. 6. Ability to use good judgment regarding administrative issues. 7. Ability to communicate effectively with clients and co-workers. 8. Ability to use good judgment and to maintain confidentiality of information. 9. Ability to work as a team player. 10. Ability to demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience and dedication. 11. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects.
For more information contact: Jory Fitzgerald Kelly, Director of Development & Marketing, Family & Children's Center, (574) 855-5822, e-mail: jfitzgerald@fccin.org
Posted April 8, 2008
Director of Development
South Bend Symphony Orchestra, South Bend, Indiana
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The South Bend Symphony is accepting applications for the position of Director of Development. The Director of Development is a senior member of the management team and responsible for developing plans and strategies to meet or exceed contributed income goals for the orchestra. The Director of Development plans and manages all development activities including but not limited to the planning and implementation of all annual and capital fund drives, planned giving and filing of grant applications. The position answers directly to the Executive Director.
Requirements: A Bachelor's Degree and at least three years development experience are required. Successful candidates will be diplomatic, discreet, organized, creative, results oriented, excellent communicators able to inspire donor trust and confidence and to engage Board members and volunteers in the development process. The Director of Development must believe strongly in the value of the orchestra to the community and enjoy classical music.
Compensation: Compensation is based on national guidelines as described by the American Symphony Orchestra League and is reviewed, with performance, annually. Benefits include major medical coverage with dental and vision coverage, paid vacation time and sick leave and paid parking. A voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan is also available.
The organization: The South Bend Symphony Orchestra is 75 years old and is one of Northern Indiana's most respected regional orchestras. Under the artistic direction of Maestro Tsung Yeh, the orchestra performs about twenty concerts a year, including a 6 concert Masterworks Series, a 3 concert Pops! Series, a Holiday Pops concert, a 3 concert Chamber Orchestra Series, 2 Family Concerts, Young Peoples' Discovery Concerts and other educational, small ensemble and summer Pops concerts. There are 75 contracted members of the orchestra, who come from northern Indiana, southern Michigan and Chicago and an annual operating budget of about $1.5 million. The staff roster consists of 4 full time employees and 8 part time employees.
To apply: Please send a letter of application and resume to Jane E. Hunter Executive Director, South Bend Symphony 127 N. Michigan South Bend, IN 46601 executive@southbendsymphony.com
Posted April 8, 2008
Executive Director
Food Bank of Northern Indiana, South Bend, Indiana
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POSITION PURPOSE: The Executive Director is the board's only link to operational achievement and conduct, so that all authority and accountability of staff, as far as the board is concerned, is considered the authority and accountability of the Executive Director.
MAJOR FUNCTIONS: The job of the Executive Director is to ensure the: I. Achievement of a reasonable interpretation of the organizational results, beneficiaries, and cost of those results described in the board's ends policies. II. Avoidance of a reasonable interpretation of the unacceptable conditions and actions described in the board's executive limitations policies.
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS:
- Keeps the board informed concerning daily operations and the implementation of board policies: assists the board in clarifying and maintaining its policy and oversight functions, while working closely with sub-committees. Assists in recruiting, orientation, and developing good working relationships with all directors. Establishes annual goals pertinent to agency operations.
- Supervision and oversight of program and administrative staff including the hiring, firing, evaluating and motivating of all personnel. Reviews personnel policies annually and updates the Employee's Handbook accordingly.
- Fundraising activities include the design, development and coordination of in-kind donations, direct mail appeals, newsletters, special events, major gift initiatives, capital campaigns and planned giving solicitations. Page 2
- Responsible for budgetary planning and fiscal controls.
- Public relations and publicity responsibilities include cultivation and solicitation of area media with an emphasis on community relations.
- Membership in professional associations is desired for the purpose of advancing the mission of the Food Bank.
- Volunteer administration includes oversight of the recruitment, orientation, maintenance, and motivation of Food Bank volunteers while providing leadership and serving as a liaison with the Volunteer Committee.
- Responsible for the overall maintenance of the Food Bank, vehicles & equipment and for projecting future capital needs.
- Responsible for overall operations necessary to the efficient delivery of service to agency members and community participants in fulfillment of the mission of the Food Bank.
- The Executive Director serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Food Bank of Northern Indiana.
- Performs other tasks as directed by the Board of Directors.
QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR TRAINING: The Executive Director is a person of good character with respect for complete confidentiality. He or she has experience in a non-profit setting working with a board of directors, especially in the area of food service utilizing management and agency relations skills. Excellent planning, communication, interpersonal, leadership and management skills are exhibited and observed. A Bachelor's Degree is required, Master's preferred, in business or a related field with demonstrated skills in administration, fundraising and organization. The Executive Director must be able to integrate professional skills with the goals and objectives of the position.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Some travel may be required; must have a valid Indiana driver's license and access to private transportation for business use. No voice, sensory or physical impairment that would preclude extensive phone contact with Food Bank constituencies.
Send resumes to: Rick Zeeff, FBNI, P.O. Box 11365, South Bend, IN 46634-0365
Posted April 4, 2008
Development Coordinator
Family & Children's Center, Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana
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Job Objective: To increase the resources of Family & Children's Center and its affiliates through various resource development activities.
Essential Job Functions: 1 Meet assigned annual fund-raising production goals, particularly those related to the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County, Inc. 2 Develop, plan and direct assigned giving programs. Identify strategies and develop the plans for each giving program. 3 Plan and coordinate all annual Boys & Girls Clubs fund-raising events. 4 Interact with donors by phone, correspondence and in meetings. 5 Participate in the processing of gifts, stewardship/gift acknowledgement, and information systems, including central files and prospect research. 6 Assist in the design and creation of campaign materials to include preparation of request letters. 7 Collaborate with the Marketing Coordinator to develop event-driven as well as more general marketing materials and communication for the agency. 8 Prepare month-end, year-end and other reports relevant to giving programs. 9 Prepare in the preparation of proposals to corporate, private, public and government funding sources for proposals of $10,000 or less. For proposals of a higher dollar amount, assist the grant writer and executive director in preparing proposals. 10 Assist with other development programs or functions as assigned by the Director of Development & Marketing.
Educational Experience: BA/BS degree required with a preference for experience in resource development, business, marketing, journalism, communications, or equivalent. Master's or MBA preferred.
Experience: Demonstrate the ability to generate and manage a large number of complex individual gift solicitations simultaneously. Ability to solve problems creatively. Experience engaging and motivating groups of diverse individuals. Ability to articulate and advocate institutional goals clearly and persuasively both one-on-one and to groups. Excellent interpersonal skills required. Must possess superior communication skills, both verbal and written. Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail. Comfortable and effective with representational and solicitation situations with individuals and groups.
Technical Skills: Proficient in MS Word, Excel and fundraising software. Proficiency in utilizing the Internet and ability to use it as a research/resource tool.
General Requirement: 1 Demonstrates a high degree of initiative, self-direction and creativity. 2 Maintains excellent working relationship with staff and volunteers. 3 Abides by agency policies and procedures. 4 Purse professional growth through professional training opportunities. 5 Abide by strict code of confidentiality according to legal and professional standards. 6 Must be able to demonstrate ability to work with people from diverse racial/cultural backgrounds.
For more information contact: Jory Fitzgerald Kelly, Director of Development & Marketing, Family & Children's Center, (574) 855-5822, e-mail: jfitzgerald@fccin.org