Staffing The Development Office

The Senior Development Person functions in four broad areas:
•  Long- and Short-Term Planning
       Working with Leadership
•  Operational Planning and Analysis
       Working with Leadership, Administration and Staff to identify
       and select the (marketing, public relations and development)
       programs that will best address established goals and
       objectives.
•  Coordinating Development Activities with those of the other depts.
•  Program Supervision
       Working with Staff and/or vendors to plan and oversee Events and Mass Mailings —
       Solicitations and other Communications, and Coordinate the activities of the
       Volunteer Leadership.

The Operational Development Person functions in four specific areas:
•  Long- and Short-Term Planning
       Working with the senior development person
•  Operational Planning and Analysis
       Working with Leadership, Administration and senior development person to identify and
       select the (marketing, public relations and development) programs that will best address
       goals and objectives.
•  Program Planning
       Working with Volunteers and vendors to plan Events and Mass Mailings
•  Program Implementation
       Working with Volunteers and vendors to implement specific relationship-building and
       fundraising activities, and Coordinate the Activities of the Volunteer Leadership

The Development Support Person functions in two general areas:
•  Data Entry
       Information on gifts, donors and prospects
•  Communications
       Contact with donors, prospects, volunteers and vendors to obtain/confirm information,
       and facilitating the communications of the operational development person with donors,
       prospects, volunteers and vendors.

(This piece has been on my hard drive for so long, I don’t remember if I wrote it or if someone else did, but it’s information worth having, and I’ll be happy to give recognition to its author if I’m informed it wasn’t me !!)

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