Development Specialist

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Key Position Details:

• 1.0 FTE (80 hours per 2-week pay period)
• 8-hour day shifts
• No weekends
• Major Allina holidays off: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Job Description:

Manages and executes donor engagement events and experiences, including stewardship, cultivation, and recognition. Accountable for managing relationships required to effectively and efficiently execute these engagements. Supports the execution of events and donor engagement in support of raising philanthropic support for Allina Health's mission.

Principle Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning
  • Collaborates with the Donor Engagement team in the strategic development of events and experience plans.
  • Analyzes and evaluates current needs and strategies to identify areas for improvement and innovation.
  • Coordinates with cross functional teams to ensure alignment of engagement strategies with department goals and objectives.
  • Research and identify emerging trends and best practices in donor engagement to inform planning.
• Event Management and Evaluation
  • Manages and executes events that cultivate, steward, and recognize donors.
  • Manages budget by tracking all expenses and ensuring vendor payment.
  • Collaborates across Allina Health for event needs.
  • Participates in the evaluation of each event, ensuring a clear understanding of return on investment.
  • Leads post-event analysis, offering recommendations for potential changes to future events; tracks measurable outcomes for each event.
• Engagement Strategies
  • Develops and implements engagement strategies to maintain and enhance relationships with donors.
  • Designs and executes targeted strategies that foster lasting relationships with donors through engagement opportunities.
  • Uses data and analytics to track engagement and gather donor insights that help to shape engagement plans.
• Cultivation and Stewardship
  • Creates opportunities for the cultivation and stewardship of donors.
  • Coordinates and executes the comprehensive stewardship plan to include events, stewardship activities, and recognition efforts.
• Vendor Management
  • Manages contracts with vendors, manages schedules, and executes events and experiences ensuring goals are met.
  • Monitors vendor performance and compliance with contract terms, addressing any issues or discrepancies promptly.
  • Develops and maintains strong relationships with vendors to foster collaboration and ensure high-quality service.
  • Evaluates vendor proposals and selects the best options based on cost, quality, and reliability.
  • Conducts regular reviews of vendor services to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in non-profit management, communications, marketing, or similar field
• 3+ years fundraising and/or event planning experience in non-profit or similar field
• 1+ year experience working with donors

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year experience with donor software like Raiser's Edge, Luminate

Physical Demands

• Light Work:
• Lifting weight up to 20 lbs. occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently

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Benefit Summary

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That's why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive - not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being - mind, body, spirit and community - of you and your family members.

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes up to $100 in well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.

In addition, Allina Health offers employee resources groups (ERGs) -- voluntary, employee-led groups that serve as a resource for members and organizations by fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with the organization's mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Allina Health also engages employees in various community involvement and volunteering events.

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental

• PTO/Time Away

• Retirement Savings Plans

• Life Insurance

• Short-term/Long-term Disability

• Paid Caregiver Leave

• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)

• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable

• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

*Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.