From elizabeth_krone at fws.gov Mon Dec 9 10:43:55 2024 From: elizabeth_krone at fws.gov (Krone, Elizabeth C) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 16:43:55 +0000 Subject: [RWG] JOB OPPTY: Director of Philanthropy//Southeastern Grasslands Institute/ TN (open until filled) Message-ID: * Position: Director of Philanthropy *Open Period: November 26, 2024, until filled. Southeastern Grassland Institute (SGI) is based out of Austin Peay State University College of STEM. Created in 2018, SGI conducts valuable scientific research, conservation, restoration and educational work in the southeastern region of the United States. Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Vice President of Philanthropy and general supervision of Vice President of Alumni, Engagement and Philanthropy, this position is charged with raising private gifts for SGI at Austin Peay State University. The Director of Philanthropy?s primary responsibility is to assist SGI?s Executive Director in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospects by growing and managing an individual donor base capable of gifts in the $25,000+ range, foundations, and corporations. Philanthropic contributions to SGI will range from individual gifts, estate plans, corporate and foundation grants. The Director will be tasked with the development and implementation of an annual giving program to support the major donor pipeline. Additionally, this position will oversee the development of an endowment campaign to help sustain SGI?s general operations and programmatic needs. * Duties and Responsibilities Assist SGI Executive Director and senior leadership team to determine the mission, purpose and priorities of the organization as it relates to fundraising. Develop and execute an annual giving solicitation plan aimed at donors and prospects with the capacity to make gifts of up to $25,000. The Director will work with the SGI Communications Specialist to develop targeted appeals and campaigns to support the overall fundraising goals. Build and manage a major gift prospect base of qualified major gift prospects including corporations and foundations. The successful candidate should be prepared to aim for an initial annual goal of $1,000,000. Manage all major gifts functions, which will include planned giving, principal gifts, and special multi-year fundraising campaigns. Manage strategic initiatives through collaboration with stakeholders in order to enhance performance in accordance with short and long-term objectives. Produce relevant and informative fundraising literature for distribution to previous donors and the public. Ensure that programmatic commitments, SGI gift-related policies and procedures, financial standards, and legal requirements are met and managed for ethical compliance as defined by Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Develop and implement a stewardship plan for donor acknowledgement and recognition. Plan fundraising events that effectively communicate the purposes of SGI. Acts as lead strategist for growth in the SGI network of philanthropic relationships. Assist with board development and coordination of board activities. *Qualifications Bachelor?s Degree in Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, Business, Public Relations, Communications or related field with experience in fundraising, sales, or business development; Demonstrated ability to work with various stakeholders at all levels to achieve common goals and objectives; Must have excellent communication skills, both in writing and in oral communication as well as excellent presentation abilities. Ability to work weekends, nights and travel when necessary; Ideal candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills; Candidate must show attention to detail and the ability to balance strategic and scheduled responsibilities. *Location: Austin Peay State University College of STEM, Tennessee *Salary range is $80-110k *More information: https://apsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/17441. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbarak at chicagobotanic.org Fri Dec 20 10:27:07 2024 From: rbarak at chicagobotanic.org (Rebecca Barak) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:27:07 -0000 Subject: [RWG] Survey on seed banking goals and practices: Seeking participants! Message-ID: Hello, We are seeking participants for a survey on seed banking goals and practices in the United States, focused on banking native seed for conservation and restoration. Purpose: To gather information from seed banks on their goals and practices for seed collection, testing, and storage. We hope to better understand the diversity of seed banks and seed banking practices across the United States. Who: Seed banks in the United States. Ideally we would receive one response per seed bank from the individual that works most closely on seed banking activities. Seed banks of any size are welcome to participate. What: One web-based survey (should take approximately 10 minutes) Survey link here: https://northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Vxvqve12iNv726 Please take the survey and share with relevant colleagues. If you do not work with a seed bank, we would greatly appreciate your help in connecting us with a seed bank or seed bank professionals in your network by sharing the survey with them. This survey was created by Sarah Hollis, a master's student in Plant Biology and Conservation at Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden, and Dr. Becky Barak in partnership with the Standards and Practices and Liaison subcommittees of the National Association for Restoration Seed Banks. For any questions related to the survey, please reach out to Sarah at shollis at chicagobotanic.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: