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<h2><strong>Title</strong></h2><p>Regional County Director</p><h2><strong>Department</strong></h2><p>Liberty &amp; Long County</p><h2><strong>Reports To</strong></h2><p>President/CEO&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Summary</strong></h2><p>Serves as the Regional County Director, providing strategic leadership and oversight to advance United Way’s mission across assigned counties. This role is responsible for driving resource development and fundraising efforts, fostering strong community engagement and leadership, ensuring effective program implementation and service delivery, and maintaining sound financial management. The Regional County Director leads and supports the local Advisory Board, strengthens cross-departmental collaboration, and ensures alignment with United Way policies, goals, and regional priorities to build a network of accessible, high-impact human services.</p><h2><strong>Employee Expectations</strong></h2><p>UWCE is synonymous with charitable service and strives to positively impact the issues people care most about in our community.&nbsp; All UWCE employees are critical to our work and expected to present the best image for our organization as they represent the United Way in our community. All employees are expected to accept their responsibilities, adhere to acceptable principles in matters of personal conduct and exhibit a high degree of personal integrity at all times.</p><h2><strong>Position Requirements &amp; Qualifications</strong></h2><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree required, 5+ years’ experience preferred.</li><li>Non-profit fundraising experience preferred.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Suite of tools required.&nbsp;</li><li>Valid driver’s license and reliable mode of transportation required.</li></ul><h2><strong>Essential Job Responsibilities</strong></h2><h4>Resource Development &amp; Fundraising</h4><ul><li>Collaborate with the Resource Development team to create and execute strategies for maximizing fundraising results.</li><li>Lead annual workplace campaigns with a strong focus on donor cultivation, retention, and growth.</li><li>Build and maintain relationships with businesses, individuals, and key stakeholders to drive year-round engagement and giving.</li><li>Identify and pursue grant opportunities and in-kind support to support services and amplify impact.</li><li>Support and mobilize the local Advisory Board in fundraising efforts, helping them leverage personal and professional networks.</li></ul><h4>Community Engagement &amp; Leadership</h4><ul><li>Lead and facilitate Advisory Board meetings to ensure community voice and leadership are embedded in all local efforts and fundraising.</li><li>Serve as the visible, local face of United Way, fostering a strong presence through regular participation in community events, initiatives, and civic activities.</li><li>Build authentic relationships with community leaders, nonprofit partners, schools, businesses, and government agencies.</li><li>Represent United Way on relevant committees, coalitions, and community collaborations to address systemic challenges.</li><li>Promote the United Way mission, values, and impact through public speaking and public engagement.</li><li>Serve as a collaborative liaison between the county and all departments of United Way of the Coastal Empire, ensuring seamless connection, communication, and alignment with the services and initiatives provided across the region.</li></ul><h4>Program Implementation &amp; Service Delivery</h4><ul><li>Manage and implement local programming that aligns with United Way’s mission and responds to community needs — including direct oversight of the Backpack Buddies program to ensure students have consistent weekend food support. This includes dedicating approximately 12 hours per week to the management of the Backpack Buddies program.</li><li>Collaboratively implement Read United initiatives in coordination with relevant United Way departments.</li><li>Partner with UWCE’s 211 Information and Referral Service team to administer available financial assistance and connect Liberty and Long County residents with essential resources.</li><li>Support the monitoring and effectiveness of programs and services through data collection, outcome tracking, and community feedback.</li><li>Provide capacity-building support and technical assistance to local partner agencies as needed.</li></ul><h4>Financial Management</h4><ul><li>Gives input to and helps create a departmental budget and is accountable for control of resources, if applicable and once approved.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><h2><strong>Traits &amp; Distinguishing Characteristics&nbsp;</strong></h2><ul><li>Maintains exceptionally high standards of integrity and confidentiality.</li><li>Takes ownership of work and demonstrates willingness to accept responsibility for decisions and actions.</li><li>Is well organized, has strong attention to detail, and is able to work independently.</li><li>Demonstrates interpersonal skills that engage community leaders and effectively collaborates with UWCE staff.</li><li>Ability to plan, monitor and evaluate budgets.&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to organize, plan and implement activities appropriate to further organizational goals.</li><li>Must possess strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.</li><li>Must be self-motivated and able to task orient in accordance with time management.&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Must be able to carry out plans to completion.&nbsp;</li></ul><h2><strong>Physical Demands</strong></h2><ul><li>Much of the work of this position is completed while sitting at a desk, using a computer and phone. Requires talking, hearing and visual acuity sufficient to perform these major functions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Occasionally includes reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting up to 50 pounds for events, office equipment, supplies and materials.</li></ul><h2><strong>Status</strong></h2><p>Exempt (Salaried)&nbsp;</p>

United Way of the Coastal Empire

Regional County Director, Liberty & Long County

<p><strong>ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW</strong></p><p>United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA) is in the midst of transformational change and is embarking on new and different ways to raise and earn revenue so that it can accelerate and scale its mission to drive sustainable and equitable improvements in the well-being of children, families, and individuals in greater Atlanta. The mission remains the same: To bring together people and resources to drive sustainable and equitable improvements in the well-being of half a million lives across Greater Atlanta. The value proposition is to <strong>Unite </strong>Greater Atlanta to <strong>create, amplify and accelerate </strong>solutions that promote child well-being by addressing our communities’ <strong>most complex social challenges.</strong></p><p>These solutions and the backbone behind them are all in service of the organization’s bold growth ambition: Triple<strong> unrestricted revenue by 2029 </strong>to be the <strong>best-in-class investor in child well-being </strong>in Greater Atlanta, ultimately eliminating the <strong>barriers of one’s zip code as a hindrance to future success</strong>. This transformation will unleash the next generation of UWGA, putting UWGA on a growth pathway that will significantly amplify its impact by increasing its investment in solutions that can make a lasting difference for Child Well-Being in Greater Atlanta.</p><p><strong>DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW</strong></p><p>The Major Gifts team plays a vital role in fostering meaningful philanthropic connections across our community. At United Way of Greater Atlanta, we are committed to sharing validated, data-driven insights that demonstrate the effectiveness and impact of our mission to improve child well-being. As ambassadors of this mission, our Major Gifts team leads with purpose—building trusted relationships with donors, aligning their passions with our work, and offering compelling reasons to invest in lasting change. While we are proud to be leaders in major and transformational giving, we recognize that successful fundraising is a shared responsibility. Every member of our organization contributes to creating the conditions that inspire generosity and ensure accountability to our donors. We are servant leaders who hold ourselves—and one another—to the highest standards, driven by a personal commitment to excellence and a deep dedication to the children and families we serve.</p><p><strong>JOB SUMMARY</strong></p><p>The Principal Gifts Officer (PGO) is a key member of the United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Office of Development. The PGO is a senior leader in major, transformational and planned giving for the Office of Development and entire organization. This position will adhere to internal policies and best practices related to Major Gift and Multi-Year giving portfolio management and fundraising. This requires a senior level fundraising professional who will collaborate with the President's Cabinet, the Board of Directors, multiple Development Teams and other UWGA staff.&nbsp;The PGO brings deep expertise in donor engagement, stewardship, and strategic relationship-building to advance the organization’s philanthropic goals.</p><ul><li><strong>Strategy and Implementation:</strong>&nbsp;Provide direction, planning, and implementation of strategies to drive proposal and gift growth for high-net-worth individuals, family foundations, planned giving donors, new markets and donors.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Portfolio Management:</strong>&nbsp;Build and manage a portfolio of 50-80 high net worth donors, family foundations, and other organizational prospects. Responsibilities include identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donor prospects in a dynamic, fast-paced fundraising environment.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Collaboration:</strong>&nbsp;Work closely with colleagues across departments, volunteers, boards, community leaders, and others. Must be collaborative, professional, innovative, responsible, and maintain a strong work ethic and attention to detail.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Expertise:</strong>&nbsp;Be well-versed in individual and family foundation stewardship, planned giving strategy and deliverables, fundraising strategy, and the art and science of individual fundraising. Write and produce high level donor solicitation proposals.&nbsp; Significant experience in collaborating with others to close gifts and managing individual portfolios is essential.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Engagement and Reporting:</strong>&nbsp;Implement and guide strategies for the retention, growth, and engagement of individual and family foundation donors, as well as new constituents. Report on at least 8 substantive visits per month.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities</strong></p><p>The PGO will be responsible for the following goals, duties, and responsibilities:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Develop and execute the Individual donor identification, cultivation, and proposal development, at a net growth rate in revenue raised and membership consistent with both annual and multi-year strategic planning.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Develop and execute the family foundation identification, cultivation and proposal development, at a net growth rate in revenue raised and membership consistent with both annual and multi-year strategic planning.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Develop strategic plan for planned giving growth and awareness among existing donors and new donors.</li><li>Develop a strategy, plan, and stewardship of all donors, new donors and additional organization outreach.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Responsible for ensuring the successful execution of the strategic plan by working with the President, SVP of Revenue, VP of Major Gifts and multiyear giving, and appropriate team members and volunteers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Direct and execute all events and activities that support constituency recruitment, stewardship and engagement.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Establish and manage a quality control system for family foundation, major donor, and planned giving marketing materials and communications, stewardship events etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Work with the Major Gift Team to develop individual strategic cultivation plans for individual donors and key family foundation donors and prospects.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure all Donor constituency data is currently entered into the system and appropriate to goals and outcomes.&nbsp;</li><li>Secure 80 approved face-to-face visits per year, no fewer than 8 per month.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Qualifying 15 new individual donors or family foundation portfolio level prospects.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Submitting a minimum of 25 major gift solicitations per year at the level required by this position.&nbsp;</li><li>Securing annual dollar goal as set by Development leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Making all contacts necessary via phone, email, other, to achieve the above-mentioned results.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Documenting all data necessary to track said goals through the timely submission of activity within the UWGA CRM, as required by internal policies.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop, implement, and manage a productive, fluid portfolio of 50-80 prospects through best practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Exceed all yearly revenue and metric-driven goals.&nbsp;</li><li>Promote collaboration, recognizing our shared goals, and regularly collaborate with colleagues within the Office of Development and other departments as needed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure the proper stewardship of individuals.&nbsp;</li><li>Increase awareness and knowledge among prospects, donors and other key stakeholders about the Child Well-Being Movement.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop a solid and detailed working knowledge of United Way’s funding priorities and products&nbsp;</li><li>Other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Development</li></ul><h2>Qualifications &amp; Competencies</h2><p><strong>Qualifications &amp; Competencies</strong></p><ul><li>Undergraduate degree required.</li><li>Extensive experience with high-net-worth individual donors, family foundations, foundation program development.</li><li>Ten plus years of progressive individual fundraising experience and planned giving experience, including the demonstrated ability to identify, cultivate, and close major gifts.</li><li>Advanced interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.</li><li>Organization skills for a fast-paced work environment.</li><li>Microsoft Office knowledge including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.</li><li>Experience with CRM/database management.</li></ul><p><strong>Competencies</strong></p><p>&nbsp;A successful individual in this role will have:</p><ul><li>Ability to manage multiple projects, meet external needs while preserving internal relationships and meeting strict deadlines and requirements.</li><li>Entrepreneurial and highly energetic.&nbsp; Must be a self-starter and able to work effectively independent of direct supervision.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Highly Advanced fundraising skills and experience in working with executive and C Suite individuals, proposal development and writing ability and knowledge about planned giving, blended giving and gift agreements.</li><li>Exceptional skills managing individual donor portfolios and developing prospects from identification through solicitation while moving them towards increased giving.</li><li>Ability to think strategically and implement strategic policies and practices.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively to achieve common goals, fostering cooperation, transparency, and communication.</li><li>The ability to motivate others through communication, modeling appropriate behavior, optimism and high achievement.</li><li>Openness to new ideas and their implementation.&nbsp; Ability to react and adapt to changing situations appropriately.</li><li>Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and organization.</li><li>Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamic CRM, Raiser’s Edge, or similar CRM software.</li><li>Highly attentive to detail and exceptional grammar required.</li><li>Dedicated to shared and measurable goals and metrics.</li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Advanced Degree.</li><li>AFP CFRE certification.</li><li>Experience implementing and managing major gifts and planned giving programs and experience with programmatic and capital campaigns.</li><li>Demonstrated fundraising innovation, especially as it relates to portfolio management.</li><li>Successful solicitation of major gifts from individuals.</li></ul><p><strong>IDEAL CANDIDATE</strong></p><p>A successful individual in this role will be:</p><ul><li>Optimistic and excited about the mission of United Way of Greater Atlanta.</li><li>Willing to work on a team and be a team player and to understand that all major gift team members ‘sweep the porch’.</li><li>Self-starter and strong attention to donor details and relationships.</li><li>Resilient and energetic, willing and able to pivot quickly.</li><li>Servant leader and committed to success of full team.</li></ul>

United Way of Greater Atlanta

Principal Gifts Officer

<h3>Title</h3><p>Resource Development Manager</p><h3>Department</h3><p>Resource Development</p><h3>Reports To</h3><p>Vice President of Resource Development</p><h3>Summary</h3><p>The Resource Development Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of corporate and employee engagement partnerships and campaigns. The position will establish, grow, and strengthen relationships with employers and internal influencers to maximize corporate and employee community involvement to meet and exceed revenue goals. Support United Way's commitment to excellent customer service by facilitating communication and relationship-building with community partners and key stakeholders (local organizations, businesses, and individuals). Positions United Way as the primary philanthropic conduit between companies, the communities in which they reside and operate, and individuals through the development of year-round engagement experiences.</p><h3>Employee Expectations</h3><p>The UWCE is synonymous with charitable service and strives to positively impact the issues people care most about in our community.&nbsp;All UWCE employees are critical to our work and expected to present the best image of our organization as they represent the United Way in our community. All employees are expected to accept their responsibilities, adhere to acceptable principles in matters of personal conduct and exhibit a high degree of personal integrity at all times.</p><h3>Position Requirements &amp; Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Three (3) years demonstrated history of sales and/or community outreach success with at least one (1) year in nonprofit fundraising.</li><li>Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred; comparable experience considered.</li><li>Experience working with executive level volunteers preferred.</li><li>CRM database experience preferred and specifically Salesforce experience preferred.</li><li>Microsoft Office suite proficiency required, Microsoft365 (Teams, SharePoint) preferred.</li><li>Possess a valid driver’s license and have use of an insured motor vehicle.</li><li>Available to work a schedule that may extend over 40 hours per week and sometimes includes early morning and evening activities.</li></ul><h3>Essential Job Responsibilities</h3><h4><strong>Fundraising &amp; Data Management</strong></h4><ul><li>Manage and maintain close, positive relationships with the key accounts in the assigned portfolio throughout the year, including planning and oversight of the accounts’ annual United Way campaign – focusing on building and maintaining effective relationships.</li><li>Oversee employee giving campaigns and creates meaningful growth through best practice strategies to grow participation and increase gifts. Develop strategies to identify, cultivate, and steward current and potential donors and workplace campaigns&nbsp;</li><li>Work with the VP of Resource Development on donor cultivation of individuals within the workplace who have potential to give major gifts.</li><li>Define reporting needs and work with internal team on content, formatting, timeline, and delivery.</li><li>Utilize reports and data to inform decisions and strategy.</li><li>Maintain accurate record keeping and account data management for areas of responsibility; utilize available data to drive decisions and evaluate success.</li><li>Manage all work on assigned accounts until all donations are audited based on projections and goals.</li></ul><h4><strong>Donor Stewardship and Business Development</strong></h4><ul><li>In partnership with corporate partners, create a donor engagement strategy targeted at returning, new, lapsing, and lapsed donors.&nbsp;</li><li>Inform current and potential partners about investment impact and organizational progress towards community goals.</li><li>Meet annual goals for personal contact with donors and prospects, with a strong emphasis on face-to-face meetings, but also includes phone, e-mail, and other unique donor engagement opportunities.</li><li>Through relationship building and research, collaborate with the team on foundation and corporate giving grants.</li><li>Represent United Way of the Coastal Empire in the community.</li></ul><h4><strong>Volunteer Management</strong></h4><ul><li>Identify, recruit, train and manage campaign volunteers in areas of responsibility.</li><li>Direct volunteer teams in establishing an aggressive goal through the goal setting process and develop strategies to meet those goals.</li><li>Monitor all activity in assigned areas to assure adherence to timelines and reporting by tracking progress toward goals.</li><li>Manage team of volunteers and ambassadors in meeting and completing deadlines on all campaign-related related items.</li></ul><h4><strong>Fundraising Strategies &amp; Implementation</strong></h4><ul><li>Contribute in departmental planning and executing of fundraising strategies for broadening donor base and increased giving among current donors.</li><li>Provide staff support where needed, leadership to assigned volunteers and committees, and assist with special functions as necessary throughout the year.</li><li>Volunteer and actively participate in United Way projects, special events, and cross-functional teams or workgroups that support the entire organization.</li></ul><p>Other duties as assigned to advance the goals of Resource Development and the mission of United Way of the Coastal Empire.</p><h3>Traits &amp; Distinguishing Characteristics</h3><ul><li>Maintains exceptionally high standards of integrity and confidentiality.</li><li>Exceptional verbal and written communication to diverse audiences.</li><li>Communicates in a compelling, persuasive, and concise way with internal and external stakeholders.</li><li>Strong problem solving and time management skills.</li><li>Excellent technical ability; experience analyzing data to inform strategy with attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.</li><li>Takes ownership of work and demonstrates willingness to accept responsibility for decisions and actions.</li><li>Seeks and receives feedback graciously and with a dedication to continuous improvement.</li><li>Demonstrates commitment to quality in every task performed.</li></ul><h3><strong>United Way Core Competencies for All Staff</strong></h3><ul><li><i>Mission-Focused:</i> Catalyze others’ commitment to mission to create real social change that leads to better lives and healthier communities. This drives their performance and professional motivations.</li><li><i>Relationship-Oriented:</i> Understands that people come before process and is astute in cultivating and managing relationships toward a common goal.</li><li><i>Collaborator:&nbsp;</i>understands the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources (financial and human) through meaningful engagement.</li><li><i>Results-Driven:</i> Dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good; creating, resourcing, scaling, and leveraging strategies and innovations for broad investment and impact.</li><li><i>Brand Steward:</i> Steward of the brand and understands his/her role in growing and protecting the reputation and results of the greater network.</li></ul><h3>Physical Demands</h3><ul><li>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.</li><li>Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</li><li>Much of the work of this position is completed while sitting at a desk, using a computer and phone. Requires talking, hearing and visual acuity sufficient to perform these major functions.</li><li>Occasionally must travel to special events and meetings, often transporting supplies and materials in personal vehicle requiring bending, lifting and carrying 25 pounds.</li><li>Occasionally includes reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or Lifting up to 25 pounds for office equipment, supplies and materials.</li></ul><h3>Status</h3><p>Exempt (Salaried)</p><p>Salary Range: $51,000 - $54,000</p><p>Salary commensurate with experience</p>

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