Description:
Since the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, our organization has aimed to connect people to the natural environment and human history.
The Annual Fund Coordinator will support the daily operations of the Individual Giving team in service of the Field Museum's broad base of donors. Reporting to the Individual Giving Manager and coordinating with a six-person team, the Annual Fund Coordinator will provide support, contributing analytical and marketing skills needed to grow the Discovery Circle donor community ($250 - $2,499).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as the first point of contact for the Discovery Circle annual donor community. Manage the supporters' phone lines and email accounts, providing prompt responses to donor inquiries
- Manage solicitation and benefits fulfilment for Discovery Circle donors
- Manage proposal strategy recording and tracking in Raisers' Edge database
- Support the implementation of annual Giving Day and coordinate the participation of Museum partners across departments
- Provide monthly reports for Director of Individual Giving and Auxiliary Groups including analysis of solicitation efforts, event attendance, donor engagement
- Analyze member's and donors' giving patterns and capacity to inform donor pipeline development and solicitation strategies to motivate migration of donors from below $250 a year through all Discovery Circle bands
- Assist Individual Giving Manager with planning and executing events for the Discovery Circle donor community
- Conduct behind-the-scenes tours
- Research and coordinate new channels/platforms of giving (i.e. monthly giving, web giving, and other special giving campaigns) to promote a healthy sustainer giving program