About the Company:

The Baltimore Banner is a nonprofit newsroom founded to bring high-quality local journalism to the Baltimore metro area. We are creating a vibrant, strong, trustworthy, and sustainable news organization, seeking to re-imagine the future of local news and using a multi-platform news operation, covering a broad range of topics from local government to culture and the arts. We tell stories that reflect the community, connecting neighbors, holding government institutions accountable, and making sense of the world. All this work is grounded in truth. We believe we can contribute to a more vibrant, informed, and whole Baltimore, surrounding counties, and the state of Maryland.

About the Job:

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy & Operations, the Senior Manager, Digital Fundraising and Donor Relations, will support the work of the Philanthropy team and the Institute’s leadership by spearheading our digital fundraising initiatives and providing customized stewardship of donors.  The role will create a tailored fundraising strategy for specific web and digital platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) to acquire, cultivate, diversify, and steward donors. Additionally, they will curate an exceptional donor experience for our Founding Member program and support donor relations and stewardship across all our donors. As building the operation is fluid, these responsibilities may be subject to adjustment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop best practices and strategies for digital fundraising channels and expand digital fundraising across multiple platforms to support annual targets
• Utilize analytics to monitor and improve the donor journey, increase response rates and donor retention, and diversify the donor pool
• Establish metrics to measure the success of digital engagement and revise strategy based on performance for maximum impact
• Support creation of donor relations and stewardship processes and assist with designing and producing events and other efforts to engage and steward donors through various methods (digital, in-person, etc.)
• Build a first-class donor experience for our Founding Member program and develop other donor engagement strategies/programs as needed
• Create tailored communications and messaging for donors based on multi-faceted strategies
• Support enhancement and re-design fundraising web pages to increase engagement while ensuring language are consistent with brand guidelines
• Other duties as needs dictate – flexibility is critical in a startup environment

Requirements:

• Three to four years of development/fundraising experience, preferably in a nonprofit setting. Prior experience in nonprofit journalism or media organizations is a plus. Familiarity with the Baltimore philanthropic/ foundations landscape is desired
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Strong writing/editing skills, including some demonstrated experience writing fundraising copy for a digital audience
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience working with Salesforce or similar donor software is strongly preferred. Experience working with MailChimp and Eventbrite or other similar platforms.
• Excellent attention to detail and working responsibly with highly confidential information
• Ability and willingness to learn new skill sets, technologies, and processes. Curiosity leads to growth and innovation
• Self-awareness, intellectual sensitivity, versatility, and initiative

Please apply at: https://boards.greenhouse.io/thebaltimorebanner/jobs/4663443004.

The Venetoulis Institute embraces diversity and inclusion, and we are wholeheartedly committed to being proactive in inspiring a culture of inclusion across our organization. We are dedicated to establishing an organization that reflects the fundamental respect for different ways of working and living, and we assure every employee the opportunity to reach their full potential.