Job description

The Butterfly Foundation
The Butterfly Foundation is dedicated to supporting people who have suffered loss, illness or other hardship by empowering them emotionally, spiritually, physically or financially.

We carefully screen those who need help and award assistance to recipients who embrace our philosophy of paying it forward.
Since its inception in 2009, The Butterfly Foundation has helped cancer survivors, widows, children and families who have been brought down by tragedy to rebuild their lives through acts of generosity and caring.

The Butterfly Foundation was created by Nancy Fitzgerald in 2009 as a purposeful way to support people who have suffered a severe loss, illness, or other hardship by empowering them emotionally, spiritually, or financially. As a former news reporter and anchor, Nancy came across hundreds of stories of tragedy and wanted to be able to do something to alleviate their suffering.

Executive Director Needed – who is passionate about helping families in
Colorado!

This is a position where we are very hands on with our recipients, we don’t just write a check, we dig in and see what their needs are and help out in a life-altering way. The goal is to help everyone who applies in some way, whether they are one of our recipient families or we refer them to other foundations and services to help them with their needs. Candidate will work with the board to drive growth and awareness.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

Fundraising

• Accountable for revenue of assigned line which would typically include a minimum of

2 priority events or campaigns as well as additional responsibilities and initiatives.

• Develops fundraising plans and budgets designed to achieve growth over prior year
• Launch new events, campaigns, initiatives and/or programs as requested.
• Works strategically to ensure key fundraising best practices are followed and key performance benchmarks are achieved.
• Screens and interviews all eligible recipients and presents them to the board for selection.
• Shares successes and best practices among volunteers.
• Engages in continuous long and short-term revenue planning.

• Identifies, recruits/renews, and cultivates/stewards new and corporate sponsors, committee members, team leaders, honorees, chairs, and volunteers for assigned events/campaigns/initiatives.
• Identifies prospective board members and individual donors.
• Ensures good volunteer placement, ongoing training, holds volunteers accountable to agreed tasks and delegates assignments to recruited volunteers on an on-going basis.
• Cultivates volunteers and recognizes their successes and achievements.
• Communicates state-wide volunteer engagement opportunities.
• Renews and works to deepen engagement of participants, committee members, community members and sponsors.
• Networks with the greater community as well as Butterfly families, volunteers, major donors and corporate sponsors to identify and recruit new business.
• Recruits, trains, manages and cultivates fundraising participants and committee members.
• Partners with Founder to identify potential board members.
• Identifies and assists with cultivation of prospects for Individual Giving, events/ campaigns and regional corporate participation.
• Develops sponsorship proposals and negotiates volunteer/corporate “best fit” for the organization.
• Conducts in partnership with key leaders, corporate recruitment events and post event wrap up and evaluation meetings.
• Plans, implements, and attends events and meetings.
• Seeks underwriting, in-kind donations and auction items for assigned events.

Education/Service

• Organizes frequent community engagement opportunities to help inform prospective families and other foundations about the Butterfly’s mission, fundraising events, programs and services. Accurately communicates and raises awareness about The

Butterfly Foundation and the work of the Foundation at events and other Butterfly- sponsored programs.

Financial/Administrative

• Completes all required training and maintains current knowledge of all financial and accounting systems and procedures. Records and enters constituent information into record-keeping system to facilitate the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship

processes of the foundation. Prepares forms, materials and reports for assigned events and submits post-event follow up documentation in a timely manner.
Accurately forecasts revenue and tracks expenses for assigned events. Carries out all financial and accounting responsibilities in compliance with audit procedures.
Prepares monthly newsletters, social media, updates website on current events, prepares all marketing materials.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• 5 or more years of fundraising/sales experience. Four-year degree or equivalent education/experience required. Great passion and people skills. Strong volunteer management experience. Strong attention to detail. Working knowledge of Microsoft

Office including Outlook, Word, Excel. Strong interpersonal skills (verbal and written) necessary in order to communicate diplomatically and effectively with volunteers, donors, and staff.

COMPENSATION AND WORK CONDITIONS

• 29 Hours a week $50,000-$55,000 per year. Works from home.

*The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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