Capital Campaign Manager

Louise S. McGehee School
New Orleans, LA, USA

Essential Responsibilities
Capital Campaign Management and Organization

• Provide overall campaign management and organization including managing prospect pipeline reports, prospect strategy, volunteer assignment, and status updates
• Use research tools to screen and identify prospects, and develop basic prospect research profiles
• Develop and oversee campaign gift and cashflow reports
• Manage campaign gift agreements and the accurate recording of campaign pledges/gifts; work closely with the Advancement Coordinator to ensure timely and appropriate stewardship of gifts
• Ensure appropriate donor recognition/naming is provided within fundraising policies
• Oversee scheduling of campaign meetings and provide support on campaign presentations, take minutes, and capture next steps for volunteers and staff
• Work closely with Development team to help execute all recognition events, reports, signage, plaques, and personalized stewardship
• Assist with production of campaign correspondence including proposals, meeting requests, and statements for outstanding pledge balances
• Organize and monitor volunteer assignments and provide timely information and materials to support their solicitation work
• Maintain master campaign calendar including the overall campaign timeline, goals for major milestones, steering committee meeting dates, major prospect meeting dates, campaign-related event dates, pending and upcoming proposal dates
• Oversee travel booking and scheduling for the Head of School and others who may need to travel for capital campaign purposes
• Issue and provide analysis on regular progress reports including results to date, recent activity, priority contacts to be made, and next actions to keep the Campaign Committee moving forward

Cultivation and Community

• Develop prospect profiles for volunteers in advance of meetings
• Help prepare grant applications for community and family foundations 
• Gather and track information about prospects
• Plan for and manage the execution of campaign events
• Attend special events as needed

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