Young Life

Campaign Director - South Asia

Young Life • $76K — $104K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Colorado, US
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years experience in fundraising or campaign management preferred.
  • Proven ability to oversee donor management and follow-through.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Demonstrated ability to secure major gifts effectively.
  • Experience in developing and managing budgets.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and build trust with donors.
  • Familiarity with Young Life’s mission and values is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage the fundraising campaign vision and goals.
  • Create and ensure a complete campaign case, including budget and gift plans.
  • Oversee feasibility studies to set financial goals for the campaign.
  • Manage campaign operations and collaborate with various committees and volunteers.
  • Establish and lead donor solicitation meetings and events.
  • Update campaign databases and report progress to the Chief Development Officer (CDO).
  • Coordinate closely with Young Life development entities and maintain communication with CDO.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Involvement in meaningful community impact through fundraising.
  • Collaboration with dedicated staff and volunteers.
  • Supportive work environment fostered by Young Life's values.
Full Job Description
Campaign Director

Summary:
This position is charged with the authority and responsibility to see that the Campaign vision is developed, managed and successfully funded through vision-donor partnerships.

Essential Duties:
A. Case Development
  • Ensure the campaign case is complete and includes all key components, especially the budget section and the gift plan.
  • Invite the Young Life Communications department to bid on case material.
  • Include a planned giving goal.
  • Ensure that all presentation tools for funding the campaign flow from the case statement and are personalized to target constituencies (e.g. individuals and families, foundations/corporations, churches, etc.).


B. Funding Campaign Operations
  • Ensure that a campaign budget is developed and includes the cost of development, communication and data management and is approved by the Chief Development Officer (CDO).
  • Include a Development Cost Recovery (DCR) factor of 12% (6.5% for campaign and 5.5% for Development department).
  • Place any excess revenue for campaign operations in an account for ongoing fund development work at the camp.


C. Campaign Management
  • Oversee a feasibility study to determine the financial goal for the campaign.
  • Ensure strategies for donors in the software are kept current.
  • On an ongoing basis, clarify in the software what the next step is, who is responsible, when it will take place and how it will be reported.
  • Work with the primary caller, field staff and other campaign directors to assess whether donors have other Young Life interests in order to ensure a seamless and coordinated approach with every major donor (15k and up).
  • Set the timetable for the campaign and the monthly targets to be met to reach the goal.
  • In terms of accountability for the campaign, decision-making is always the campaign director's (CD) responsibility, and the CDO is responsible for supporting the CD to make sure tasks are completed on time and reported to the appropriate staff and/or volunteers.


D. Ongoing Responsibilities
  • Develop prospects and when appropriate act as a primary caller or a secondary caller available to participate in donor solicitation meetings.
  • Participate in the recruiting of the needed committees and volunteer positions. Lead, train, supervise, support, sustain and thank this staff so that they succeed in their work.
  • A volunteer Executive Committee led by a chair to raise major gifts ($50K and higher)
  • A Steering Committee of staff and volunteers to guide campaign operations
  • Plan and carry out all supporting activities for the campaign such as donor events, communications strategies (including communication with appropriate staff), recognition programs and other related activities and materials.
  • Work with the Director of Gift Planning, along with representatives of the National Christian Foundation, in implementing the gift planning strategy to reach the goal.
  • Coordinate campaign activities with other Young Life development entities (e.g. area and regional fundraising efforts, other development initiatives, etc.).
  • Submit the updated database to the CDO monthly.
  • Submit the updated campaign timetable to the CDO monthly.
  • Submit the database prospect report to the CDO in June to support the goal for following fiscal year.
  • Work closely with the executive assistant to the CDO for any assistance and to keep the CDO apprised of all campaign developments and issues in a timely fashion.
  • Establish the campaign office and systems to support campaign operations.


E. Procedures and Policies
  • Camp campaigns can take a DCR on in-kind gifts that replace budgeted items; (there is no DCR for the Service Center).
  • Campaign consultants will only be engaged for camp campaigns by the CDO.
  • Be knowledgeable of and assure the following policies are followed:
  • Fund-raised construction policy.
  • Policy on written pledges.


Education:
BA degree preferred.

Qualifications Required For The Job:
  • May be a volunteer or staff person of Young Life (preferred).
  • Must be available to work full-time for the undetermined duration of the campaign.
  • Capable of successfully overseeing the elements of donor management and follow-through.
  • Tested and proved in environments that demand proactivity and punctuality in meeting deadlines.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Ability to research and study for speaking and presentations.
  • Ability to work effectively with major donors and close on major gifts.
  • Ability to accurately develop and manage a budget.
  • Ability to work as a team member with other Young Life staff and volunteers.


Job Specific Working Conditions:

Pay Transparency

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is outlined below. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the United States.

The anticipated salary rate for this position can range from $76,150 - $104,075 depending on relevant education, experience, and location.

About Young Life

Young Life is an evangelical Christian organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado which focuses on young people in middle school, high school, and college. Week-long Summer camps, often of resort-quality, are a major focus. There is a definite emphasis on evangelizing with the Summer camps having once or twice daily large-group “Bible talk” speeches often followed by small-group, adult-led “cabin time” discussions. Toward the end of the week, the young people are asked to go outside at night in silence for 15 minutes and attempt to talk with or commune with God. The last night is “Commitment Night” in which young people who have committed or re-committed their lives to Jesus and the Christian faith are asked to speak and/or stand at an informal ceremony. Young Life states, “33% of all summer campers meet Jesus for the first time.” The organization was started in Gainesville, Texas in 1941 by Presbyterian minister Jim Rayburn. Young Life operates globally using several different organizations with different focuses. As of 2019, Young Life had chapters in 8,513 schools, with average weekly attendance at 369,600 across the organization. Young Life also has 67,000 volunteers as of 2019.
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