Position: Manager, Development and Grant Activities
Supervisor: Executive Director
Type: Full Time / 32- 40 Hours per week.
Salary Range: $48k-$50k
Organization Overview and Mission
The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor (LHHC), established in 1995, is one of twelve designated Heritage Areas in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's Heritage Areas exist to develop, build, revitalize, and restore the Commonwealth's heritage tourism infrastructure. They are collaborative grassroots catalysts empowering entrepreneurs, small businesses, rural communities, cities, and our citizenry to survive and thrive. Heritage Areas are image makers and economic generators crucial to bolstering Pennsylvania's core communities and economic vitality.
The mission of the LHHC, a 501c3 nonprofit, is to identify, conserve, promote, and interpret the cultural, historical, natural, recreational, and economic resources along the 200-mile corridor of the Lincoln Highway in Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, and Adams counties. Focusing on the Lincoln Highway story from 1913 through 1940, the Lincoln Highway Experience Museum educates the public through programs and interpretive exhibits. The history of America's first transcontinental highway is told on a national and state level, emphasizing Pennsylvania's 200-mile Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor.
Overview
The Manager of Development & Grant Activities is the principal fundraising staff member for the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this role works closely with the Executive Director to implement the organization's fundraising strategy, as established by the Board of Trustees. The role oversees all financial development efforts to fund current and future programs, activities, events, and physical structures.
Role:
The role of the Development and Grant Manager is to develop and implement all short- and long-term fundraising plans and activities for LHHC. In this role, the incumbent serves as the LHHC's point person for identifying, engaging, and cultivating donors, members, and sponsors. The role also identifies, applies for, and manages all grant applications for LHHC funding. He/She implements fundraising campaigns among individuals, local business and commercial organizations, and municipal and nonprofit entities. The role reports the results of all development and grant activities related to the effectiveness and contribution to the financial success of the LHHC.
Responsibilities:
- Creates and/or implements activities to engage and retain donors across all segments (individual, business/commercial, and municipal/nonprofit)
- Research, vet, and apply for grant opportunities in support of mission-based initiatives and overall operations
- Solicits donations/contributions from all segments through fundraising campaigns, events, programs, and other activities conducted by LHHC
- Coordinates specific fundraising events as necessary
- Develops, maintains, and enhances relationships among fundraising sources and LHHC stakeholders
- Creates and maintains operational processes to manage donors, fundraising campaigns, and grant applications
- Reports results of development and grant activity to management and the Board of Trustees
- Manages LHHC Mini-Grant program
- Leverages systems and processes to manage all development activities
Success Measures:
● Increased donor base, frequency, and dollar volume of donations
● Reduced donor attrition from controllable reasons
● Increased revenue per hour for fundraising initiatives (e.g., cost-benefit of efforts)
● Success rate in grant awards for the organization's mission-related and operational activities
● Effectiveness of campaigns toward increasing contributed and earned revenue for the organization
● Development of recommendations for ongoing improvement in fundraising activities
● Development and effectiveness of relationships across the organization, within the local community, and other stakeholders
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution of higher learning (or commensurate experience in the field of development and/or grant management); fields of study in Finance, Business Management, or nonprofit administration are preferred.
2-3 years of experience managing development activities at a nonprofit organization or similar institution of at least $200K in revenue.
Demonstrated effective written, oral communication, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated track record in securing ongoing support from individuals, foundations, corporations, and business and community leaders.
Strong knowledge and ability to utilize Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and other administrative tools.
Strong knowledge of donation and grant management software applications (knowledge of PastPerfect helpful).
Availability:
Full-time Position: 32—40 hours per week.
A hybrid schedule is available for qualified candidates.
Benefits:
● Accrued leave and paid holidays
● Health, dental, and vision insurance
● Retirement plan
Interested applicants should email a cover letter and CV to:
director@lhhc.org
Subject: Development and Grant Manager
Kimberly A. Cady
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
Executive Director
Small Museum Association