Annual Fund Manager
Employment Type
Job (Full-time)Job Categories
Development & Membership
Job Description
The Annual Fund Manager is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategy to cultivate, solicit, and steward individual and corporate donors, maximizing annual giving revenue through multi-channel fundraising efforts including direct mail, email, phone appeals, and online giving, with a focus on donor retention and engagement. The Annual Fund Manager also will assist with Blossom, the Garden’s annual fundraising dinner, by securing sponsorships and managing donor relations. This position reports directly to the External Relations Director.
About Us
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden inspires people to value plants, garden design, and the natural world by cultivating plant collections of the Allegheny Plateau and temperate regions, creating display gardens, conducting educational programs, and conserving the environment.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Develop and implement a comprehensive annual giving plan including direct mail appeals, email campaigns, and online giving initiatives for a variety of constituencies including individuals, corporations and organizations.
• Develop and manage a stewardship and cultivation program for corporate donors that identifies recognition levels and support.
• In consultation with External Relations Director, annually establish goals, objectives and strategies for fundraising, and regularly track progress towards achieving them.
• Create compelling fundraising materials, including donor appeals, personalized impact reports, and acknowledgement letters, tailored to different donor segments.
• Ensure information related to fundraising strategies and activities, as well as other appropriate information related to donors/prospects, is entered in the Altru database.
• Analyze donor data to identify trends and inform fundraising strategies for maximum impact.
Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree required; will consider equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Minimum of three years of documented success in implementing sophisticated, multi-channel annual fund strategies that use a relationship-building and moves management approach.
• Ability to initiate and build relationships with prospective individual donors and interact via telephone and in person.
• Highly developed understanding of database systems; Altru or Blackbaud experience preferred.
• Must be extremely detailed and well-organized.
• Must maintain professionalism in both written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrate strong people skills, effective management, and a positive work environment.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
• Must be willing to obtain required background checks (Child Abuse Clearance; PA State Police Background Check; Fingerprint Background Check).
Additional Information
• Typically, this is a 40 hours per workweek position; a flexible schedule is required for Garden-related functions.
• Primarily office work conditions with occasionally conducting Garden tours for donors (individuals or groups) outdoors.
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time, traverse moderate site conditions of the Garden, and be computer proficient.
Application Instructions
Please submit your application online. Do not make multiple submissions. No phone calls please.
Application Deadline:
May 31, 2025
