Mar 10th, 2025
Hidden Villa
About the Organization
Hidden Villa is a nonprofit educational organization that uses its organic farm, wilderness, and community to teach and provide opportunities to learn about the environment and social justice. Hidden Villa stretches over 1600 acres of open space in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, about 40 miles south of San Francisco.
Our mission is to foster educational experiences that build connections and inspire a deeper appreciation and respect for nature, food, and one another.
Job Description
Position salary range: $100-115k
Position reports to: Director of Development & Communications
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Hidden Villa is seeking a Fundraising Campaign Manager to lead an effective annual giving program and launch a comprehensive campaign (endowment, capital, and annual fund). Reporting to the Director of Development, the Fundraising Campaign Manager is an integral member of a small, hard-working team, managing fundraising appeals, cultivation events, donor relations database management, grant management, and general fundraising efforts to support Hidden Villa’s mission. This position requires significant experience in project management, donor segmentation, tracking and understanding data performance analytics, and development strategy. This position leads implementation of giving strategy by identifying funding sources for renewed, increased, and new support, as well as develops and implements strategies for annual giving identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
In collaboration with fund development team members, lead the management and implementation of fundraising campaigns to cultivate, retain, and further develop Hidden Villa’s fundraising opportunities.
Develop and implement a strategic plan of action with objectives, timelines, and evaluation plans for the annual giving program to retain, upgrade, and acquire new annual fund donors through the thoughtful cultivation materials, solicitations, meaningful stewardship, and creative engagement communications and activities.
In collaboration with the communications manager, ensure fundraising content on the website and donate pages are consistent, up-to-date, and optimized toward current fundraising campaign goals and branding.
Regularly track and analyze campaign performance to improve strategy and tactics.
Implement procedures to maintain strong donor relations and increased organization and efficiency through utilization of Salesforce and standard operating procedures for all fundraising activities.
Manage integration of our data systems to provide full profile information of constituents for long term stewardship and communications strategy
Maximize the use of Salesforce and other key fundraising tools and platforms to effectively segment and track donors and understand donor behaviors.
Manage the part-time Database and Administrative Coordinator to ensure data from all registration platforms are uploaded on a regular basis and support donor communications and marketing efforts.
Ensure development processes and procedures are upheld and adapted as needed.
Perform weekly reconciliation audits and ensure data integrity is consistent and correct.
Manage administration of grant appeals, reports, budgets, etc. in support of the organization.
Partner with colleagues to support Hidden Villa's work to be a diverse and inclusive organization.
Perform any other duties as assigned towards meeting team and organizational goals.
CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT:
Manage distribution of 3-4 annual fundraising appeals and other mailings, as needed.
In collaboration with consultants and staff, maintain a smooth work plan and timeline, including working with the designer, printers, and mail house, segmenting donors, creating mail lists and ask levels, making follow-up phone calls, tracking all gifts, and writing thank you notes.
Working with consultants and development team staff, support the feasibility work and development of a comprehensive campaign plan.
Drive efforts to increase annual giving by understanding our constituents, their interests, trends, and by accessing new and creative channels.
EVENT SUPPORT:
Provide event management support for 3-4 small cultivation events and 1 - 2 larger cultivation events annually.
Assist the Database and Administrative Coordinator to manage mail lists and registrations in our donor database.
Contribute proactive and creative solutions to make each event better than the last.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Five or more years of experience in fundraising and or donor facing work.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Ability to exercise judgment in a position of responsibility and to work with or without supervision.
Ability to act with sincerity, diplomacy, and tact when working with the public and Hidden Villa supporters.
Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends as needed.
Highly organized and capable of creating effective, efficient systems.
Excellent customer service, communications, writing and presentation skills.
Proficiency in MS Office, Google Suite programs and database applications (Salesforce preferred).
Valid California driver’s license, clean driving record.
Must be able to lift 20 pounds.
Additional information
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
This position is a full-time, exempt position. The compensation for this position is $100-115k per year. This position is full time and will be required to be onsite 3 days per week minimum in Los Altos Hills. Workdays are Monday through Friday, occasional weekend or evening work will be required to support organization/board events. This position is fully benefitted, including paid time off, health insurance and retirement. Because Hidden Villa is a youth-serving organization, all applicants will be required to complete a background check and Live Scan fingerprinting before hire. Due to the nature of Hidden Villa’s operations, work hours may vary.
TO APPLY: Please email cover letter, resume and three professional references to jobs@hiddenvilla.org.
Hidden Villa is committed to creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organization at all levels. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected category.
Contact email for applicants jobs@hiddenvilla.org