Regional Development Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We’re in the business of Good.

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) is the charitable arm of Lions International, the world’s largest service club organization. Serving more than 1.4 million Lions, working with 47,000 clubs in 200-plus countries globally, LCIF has funded humanitarian service to build a more promising future for citizens of the world.

Since 1968, LCIF has awarded more than $1 billion in grants, helping combat vision problems, provide valuable life skills to youth, respond to major catastrophes, and build programs to address the needs of at-risk and vulnerable populations. LCIF is also working to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve the quality of life for those living with the disease. In addition, the foundation is expanding its global causes to include childhood cancer, hunger and the environment while raising funds to empower even more service from Lions.

As the challenges facing our world increase, so must our capacity to combat them. These are not things that any one Lion, club or district can do alone. But together, we can. We are currently looking for a Regional Development  Specialist  to join our team and rise to the challenge of empowering service.

Position Highlights :

Serves as liaison between Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and worldwide Lion volunteers and donors. Supports all aspects of fundraising and volunteer management, including preparing solicitations, materials, speeches, and presentations.

What You’ll Do :

• Research trends in giving, both internally and sector-wide, relevant causes and issues, recommends appropriate courses of action, and supports volunteer team of LCIF leaders and coordinators.
• Serves as primary responder to LCIF development calls and email relating to member inquiries, recognition, and donations in assigned area.
• Responsible for revenue generation and goal achievement within assigned area.
• Produces and drafts proposals, resources, and other written materials for LCIF such as speeches, Power-Point presentations, and seminar and training materials for Lion volunteers.
• Keeps detailed records of all donor contacts, current and historical.
• Ensure donor data is accurate and up to date; assists in compiling new data for cultivation purposes.
• Identifies potential donors through research and qualification.
• Plans and facilitates LCIF Lion volunteer meetings, training seminars, etc.
• Coordinates efforts with other departments on cross-functional projects.
• Provides input to supervisor and assists in implementing department plans and goals.
• Prepares and / or reviews reports, which communicate and evaluate department information.
• Attends select Lions events to promote LCIF or support the work of the LCIF coordinators.
• Liaises with volunteer leadership and Board of Trustees, where appropriate, to develop / modify and implement relevant strategies for donor engagement and cultivation.
• Builds donor pipeline and establishes portfolio of prospects in assigned area(s).

We’re Looking for Someone With :

Why You’ll Love Working Here :

Lions International has excellent benefits for you and your family. We believe in a balanced work-life and have programs and benefit plans to support our employees, such as :

Compensation : Exempt, $67,000- $75,000

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact on the work we do, and we know that having varied perspectives helps generate innovative ideas to solve complex problems in an ever-changing world.

Lions International is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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