Development Manager, NASCAR Foundation

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We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!

NASCAR Foundation seeks a talented professional to join in the position of Development Manager based in our Daytona Beach, Florida office.

The Development Manager is responsible for a fundraising goal of approximately $1 million in revenue by managing a combination of the fundraising initiatives outlined below.  

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for developing and executing an annual plan for the Individual/Major Donor Giving Program. This includes day-to-day management of individual giving moves, management, and major donor prospecting.
• Responsible for leading major donor giving initiatives to maximize fundraising opportunities through donor solicitation and cultivation.  This includes researching prospective donors, compiling data and reports from the Foundation database and other sources that Foundation staff can use in the cultivation process.  
• Development of a grant funding strategy in which to secure corporate, foundation or individual gifts to support the programs of the Foundation.  Grant writing and submission as necessary to secure funds.    
• Utilization, input and management of the Aegis database which houses constituent data with the ability to enter and extract data as necessary to perform job duties.  
• Responsible for event management and execution of specific Foundation fundraising events, including High Speed Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament and Over the Edge At ONE DAYTONA.  Additional event duties as assigned.
• Travels throughout the NASCAR Season for fundraising and event execution (up to 25%) including weekends.

Required skills / experience:                             

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university and two to three) years of fundraising, sales, marketing, administration and/or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Proficient on Company provided hardware and software.  Experience in Bernard Software.                             
• Must possess a passion for fundraising and demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain productive, mutually beneficial relationships with management, professional staff, third-party partners, vendors, corporate sponsors, donors, and volunteers.
• Ability to multi-task; handle communications, logistics and follow-through on multiple events/programs concurrently.

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Learn more about this role and our team by applying at www.careers.nascar.com for consideration.

We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!

NASCAR is committed to fostering a diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We seek to attract and retain the best qualified people available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any basis that is protected by applicable law except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists.

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