Why RVNAhealth?

RVNAhealth (formerly known as RVNA, the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association) is a twelve-time winner of the Hearst Media Top Workplaces Award. We offer rewarding career opportunities where you can make an enormous impact.

Benefits of Working at RVNAhealth

RVNAhealth is committed to providing an exceptional, supportive, and progressive work environment for each employee. We offer:

Competitive compensation

Extensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 403(b) plan with matching contributions, life and disability insurance plans

Paid time off

Personal Wellness Days

A supportive and employee-centric culture

Comprehensive orientation

Career path

Ongoing educational, training and certification opportunities

Wellness programs

Work-life balance

The Development Manager is responsible for assisting with the execution of a broad-based fundraising program to advance the mission of the organization. This position will innovatively and creatively seek to incorporate contemporary fundraising methods to attract Millennial and Gen-X donors, to include giving days, online appeals, peer fundraising, mobile giving platforms, social media and website needs. Responsible for developing and coordinating a full calendar of donor communications and series of appeals throughout the year, both via direct mail and online, to include the year-end Annual Appeal, Recurring Gift Program, Grateful Patient & Family Program, recovery appeals, and donor impact reports. This position will analyze donor data and giving trends to create strategies to ensure new donor acquisition, increased giving, donor retention and recovery of lapsed donors. Position will also assist in the execution of fundraising events. The Development Manager is an integral member of the fundraising team and shares responsibility for overall departmental goal achievement.

Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree preferred in communications, business, or marketing. • Must have a minimum of 3-5 years of non-profit fundraising experience and be well versed in contemporary fundraising methods. • Must have outstanding writing skills, with successful experience in writing direct mail appeals, e-appeals, website content and social media communications. • Ability to analyze and track data using donor database to acquire, recover, retain and upgrade donors. Proficiency in Donor Perfect preferred. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office. • Ability to creatively and effectively use all forms of social media. • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to initiate and cultivate positive relationships key to fundraising and the donor-development process. • Highly motivated with strong organizational skills, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment. • Ability to manage multiple roles, prioritize work and meet deadlines. • Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision and instruction.

RVNAhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. RVNAhealth is committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized.

This agency is independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the agency, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this agency. All inquiries about employment at this agency should be made directly to the agency location and not to the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home.