Employment Opportunities

Position Title: Development Director

Position Summary:

The Development Director (DD) is the chief fundraising officer for Fishline. The DD manages the relationships with individual, corporate and community-based organizations that donate or have the potential to donate financial gifts to Fishline. The DD works closely with the Executive Director and Marketing and Communications Director to achieve the fundraising goals of Fishline. The DD is a member of the senior management team and has direct reports. In addition, the DD will demonstrate discretion, tact, and diplomacy in handling sensitive information, and will consistently strive to uphold the reputation and values of Fishline.

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Annual Campaign

  · Design and implement annual campaign to meet the needs of Fishline

  · Run the Resource Development Committee with a board member co-chair, reporting on progress and informing members of additional needs.

  Individual Giving

  · Cultivates new donors for Fishline

  · Stewards existing donors

  · Implement moves management strategy to retain, grow and receive increased gifts and, eventually, planned gifts from donors

  Corporate Giving

  · Sell sponsorships to local businesses

  · Manage other corporate giving

  · Solicit auction items from the business community

  · Recruit and retain local businesses for the Children’s Holiday Help and Birthday Bucks Campaigns. Provide assistance with reimbursements.

  Community Based Giving

  · Cultivate and steward Faith Based Institutions

  · Cultivate and steward other community-based organizations

  · Attend and speak at community events to garner support

  Endowment

  · Assist with creation of an endowment

  · Cultivate gifts for the endowment

  Data Management

  · Maintain donor database

  · Use data to inform on donor capacity

  · Run reports to guide donor management

  · Process and send gift acknowledgments in a timely manner

  Executive Support

  · Create portfolio of current and prospective donors for ED to cultivate and steward

  · Proactively provide ED with information on prospects and donors that will attend organizational events

  Drives

  · Run and organize drives to solicit for specific needs (such as clothing for the shower program and holiday foods)

  Events and Campaigns

  · Working with the Marketing and Communications Director, help to provide a memorable experience at Fishline events

  · Follow up with event attendees to thank them for attending and cultivate and steward future gifts

  · Analyze campaign participants to determine future capacity to give to Fishline

  Direct Reports

  · Supervise Development Department Staff

  Other duties as assigned.

***Please include a current resume and a cover letter with application***

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Position Title: Material Handler

Position Description:

To help management support the operations of our popular non-profit thrift store by providing a great shopping experience for our customers. Assists the Retail Department Manager in insuring that all employees and volunteers meet the organizations standards and expectations by providing training and support to sales associates and volunteers while working collaboratively with the manager and organization. The material handler will receive and process donations in a timely and friendly manner. Making sure to receive only items, which our locations are able to sell. They will sort, and process donations. They will also make Goodwill and dump runs as needed. The material handler’s main purpose is to provide a positive donor experience and efficient product processing.

Responsibilities:

• Adhere to donation guidelines
• Greet and assist customers/donors
• Receive, process donations
• Clean shelves, counters
• Have an in-dept knowledge of the store’s inventory, location, and prices
• Organize the back as well as the truck
• Demonstrate and support employees and volunteers in adhering to the organization’s policies, standards, and expectations
• Foster a positive image of Fishline and its role in the community
• Dispose of product by either taking to other thrift locations, the dump, etc.
• Transfer product from one location to the next
• Maintain store safety for staff and customers
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements/Competencies:

• Experience driving a box truck
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to effectively lead staff, help customers, and work with management
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to exercise good judgment and work well with others
• Good problem-solving skills
• Willing to work a flexible schedule of days, evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Able to stand for an 8-hour shift, bend, stretch, lift 50 pounds repeatedly
• Able to drive the shop van to transport items/donations as needed
• Able to follow donation guidelines
• Time management skills

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North Kitsap Fishline is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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.