AFP WNC Chapter
January Luncheon Program
Warfare Among Non-Profits to Hire Fundraisers
Presenter: Charlie Lucas
In the world of non-profits, there is an unprecedented level of activity surrounding the recruitment and hiring of fundraising professionals. It can actually be called a war, so intense is the competition to attract and retain top-notch, experienced fundraisers. Some non-profits are letting staff members go in order to hire better-trained and more experienced staff, and they are paying the higher salaries required to bring in this talent. Other non-profits are increasing the size of their departments by adding the most talented individuals they can find. How does all of this affect you and your career?
Charlie Lucas will discuss this trend from his perspective as an executive search professional who works with the non-profit sector on a national level to identify and place high-level fundraisings. Charlie will share career tips with the audience to help them command top salaries and cause warfare in the fundraising world!
Charlie Lucas is the Vice-President of The McAulay Firm, an executive search firm, and is a native of Charlotte, NC. He is a 1984 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a Morehead Scholar. He began his career with First Union National Bank in Charlotte in 1984 as a management trainee and worked in the Communications Lending area for several years.
He attended Duke University School of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of The Alaska Law Review and obtained his law degree in 1990. After law school, he joined Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. where he practiced law for six years. As a lawyer, he specialized in corporate finance, public finance and banking transactions. Since joining The McAulay Firm in 1996, he has performed executive searches for clients in a variety of industries and disciplines including electric utilities, manufacturing, financial services, professional services, and not-for-profit.
In addition to his work in the search business, he is active in civic and community affairs. He currently serves as a Trustee of The Duke Endowment and the North Carolina School of the Arts and as a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In recent years, he has been active in alumni and development affairs at Duke Law School and has served as a Trustee or Director of Woodberry Forest School, the Mint Museum of Art, Communities in Schools and several other not-for-profit organizations.
Date: January 16, 2008
Networking: 11:45am
Luncheon: 12:00pm
Location: Asiana Grand Buffet- 1968 Hendersonville Road
Cost with RSVP: $10 members/$12 non-members
Without RSVP: $13 members/$14 non-members
RSVP to Ashley Vandewart at avandewart@alumni.unc.edu.
Change in Meeting Location
The January AFPWNC meeting will be held at the Asiana Grand Buffet located at 1968 Hendersonville Road. We will meet here in January, February, and March. Please note there is also a price change for the luncheon.
Please send any questions and comments to Ashley Vandewart at ashley@wildsouth.org.
Current Jobs Available
Children and Family Resource Center
Director of Annual Giving
The Director of Annual Giving is responsible for all gift and grant revenue-generating activities required to support the vision and mission of the Center with an annual fundraising goal of $300,000 to $500,000. While reporting to the Executive Director this position will also work closely with board members and volunteers to sustain a year-round comprehensive program of charitable support from individuals, corporations, foundations, churches and philanthropic organizations. The majority of the Director’s time will be given to external fundraising.
The successful candidate must have at least five years of professional fundraising experience with a proven successful track record. A resourceful, highly-motivated, energetic self-starter is required to provide leadership, direction and coordination for fundraising strategies and activities. The Director of Annual Giving must be comfortable in a leadership role and be able to develop and implement a workable development plan that contains specific success measures for advancing our annual fundraising capacity.
Qualifications:
A bachelor’s degree and/or demonstrated success in developing and implementing annual campaign activities, recognized leadership ability, strong interpersonal and communication skills are required. Additional skills and abilities being sought solid computer skills using Word, Excel, Outlook and Raiser’s Edge.
Salary Range: $40,000 - $50,000 with excellent benefits including 100% paid medical insurance and an IRA retirement plan.
How to Apply:
Mail, fax or email cover letter, resume, salary history and three references to
Children & Family Resource Center
PO Box 1105
Hendersonville, NC 28793
FAX: 1-828-698-5532
EMAIL: director@childrenandfamily.org
Applications will be reviewed shortly after resumes are received. Information relative to the timeline for interviews will be communicated upon request.
McAuley Foundation
Director of Development
The McAuley Foundation continues the Sisters of Mercy's 100-year tradition of service to the people of Western North Carolina by supporting the Sisters of Mercy's Asheville-based ministries. The McAuley Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization and relies on contributions and investments as its major source of income. Recent Foundation efforts have included funding digital imaging for Urgent Care and facility development.
The Director of Development is responsible for achieving the Annual Giving to meet the organization’s operating needs; Planned Giving which creates a permanent endowment upon which financial viability depends; and Capital Giving which is important in funding construction of facilities.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field. Three (3) to five (5) years progressively responsible experience in fundraising. A successful track record in all phases of fundraising. Experience in organizing and supervising volunteers a plus. Must have flexibility in work schedule to attend fundraising/donor events. Entry Salary 47K-57K DOQ. Competitive benefits package. Send resume to Belinda Odom, HR Director, Sisters of Mercy Services Corporation, via email at bodom@somsc.org or by fax to (828)254-4102, or fill out our online employment application. www.somsc.org (McCauley Foundation/Careers) Equal Opportunity Employer.
