• Work with the fundraising manager, fundraising team and volunteers to enhance and grow the donor base, including donor retention and acquisition efforts.
• Plan, write and coordinate compelling appeals/proposals that showcase PPL’s work while remaining consistent with PPL’s communications strategies. The majority of these appeals are to individual donors and prospects; there are several targeted appeals to the religious community, PPL vendors and corporate and foundation donor/prospects.
• Coordinate graphics pieces with PPL Communications Manager.
• Plan and coordinate special events, including an annual major donor acquisition effort as well as occasional smaller donor events.
• Engage board members, volunteers and staff in the planning, relationship building and solicitation of donors as appropriate.
• Help design and launch web-based fundraising efforts that enhance donor and prospect connectivity to, knowledge of and involvement in PPL activities and programs.
• Attend community events and respond to requests for presentations to build awareness about PPL’s work to cultivate and strengthen relationships with potential donors.
• Conduct prospect research for fundraising activities.
• Manage donor files and maintain confidentiality.
• Generate mailings and reports as needed.
• Provide support as needed to the Fundraising Committee.
• Work with Fundraising staff to facilitate overall fundraising activities.

• Ability to develop and maintain detailed donor giving data to analyze appeal effectiveness and note giving trends.
• Knowledge of fundraising processes of nonprofit organizations.
• Ability to write appeals and correspondence.
• Excellent communication and presentations skills, both written and oral.
• Excellent time management skills to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced fundraising department.
• Proficient use of Microsoft office products, particularly Word and Excel.
• Interest in and aptitude toward data management is necessary.
• Awareness of and interest in online fundraising and web-based relationship/community building.
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated success in team building and development of effective working relationships with other staff and volunteers.
• Demonstrated personal and professional integrity, particularly with respect to maintaining ethical fundraising standards.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to work quickly and accurately while maintaining deadlines.
• B.A./B.S. degree in communications, or related field (additional education may substitute for experience).
• 2-3 years experience in the nonprofit sector, preferably in fundraising.

PPL Human Resources
hr@ppl-inc.org (e-mail preferred)
1035 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404