Major Gifts Officer

The Major Gifts Officer will play a critical role in increasing donor support and acts as an ambassador for the facility and the facility's foundation across the community.  Responsibilities include: new donor identification, cultivation and stewardship of existing donors to increase overall retention and giving levels, and relationship management between donors and others on the board and staff who work with them. The Major Gifts Officer will also be responsible for helping with appeal campaigns and growing our Legacy of Life planned giving program. The Major Gifts Officer reports to the Executive Vice President of the facility's foundation, and will work closely and collaboratively with the Foundation board members and other external stakeholders.

• Maintain a personal portfolio of major gift prospects (defined as those giving a gift of $10,000) in support of the facility), as well as those donors and prospects that have the capacity to give at the $250,000 lead gift level or greater.
  
• Serve as the primary relationship manager for this portfolio of prospects, developing and implementing a written donor strategy and relationship record (using Raisers Edge) to record prospect and donor interactions.
  
• Communicate with portfolio through face-to-face cultivation, solicitation and stewardship meetings, and written strategies; ensure that each major donor and prospect has a clear strategy and timeline for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
  
• Develop solicitation strategies for donors / prospects in support of the organization's annual fund, planned giving, and comprehensive campaign; ensure strategies are compatible and maximize opportunities with other existing campaigns and appeals.
  
• Support the fundraising efforts of the Executive Vice President in securing new and renewed gifts.
  
• With the Executive Vice President, help create and manage organizational budget; track and report on progress to goal including contracts, gifts, and pledges.
  
• Work with the Foundation Coordinator to screen and prepare profiles of current and prospective donors; establish and refine benchmarks for department research processes as needed.
  
• Help ensure proper donor recognition in all publications and oversee accurate donor lists for those publications.
  

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years’ experience managing high-level donor relationships with demonstrated success in closing gifts of $25000 to $1 million required. Demonstrated High-level proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, and a working knowledge of search functions for donor research purposes. Experience and proficiency with Raisers Edge database software required.

EDUCATION: High School Diploma, HiSET or GED equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY: none.