Description:
Summary:
It is an exciting time at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program! After successfully expanding to a second location, we’re working to continue our donor engagement momentum and expand our development team to include a Leadership Gifts Officer. This position, reporting to the Development Director, is the result of a months-long effort, led by a consultant, to build out a formal Leadership Gifts program, including processes, infrastructure, and portfolios.
The Leadership Gifts Officer will play a leading role in building and cultivating relationships within a portfolio of donors to secure essential funding for the organization’s mission. Our ideal candidate will be familiar with moves management best practices and ready to get to know our incredible community of donors.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Actively managing a portfolio of 120-150 donors, including developing and implementing strategies; establishing relationships; identifying gift opportunities that match donors’ interest; personally soliciting gifts; and providing ongoing stewardship as appropriate.
- Entering, maintaining, and ensuring the integrity of donor interactions and information in our CRM and reporting on performance to evaluate the success of these efforts.
- Annually evaluating portfolio performance, identifying new prospects, and initiating or removing individuals from the Moves Management cycle.
- Organizing and convening quarterly meetings with the Development Director and Executive Director to review their portfolios, troubleshoot challenges, and celebrate leadership giving successes.
- Upholding all guidelines contained within the organization’s Gift Acceptance Policy when soliciting and receiving gifts.
- Attending fundraising and donor appreciation events to cultivate and steward key relationships.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of three to five years of successful experience in nonprofit fundraising, with a specific focus on roles requiring direct solicitation
- Highly professional with demonstrated experience tactfully navigating sensitive conversations
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to draft compelling donor solicitations and effectively summarize interactions through donor contact reports
- Organized, attentive to detail, and able to balance multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
- Proficiency using donor management software (preferably Bloomerang), and the Google suite of products as well as navigating various web platforms