Advancement Officer

lifewisecareers; Bradford (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

LifeWise Academy seeks a gospel-centered Advancement Officer to cultivate opportunities and manage a donor pipeline. This part-time role requires strong communication, leadership and interpersonal skills, with active church involvement. You will steward donors, report progress to leadership, and help plan fundraising events.

The position emphasizes a mature faith and alignment with LifeWise’s beliefs, offering meaningful impact and part-time hours.

Qualifications

• A mature Christian faith aligned with LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith.
• Active participation in a local church whose doctrine aligns with LifeWise Academy Faith.
• Leadership experience in professional or volunteer roles.
• Experience in fundraising or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a LifeWise ambassador and cultivate donor interest.
• Effectively communicate LifeWise's vision, mission and priorities to prospective donors.
• Oversee a portfolio of donors and prospects, meeting regularly with them.
• Maintain donor records in the LifeWise CRM and provide updates to leadership.
• Develop strategies to renew and upgrade donor gifts.
• Plan and execute fundraising events and follow up with donors.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Fundraising experience

Job description

About Us

LifeWise Academy is a released time religious instruction program that exists to reach public school students with the gospel during school hours. Under released time law, students may be released from public school during the day to receive religious instruction, provided the program is off school property, privately funded and parent-permitted. We believe released time is the greatest missed opportunity of the American church to reach the next generation with the gospel.

About You

You love Jesus. You love kids. You have the ability to take advantage of each interaction and turn it into an opportunity for Kingdom advancement. You recognize that your sphere of influence is a mission field and is able to articulate how God is moving through and around you. You can connect people with ideas through conversation and influence them toward action. You can create excitement in people and then help them find ways to get involved in making a difference. Most importantly, you know this isn't just a job. It's a chance to do something meaningful, a chance to serve others and a chance to make a life-changing impact on students with the gospel.

About the Job

We are looking for a gospel-centered, results-driven and detail-oriented Advancement Officer to join our team. This is a position responsible for cultivating advancement opportunities and managing a pipeline of donors. Our ideal candidate is a spiritually mature active church participant with excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills. This is a part-time position.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a LifeWise ambassador, introducing the concept of LifeWise Academy and cultivating interest
• Effectively communicate the vision, mission and priorities of LifeWise to prospective donors
• Oversee a portfolio of donors and prospects, meeting with prospects, ambassadors and donors regularly
• Participate in each step of the donor pipeline and maintain an organized system for donor stewardship by updating constituent records in the LifeWise customer relationship management system
• Provide regular reporting of major gift progress to the program director and leadership board
• Develop strategies to renew and upgrade donor gifts
• Participate in the planning and execution of the fundraising events and follow up with donors in a timely manner

Qualifications and Experience

• A mature personal Christian faith in agreement with the "What We Believe" section of the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith
• Active participation in and commitment to a local church whose doctrine aligns with the "What We Believe" section of the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith
• Leadership experience in either a professional or volunteer capacity
• Experience in a fundraising position or other related field (preferred)

Benefits

• Retirement plan, including employer match

LifeWise Academy's hiring practices and EEO Statement are fully in compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" section of employment discrimination laws for religious organizations and permits them to give employment preference to members of their own religion. LifeWise Academy is in that category.

Classification: Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Employment Type: Part-Time

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