Development Officer Major Gifts

Choose901; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Regional One Health Foundation in Memphis, TN seeks a Development Officer to lead major gifts fundraising and manage a portfolio of 150+ prospects. Focused on gifts $5,000+, you will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors to expand philanthropic impact.

You will work with staff and volunteers to grow donor engagement, implement communications strategies, and support regional campaigns and events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Required.
• Major in fundraising/marketing/communications Preferred.
• Minimum 2 years experience in fundraising. Required.
• At least 1 year experience of marketing and communications with demonstrated success in donor engagement. Preferred.
• Healthcare or university environment with demonstrated success in major gift fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Develops a comprehensive fundraising strategy to increase donor support.
• Identifies, cultivates, solicitates, and steward major gift prospects (focus on $5,000+).
• Manages portfolio of active donors and reconnects with lapsed donors.
• Drives growth in giving through campaigns, events, and targeted communications.
• Collaborates with board, staff, and volunteers to grow donor base and engagement.
• Supports donor communications and donor recognition programs.
• Leads campaigns and special events fundraising efforts.
• Over time, may supervise other major gift officers.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor engagement

Marketing communications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

A Brief Overview

Responsible for an ambitious fundraising plan. The Development Officer- Major Gifts Officer will create and manage a portfolio of approximately 150 major gift prospects. As part of the Foundation team, this position is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding high net worth prospects – with a focus on gifts at the $5,000 plus level. Both through maximizing our existing high net worth donor base, and finding and attracting new major donors, the Major Gifts Officer will do what it takes to grow philanthropic contributions to allow the foundation to increase its impact. In the future, this position will be responsible for supervising and managing other major gift officers.

What you will do

• Develops a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy and all communication, marketing, and solicitation strategies to increase donor support.


• Creates and implements an overall plan to identify, cultivate, and solicit contributions that will increase the number of donors (primarily focused on major annual/monthly donations).


• Manages a portfolio of active donors, reconnect with lapsed donors, and identify and cultivate new donor prospects.


• Drives growth in philanthropic giving through personal interactions, a robust marketing and communications strategy, fundraising campaigns, and foundation special events.


• Works alongside foundation staff, board members, and volunteers to identify, cultivate, and solicit contributions that will increase the number of active donors.


• Works with foundation staff and board members to improve donor engagement and grow the number of active donors supporting Regional One Health Foundation.


• Primary point person for developing and sending out regular communications to donor prospects, donors, board members, and volunteers.


• Manages the Regional One Health Employee Giving campaign, and promoting and fundraising for special events.


• Assists with the communications and fundraising for special events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Required


• Major in fundraising marketing/communications Preferred


• Minimum 2 years experience in fundraising. Required


• At least 1 year experience of marketing and communications experience with demonstrated success in improved donor/client engagement. Preferred


• Healthcare or university environment with demonstrated success in major gift fundraising.