Donor Relations & Fundraising Officer

Bright Hope International; Barrington, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Hope is seeking a Junior Development Officer to increase revenue by cultivating donors and managing a portfolio of allies who share a commitment to alleviating poverty. The role involves planning events, engaging new donors, and coordinating with the Director of Relationship Management to advance philanthropic growth.

The position emphasizes spiritual alignment with Bright Hope’s beliefs and the goal of transforming donors’ worldview through mutual transformation, with domestic and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of development experience, preferred.
• Grant research and writing experience preferred.
• Connections to Christian philanthropic networks strongly preferred.
• Undergraduate degree preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce or other donor CRM preferred.
• Strong competency with Microsoft Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to travel domestically approximately 5 days per year and internationally 2-3 times per year.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must care deeply for uplifting those suffering from extreme poverty using a Christian framework.
• Demonstrable ability to ignite passion for Bright Hope’s mission and vision.
• Demonstrable ability to effectively cold call prospective benefactors.
• Demonstrable ability to engage and inspire high-net-worth individuals to give generously.

Responsibilities

• Developing relationships with donors and crafting individualized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Conducting in-person and virtual donor visits, locally and domestically.
• Preparing personalized gift proposals for donors, making gift solicitations, and having planned giving conversations with donors.
• Identifying and qualifying major gift prospects from existing donor base as well as from outside our existing donor base.
• Support the Director- RM with selected foundation and grant opportunities.
• Assist the RM team with the strategy, planning, and execution of donor events.
• In coordination with the Director- RM, support the planning and implementation of Hope Builders, Bright Hope’s new mid-to-high level donor society.
• Track activities and moves management in Salesforce.
• Contribute to planning and leading 2-3 international donor trips per year to program sites, creating a space for donors to be transformed through the impact of their support (mutual transformation).

Skills

Relationship building

Donor engagement

Communication

Fundraising strategy

Grant research

Education

Undergraduate degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Bright Hope is seeking a Junior Development Officer to increase revenue by cultivating donors and managing a portfolio of allies who share a commitment to alleviating poverty. The role involves planning events, engaging new donors, and coordinating with the Director of Relationship Management to advance philanthropic growth.

The position emphasizes spiritual alignment with Bright Hope’s beliefs and the goal of transforming donors’ worldview through mutual transformation, with domestic and