Gift Officer III

Buckner; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckner is seeking a Major Gift Officer to join our development team in Houston. You will qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and prospects across Buckner ministries and programs in the assigned region.

Responsibilities include managing a donor portfolio, developing annual plans, supporting capital campaigns, and drafting proposals. A bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years of Relationship-building experience are required; CFRE is preferred. Travel is involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–8 years of experience in building and sustaining relationships.
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) preferred.
• Experience writing proposals and understanding foundation grants.
• Knowledge of donor development, fundraising and PR regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage a donor development portfolio including individuals, churches and organizations.
• Develop and implement an annual development plan for assigned donors.
• Support capital campaigns and organizational initiatives through cultivation and solicitation.
• Prepare proposals to support direct solicitations.
• Travel to visit donors and support Buckner events and activities.

Skills

Donor development

Cultivation

Solicitation

Stewardship

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Buckner International Location: Buckner International Support Center
Location: Houston, TX - Hybrid
Address: 8600 Sweetwater Lane, Houston, TX 77037
Job Schedule: Full-Time

We are seeking a Major Gift Officer to join our development team. As a Major Gift Officer, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards donors and donor prospects capable of making commitments in the assigned region for all ministries and programs of Buckner International. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others!

What You’ll Do:

As a member of our team, you will have an impact on our clients through the accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Manage a donor development portfolio of individuals, churches, foundations, and other organizations, both donor and donor prospects.
• Develop and implement an annual development plan for donors and donor prospects assigned to the Gift Officer portfolio to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward.
• Support the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors for capital fund drives and other organizational campaigns as assigned.
• Fully utilize tools and resources of Buckner to establish cultivation strategies and conduct calls and visits with individuals, foundations, churches and corporations, with Buckner staff or individually, to promote Buckner and its program needs.
• Make qualification calls and visits to individuals, corporations, churches, foundations and other organizations for the purpose of identifying and then cultivating relationships that could lead to donations to Buckner ministries.
• Prepare written proposals to support direct solicitations.
• Support Buckner events and activities in assigned geographical areas and travel to visit donors and prospects as necessary
• Utilize, as appropriate, program staff and Executive Directors in the identification, cultivation and solicitation of prospects/donors.
• Utilize Buckner International Board Members and Buckner Development Council Members and other volunteers in the cultivation and solicitation of donors and donor prospects.
• Championing a greater understanding and awareness of Buckner’s mission and ministry among donors/prospects by intentionally managing relationships internally and externally.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

• The ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and donor prospects in the assigned area for all Buckner ministries and programs. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years prior related experience in building and sustaining relationships with constituents engaged with an organization.
• Requires prior related experience working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for solicitations.

Requires proven successful experience in identifying, cultivating, and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.

Current certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive is preferred.

Requires proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing, as well as knowledge of foundation grant writing processes.

Proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising, and public relations laws and regulations governing agencies and employees.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

About Buckner International:

Since 1879 Buckner has been transforming lives through hands-on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the ending of life. Buckner is one of the oldest and most unique faith-based social service organizations of its kind, serving hundreds of thousands of people each year in the United States and around the world. Learn more about our programs and ministry at buckner.org. Buckner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.