Individual Giving Officer

The Bronx; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Retirement plan

Generous paid time off and holidays

Hybrid work schedule (in office once/​

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Bronx is seeking an Individual Giving Officer in Portland, OR to cultivate and steward a portfolio of individual donors, helping to grow annual giving and identify major gift prospects. This role emphasizes relationship-building, donor experiences, and cross-team collaboration in a mission-driven nonprofit setting.

You will manage donor communications, curate stewardship activities, and maintain accurate CRM records while collaborating on campaigns and events to deepen donor engagement and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of nonprofit fundraising, donor relations, community engagement, or related relationship-building experience.
• Demonstrated success cultivating donor or stakeholder relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that inspire philanthropic support.
• Experience coordinating donor communications, stewardship activities, presentations, or fundraising events.
• Knowledge of donor cultivation, moves management, or fundraising best practices.
• Experience with donor databases or CRM systems (Raiser’s Edge a plus).
• CFRE or other fundraising certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of individual donors with gifts roughly between $1,000 and $10,000.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through personalized engagement strategies.
• Identify and qualify prospective major donors for future portfolio development.
• Build strong donor relationships through meetings, outreach, stewardship, and ongoing communication.
• Maintain accurate donor records and activity within the organization’s CRM.
• Collaborate across departments to support fundraising campaigns and donor engagement initiatives.
• Research new opportunities to strengthen philanthropic partnerships and increase annual giving.
• Represent the organization professionally within the community and at donor events.
• Contribute to a collaborative, mission-driven fundraising team focused on long-term community impact.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising

Relationship building

Communication skills

CRM systems

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

Position Overview

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an Individual Giving Officer on behalf of a confidential, mission-driven nonprofit organization in Portland, Orego n. This is a full-time, hybrid, direct-hire position with benefits. Position Overview The Individual Giving Officer will cultivate, engage, and steward a portfolio of individual donors while helping identify and qualify future major gift prospects. This relationship-focused fundraising professional will partner with internal teams to deepen donor engagement, execute personalized stewardship strategies, and support long-term philanthropic growth through meaningful donor experiences and strategic outreach.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of individual donors with gifts ranging from approximately $1,000–$10,000.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through personalized engagement strategies.
• Identify and qualify prospective major donors for future portfolio development.
• Build strong donor relationships through meetings, outreach, stewardship, and ongoing communication.
• Maintain accurate donor records and activity within the organization\'s CRM.
• Collaborate across departments to support fundraising campaigns and donor engagement initiatives.
• Research new opportunities to strengthen philanthropic partnerships and increase annual giving.
• Represent the organization professionally within the community and at donor events.
• Contribute to a collaborative, mission-driven fundraising team focused on long-term community impact.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of nonprofit fundraising, donor relations, community engagement, volunteer management, or comparable relationship-building experience.
• Demonstrated success cultivating donor or stakeholder relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to inspire philanthropic support.
• Experience coordinating donor communications, stewardship activities, presentations, or fundraising events.
• Knowledge of donor cultivation, moves management, or fundraising best practices.
• Experience utilizing donor databases or CRM systems (Raiser’s Edge experience is a plus).
• CFRE or other fundraising certifications (Preferred Qualifications).
• Experience working within nonprofit organizations.
• Experience with community-centered or equity-focused fundraising.
• Multilingual abilities are a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary (DOE) range of $77,000-$81,000
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Retirement plan
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Hybrid work schedule (in office once per month)
• Professional development opportunities
• Collaborative, mission-driven culture with opportunities for long-term career growth.

ABOUT OUR FIRM

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online. ? Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.