Leadership Annual Giving Officer

Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar is seeking a Philanthropy Engagement and Annual Giving coordinator to help renew, retain, upgrade, and qualify donors, passing to senior gift officers as appropriate.

Under the Director's guidance, you will coordinate Grateful Patient, Recurring Giving, and Partners in Medicine outreach, maintain donor portfolios, and work with BBEC and Raiser's Edge while ensuring compliance and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–2 years donor fundraising experience preferred.
• Experience with fundraising databases.

Responsibilities

• Execute the direct marketing work plan for grateful patient outreach and the Partners in Medicine leadership giving society.
• Increase leadership giving society membership, retention, and upgrade rates.
• Identify, qualify, and refer major and planned giving prospects.
• Maintain a personal donor portfolio. Develops strategies from donor discovery through cultivation, solicitation, and closure of gifts.
• Directly respond to prospective and existing donor inquiries.
• Utilize BBEC to identify opportunities within the constituent base.
• Collaborate with Operations to ensure compliance with donor outreach and patient data confidentiality and security.

Skills

Donor relations

Communication

Prospect strategy

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

BBEC

Raiser’s Edge

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Position Summary

Working under the direction of the Director of Philanthropy Engagement and Annual Giving, coordinates key donor pipeline programs and executes the work plan for Grateful Patient, Recurring Giving, and Partners in Medicine outreach. Renews, retains, upgrades, and qualifies donors to be passed on to senior individual gift officers.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes the direct marketing work plan for grateful patient outreach and the Partners in Medicine leadership giving society.
• Actively works to increase leadership giving society membership, retention, and upgrade rates.
• Identifies, qualifies, and refers major and planned giving prospects.
• Maintains a personal prospect portfolio. Develops individual strategies and action plans, from donor discovery through cultivation, solicitation, and closure of gifts.
• Directly responds to prospective and existing donor inquiries.
• Working with the Director, utilizes WCM’s database of record (BBEC) to identify areas of opportunity within the constituent base.
• Works closely with Operations to ensure compliance with all Weill Cornell Medicine guidelines relating to donor outreach and patient data confidentiality and security.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 1-2 years of full-time frontline exposure/experience working with donors (e.g. annual fund, individual giving, alumni giving), preferably in academic, nonprofit, or comparable environment.
• Experience with fundraising databases.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of, and experience with fundraising databases programs such as BBEC and Raiser’s Edge.
• Excellent computer skills including solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Excellent organizational skills including self-management, ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment. Be flexible and the ability to work independently.
• Able to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• A team-oriented individual that works collaboratively to achieve team goals.

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Standard Office Work.

Some evening and weekend work may be required.

Occasional Travel within NYC may be necessary.

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