Major Gift Officer I - Planned Giving

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital seeks a Major Gift Officer I – Planned Giving to grow meaningful philanthropic relationships and manage a portfolio of prospects and donors with the goal of securing windfall giving. The role focuses on cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to upgrade donor involvement and giving levels.

The successful candidate will coordinate strategy sessions, engage volunteers, and collaborate with internal and external partners to meet revenue goals and maintain donor data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 2 years fundraising, donor relations, sponsorships, philanthropy, events, grant development, or relationship building leading to partnerships resulting in revenue, profit, or donated funds experience required.

Responsibilities

• Raise at least philanthropic funds annually in outright and future gifts and commitments.
• Manage the health, composition and ongoing activity of portfolio of assigned qualified major gift prospects/donors.
• Create and execute cultivation and solicitation strategies for portfolio prospects.
• Create and execute stewardship strategies for portfolio donors.
• Develop strong engagement strategies for fundraising volunteers to secure donor funds.
• Coordinate logistics for planned-giving related stewardship and cultivation events.
• Record and manage donor/prospect data, activity, management and movement in fundraising technology system.

Skills

Donor relations

Portfolio management

Donor stewardship

Strategic fundraising

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description

We are searching for a Major Gift Officer I – Planned Giving someone who is a relationship-focused, highly organized fundraising professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can help grow meaningful philanthropic relationships. In this role, you’ll manage a portfolio of qualified prospects and donors with the goal of securing at least $1 million in philanthropic funds for the organization by managing a portfolio of assigned, qualified prospects and donors, to ensure their retention as continuing donors to the organization and to progressively upgrade their level of giving and involvement.

Job Description

We are searching for a Major Gift Officer I – Planned Giving someone who is a relationship-focused, highly organized fundraising professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can help grow meaningful philanthropic relationships. In this role, you’ll manage a portfolio of qualified prospects and donors with the goal of securing at least $1 million in philanthropic funds for the organization by managing a portfolio of assigned, qualified prospects and donors, to ensure their retention as continuing donors to the organization and to progressively upgrade their level of giving and involvement. Think you’ve got what it takes?

Responsibilities

• Raise at least philanthropic funds annually in outright and future gifts and commitments.
• Manage the health, composition and ongoing activity of portfolio of assigned qualified major gift prospects/donors
• Create and execute cultivation and solicitation strategies for portfolio prospects
• Create and execute stewardship strategies for portfolio donors
• Develop strong engagement strategies for fundraising volunteers in order to secure donor funds
• Participate in strategy sessions with colleagues on key major gift prospects
• Help drive response for Office of Philanthropy priority events and initiatives
• Record and manage donor/prospect data, activity, management and movement in fundraising technology system
• Help maintain integrity of data in fundraising technology system
• Serve as primary point person with planned giving marketing vendor and other internal and external partners
• Coordinate logistics for all planned-giving related stewardship and cultivation events
• Assess and respond as appropriate to planned giving inquiries and estate notifications
• Track pending estate gifts to ensure timely receipt by the organization
• Assist in drafting planned giving correspondence, acknowledgments, proposals and calculations
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, the ability to work with a wide variety of personalities, and the ability to effectively plan, set goals, execute tactics and drive for results to meet goals. Must also be a strong, positive communicator, both verbally and written, with a creative approach to building relationships. Must be a team player and collaborative contributor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 2 years fundraising, donor relations, sponsorships, philanthropy, events, grant development, or relationship building leading to partnerships resulting in revenue, profit, or donated funds experience required

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.