Philanthropy Gift Officer

KenCrest; Whitpain Township (PA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KenCrest is seeking a strategic Philanthropy Gift Officer to grow philanthropy and lead donor engagement in support of individuals with developmental disabilities. The role involves cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors, and working with leadership to align donor priorities with KenCrest’s mission.

Responsibilities include managing a 100–125 donor portfolio, preparing proposals, and tracking activity in the CRM to ensure timely follow-up and stewardship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3–5 years of progressively responsible fundraising, sales, business development, or relationship management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 100–125 donor prospects.
• Solicit annual gifts, major gifts, multi-year gifts, event sponsorships, EITC and planned gifts.
• Conduct 8–10 meaningful donor visits each month, in-person and virtual.

Skills

Donor relations

CRM experience

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Philanthropy Gift OfficerFull Time, Monday through FridayHybrid In-Office / In-Field / RemoteKenCrest is seeking a strategic and relationship-driven Philanthropy Gift Officer to lead and grow philanthropy in support of our mission to empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live full, independent, and meaningful lives.The Philanthropy Gift Officer is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual donors capable of making annual leadership gifts, major and planned gifts in support of KenCrest's mission. Reporting to the Chief Philanthropy Officer, this position will work closely with KenCrest leadership to build meaningful, long-term relationships with donors while aligning donor priorities with organization needs.This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional interested in nonprofit fundraising, donor engagement, and advancing opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Essential Functions:Actively manage a portfolio of approximately 100–125 donor prospects.Responsible for soliciting all types of philanthropic support for KenCrest: annual gifts, major gifts, multi-year gifts, event sponsorships, EITC support and planned gifts.Conduct 8-10 meaningful donor visits each month, both in-person and virtually.Prepare gift proposals, presentations, and personalized donor correspondence.Partner with leadership, program staff, and board members in donor cultivation and solicitation.Accurately track prospect cultivation and donor contact reports within the CRM to ensure timely follow-up after meetings and grow stewardship.Assist in developing planned giving marketing materials and donor education initiatives.Support Philanthropy team efforts to acknowledge donors in meaningful ways.Partner with Philanthropy, Marketing & Communications, and Faith Engagement team members to ensure consistent, inclusive, and multi-channel relationship-building stewardship.Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree3 – 5 years’ of progressively responsible fundraising, sales, business development, or relationship management experienceDemonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with individuals from diverse backgroundsExcellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skillsStrong organizational and time management abilitiesAbility to manage multiple priorities simultaneouslyExperience using donor databases or CRM systemsIND123Annual