Philanthropy Officer

Food & Friends, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Disability

Retirement plan

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Weekly short Fridays

Three weeks of paid leave for new hire

Job summary

Food & Friends, Inc. seeks a Philanthropy Officer to expand a major gifts program supporting medical nutrition services for patients in DC and surrounding areas. The role focuses on identifying and engaging donors capable of giving $10,000+ to support annual operations.

The officer will manage a 125-150 donor portfolio, employ moves management, and collaborate with staff to craft solicitation strategies and donor communications, with on-site work required.

Qualifications

• BA/BS required with six years of overall fundraising experience, including at least four years in major gifts ($10,000+).
• Experience with donor research, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong computer and database skills.

Responsibilities

• Build a portfolio of 125-150 donors and qualify prospects.
• Maintain moves management to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through meetings, calls, emails, and events.
• Develop briefs, proposals, and stewardship materials for donor cultivation.
• Collaborate with development staff on donor pipeline strategy and qualification for optimal giving channels.
• Routinely use Raiser's Edge to enter donor notes, profile updates, and reports.

Skills

Donor research

Donor cultivation

Solicitation

Stewardship

Oral and written communication

Database skills

Education

BA/BS

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

Founded in 1988, Food & Friends provides medically tailored meals, nutrition support, and friendship to people living with AIDS, cancer, and other life‑challenging illnesses. Our team of eighty employees and thousands of volunteers delivers meals and hope to people living in the District of Columbia and multiple counties across Maryland and Virginia. There is no charge or income qualification for our services, which are rendered solely on the basis of medical need. Food & Friends is proud to be a nationally‑recognized leader of the Food is Medicine movement.

The Philanthropy Officer is an exciting opportunity to expand a robust major gift program focusing on major and planned gifts to further Food & Friends’ mission and vision. This position will research, identify, develop and strengthen relationships between Food & Friends and targeted donors who are able to give a major gift ($10,000+) to annual operations. The Philanthropy Officer will:

• Build a portfolio of 125-150 donors by identifying, researching, and qualifying prospects;
• Maintain an active schedule of “moves management” to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through a variety of means including personal meetings, phone calls, email, written communications, cold calls, networking, tours, and events;
• Create and implement thoughtful individual solicitation strategies incorporating blended gifts (annual/capital; annual/capital/planned, etc.) and/or deferred and varied giving options (stock, retirement plans, charitable remainder trusts, etc.) to help donors make their most meaningful gift;
• Develop briefing memos, proposals, stewardship materials, and other written collateral to cultivate, steward, and acknowledge donors;
• Collaborate with other development staff regarding donor pipeline and strategy and to qualify/disqualify donors for the optimal giving channels; and
• Routinely work in Raiser’s Edge to enter donor notes and profile updates and produce reports.

Must be willing to work onsite in a traditional office environment.

The successful candidate will have a BA/BS and six years of experience, including at least four years of experience raising gifts of $10,000+. Must have experience with donor research, successful donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Excellent oral and written communication skills a must, as are strong computer and database skills. Requires driver’s license and good driving record. Offer of employment contingent upon a background check and pre‑employment drug test.

The Philanthropy Officer position pays a salary in the range of $100,000 to $110,000.

• medical
• dental
• disability
• retirement plan
• paid maternity/paternity leave
• weekly short Fridays
• three weeks of paid leave for new hires

Food & Friends is Metro accessible.

Food & Friends is an Equal Opportunity Employer.