Philanthropy Officer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Weekly short Fridays

Three weeks of paid leave for new-hire

Job summary

Food & Friends is seeking a Philanthropy Officer in Washington, DC to expand a major gifts program focused on gifts of $10,000+. The role will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors to advance our mission with personalized strategies and collaboration across the development team.

The successful candidate will manage donor portfolios, execute moves management, and craft tailored solicitation materials, using Raiser's Edge for record-keeping and reporting.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required with six years in philanthropy.
• At least four years experience raising gifts of $10,000+.
• Experience with donor research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Strong written and oral communication; proficient in MS Office and databases.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Background check and pre-employment drug test required.

Responsibilities

• Build a portfolio of 125-150 donors by identifying, researching, and qualifying prospects.
• Maintain an active moves management schedule to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through meetings, calls, email, letters, networking, tours and events.
• Create and implement solicitation strategies incorporating blended gifts and deferred/varied giving options.
• Develop briefing memos, proposals, stewardship materials, and other collateral to cultivate donors.
• Collaborate with development staff on donor pipeline and strategy; qualify/disqualify donors for optimal giving channels.
• Routinely work in Raiser's Edge to enter donor notes and produce reports.

Skills

Donor research

Donor cultivation

Solicitation

Stewardship

Communication skills

Computer skills

Database skills

Driver's license

Education

BA/BS degree

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. Benefits include medical, dental, disability, retirement plan, paid maternity/paternity leave, weekly short Fridays, and three weeks of paid leave for new hires. Food & Friends is Metro accessible.

Food & Friends is an Equal Opportunity Employer.