Regional Planned Giving Director

The Salvation Army; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle for business travel

Home office setup (computer and cell |

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development

Reimbursed travel expenses

Paid time off

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Regional Planned Giving Director to cover Central Maryland, the Eastern Shore, Western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. This role focuses on cultivating, soliciting, securing, documenting and stewarding planned gifts to support the Mission.

Ideal candidates have at least three years of fundraising experience, strong donor relations and communication skills, and the ability to work from a home office with regular regional

Qualifications

• Three years’ fundraising experience including planned giving or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proven ability to build relationships with individual clients.
• Self-starter with ability to work from a home office.
• Experience developing, cultivating, stewarding, and managing donor portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain donor relationships and advisors.
• Conduct personal visits and advise on planned gifts.
• Educate advisory boards with success stories and strategies.
• Travel regionally within Central Maryland, Eastern Shore, Western Maryland, WV.

Skills

Donor relations

Public speaking

Portfolio management

Relationship building

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Regional Planned Giving Director – Potomac Division – Baltimore, Maryland

The Salvation Army has an outstanding opportunity for a Regional Planned Giving Director who lives in the Baltimore, MD area to cover Central Maryland, Eastern Shore of Maryland, Western Maryland and Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to expand their skills and grow with one of the oldest and most successful development programs in the United States.

The Salvation Army operates in communities across the United States. We are committed to meeting human needs wherever we can by providing food distribution, disaster relief, rehabilitation centers, anti-human trafficking efforts, housing for homeless, basic needs assistance, children’s programs, and many other programs.

Employee Benefits

The Salvation Army recognizes peace of mind is important to our employees and their families. Because of this, we offer competitive salary, company vehicle for business travel, home office set up (computer and cell phone), health, dental and life insurance coverage, retirement plan, professional development, training, reimbursed business-related travel expenses and paid time off!

About this opportunity:

This position is responsible for cultivating, soliciting, securing, documenting, and stewarding planned gifts, such as wills, charitable trusts, charitable gift annuities, beneficiary designations and other gift strategies to fund the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cultivates and maintains strong relationships with donors and their professional advisors.
• Responds to inquiries and communicates with donors, prospects, advisory board members, Salvation Army staff and Officers.
• Conducts personal visits after identifying prospects, consults with individuals about specific planned giving vehicles and assists them in their charitable estate planning to help them decide on the most appropriate planned gift for their personal circumstances.
• Educates advisory boards and presents planned giving success stories and strategies.
• Attends and participates in meetings, conferences and training sessions, maintains up-to-date knowledge and awareness of planned giving practices and legislation in relation to planned giving and taxation.
• Travels often within the following region Central Maryland, Eastern Shore of Maryland, Western Maryland / Eastern Panhandle of WV area. (This position does occasionally require travel outside of the director's assigned geographic region for conferences, meetings at our headquarters in Alexandria, and occasionally for assisting with donors in other areas within the division).
• Ideal candidate resides in Baltimore, Maryland area.

You are an ideal match for the role if you have:

• Three years’ experience achieving results in the fundraising field; planned giving, major gifts, development, capital campaigns or related (financial advisor, outside territorial sales, etc.).
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred but not required).
• Demonstrated ability and experience building strong relationships with individual clients.
• Demonstrated self-starter, and ability to work with minimal supervision from a personal home office.
• Experience actively developing, cultivating, stewarding, and managing a portfolio of donors (or prospects).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public presentations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled