Regional Planned Giving Director

The Salvation Army; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army is seeking a Regional Planned Giving Director to enhance their development efforts in Virginia. This role involves building relationships with donors and guiding them in charitable planning. The ideal candidate brings significant fundraising experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for the nonprofit sector.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company automobile

Health, dental, and life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Three years’ experience in fundraising, planned giving, or related fields.
• Ability to build and maintain strong donor relationships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with donors.
• Educate advisory boards on planned giving strategies.
• Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects.

Skills

Fundraising

Communication

Relationship Management

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Salvation Army has an outstanding opportunity for a Regional Planned Giving Director who lives in the Southeast region of Virginia including Fredericksburg, Richmond, Norfolk, Hampton Roads 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 a competitive salary, company automobile, home office set up (computer and cell phone), health, dental and life insurance coverage, retirement plan, retirement plan, professional development, training, reimbursed 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 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 of coverage of Fredericksburg, Richmond, Norfolk, Hampton Roads.
• Ideal candidate to reside in Richmond, Virginia.

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 Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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