Remote Donor Engagement Officer

United Way of Anchorage; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

United Way of Anchorage (UWA) seeks an Individual Donor Engagement Officer to advance our donor program and relationships. You will support the VP of Development, manage donor portfolios, coordinate cultivation and stewardship activities, and help execute campaigns across Youth Opportunity, Financial Security, and Healthy Community initiatives.

We value strong written and verbal communication, CRM proficiency, and the ability to identify new donor prospects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• 1 to 3 years of experience in fundraising, sales, customer relations, or a related field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and Andar (CRM) or a comparable donor database, or willingness to learn

Responsibilities

• Support the Vice President of Development in maintaining a portfolio of individual and leadership level donors, including tracking contacts and next steps in assigned segments (Patron, Leadership, Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Loyal, Diamond, and Retiree)
• Coordinate closely with the Vice President of Development on cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities for donors in the assigned portfolio.
• Conduct prospect research to help identify new individual donors.
• Identify and help re-engage lapsed individual donors, developing approaches to reactivate dormant relationships.
• Draft donor correspondence, thank you letters, and stewardship materials for review and approval by the Vice President of Development.
• Serve as the point person for planning and executing donor cultivation and recognition events, working within the strategy, budget, and guest priorities set by the Vice President of Development.
• Support the Vice President of Development, President and CEO, and Board members before, during, and after donor cultivation and solicitation visits, including briefing materials, talking points, scheduling, and post-visit follow up and stewardship.
• Develop and deliver presentations to donor and community audiences that connect UWA's work to individual giving.

Skills

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Customer relations

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

1 to 3 years of fundraising experience

Tools

Microsoft 365

Andar CRM

Job description

United Way of Anchorage (UWA) seeks an Individual Donor Engagement Officer to advance our donor program and relationships. You will support the VP of Development, manage donor portfolios, coordinate cultivation and stewardship activities, and help execute campaigns across Youth Opportunity, Financial Security, and Healthy Community initiatives.

We value strong written and verbal communication, CRM proficiency, and the ability to identify new donor prospects.