Senior Planned Giving Officer - Build Legacy & Impact (Hybrid)

KING FM 98.1 Classic Radio Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Classical KING, based in Seattle, is seeking a Senior Planned Giving Officer to build and lead a comprehensive planned giving program. You will manage a portfolio of prospects and donors, collaborating with legal, financial, and tax advisors to craft donor-centered proposals and illustrations.

The role sits in the Philanthropy team and reports to the Chief Advancement Officer. We offer hybrid in-office days and a mission-driven environment that values equity, community engagement, and long-term

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or professional certification such as CFRE, CAP, or CSPG preferred.
• Minimum of four to six years of progressively responsible fundraising experience, including direct planned giving roles, major gifts, principal gifts, or campaign fundraising.
• Demonstrated success cultivating, soliciting, and closing significant philanthropic commitments and securing pledged and funded planned gifts.
• Working knowledge of planned giving vehicles, estate planning concepts, charitable tax considerations, and donor-centered gift planning practices.
• Experience and knowledge of fundraising marketing strategies and tactics.
• Experience using donor databases, moves management systems, and reporting tools to manage portfolios and track progress.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• High degree of discretion, integrity, and professionalism in handling confidential donor and financial information.
• Ability to work collaboratively with donors, professional advisors, volunteers, board members, and internal colleagues.
• Commitment to the organization’s mission, values, and culture of philanthropy.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive planned giving strategy that supports annual fundraising and legacy circle membership goals.
• Manage a portfolio of planned giving prospects and donors through disciplined identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Prepare donor-centered gift proposals and illustrations in collaboration with legal, financial, and tax advisors as appropriate.
• Promote planned giving vehicles, including bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, charitable gift annuities, donor-advised fund successor recommendations, retirement plan beneficiary designations, life insurance gifts, and gifts of appreciated assets.
• Lead stewardship and recognition efforts for legacy donors, including a legacy society or similar donor recognition program.
• Partner with major gift officers, advancement services, communications, finance, and leadership to integrate planned giving into broader fundraising strategies.
• Develop marketing, educational, and cultivation materials for donors, prospects, volunteers, and professional advisors.
• Build and maintain relationships with attorneys, accountants, wealth advisors, trust officers, and estate planning professionals to encourage referrals and deepen community awareness.
• Ensure accurate documentation, tracking, reporting, and administration of planned gift commitments, expectancies, estate distributions, and donor intentions.
• Maintain current knowledge of charitable giving trends, tax considerations, estate planning practices, and ethical standards related to planned giving.
• Represent the organization at donor meetings, events, professional gatherings, and community programs.

Skills

Donor relationship mgmt

Communication

Stewardship

Strategic fundraising

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CFRE/ CAP/ CSPG preferred

Tools

Raiser's Edge

MS Excel

CRM systems

Job description

Classical KING, based in Seattle, is seeking a Senior Planned Giving Officer to build and lead a comprehensive planned giving program. You will manage a portfolio of prospects and donors, collaborating with legal, financial, and tax advisors to craft donor-centered proposals and illustrations.

The role sits in the Philanthropy team and reports to the Chief Advancement Officer. We offer hybrid in-office days and a mission-driven environment that values equity, community engagement, and long-term