Responsibilities: 

• Track progress to ensure major gifts are cultivated and solicited on a weekly and monthly basis. 
• Ability to inspire donors and to develop effective cultivation and solicitation strategies in a CRM database system.
• Help  donors accomplish their philanthropic goals and ambitions through a relationship model and framework with support from the CDO. 
• Acknowledge major donors through a variety of creative stewardship outreach implementation and event plans.
• Manage large gifts with an understanding that sustainability and “building loyalty” is important. 
• Secure five and six figure gifts with the goal of raising $1 million and eventually $3 million on an annual basis.
• Create and implement moves-management plans in our CiviCRM database.
• Manage systems and database software to track and cultivate donors and prospects, including using donor wealth screening tools to build donor profiles.
• Track and report progress to the Development Director (CDO) using specific metrics and relationship model frameworks.
• Utilize innovative fundraising tools and capabilities to ensure our donor-centric model and donor impact and trust model is executed

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 - 8 years of major gift fundraising experience with an emphasize on managing a portfolio and seeing results with individuals and foundations.
• Documented experience and quantifiable success in raising six and seven figure gifts.
• Exceptional financial, organizational and administrative skills.
• Strong and effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbally and in writing; excellent; adept at writing proposals, solicitation letters, donor correspondence, and other fundraising materials.
• Ability to manage time and meet deadlines.
• High energy and creativity, innovative thinking; exceptional problem-solving skills. Excellent collaborator. Able to manage up and work well with supervisors.
• Computer literate; Slack, Google Suite, Jira, and comfortable using donor databases, prospect research and other wealth screening tools to aid in your sales model and lead generation process.
• People-person with an outgoing nature. 
• Self-starter driven by results.
• Ability to work in a unique culture, with flexibility and an openness to learn. Someone who doesn’t have all the answers and is comfortable asking for help.
• Team player, willing to work well with the CDO and share mutual expertise. 
• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree a plus.

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