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Philanthropy Officer
Job Description
Overview:
The Philanthropy Officer is responsible for overseeing fundraising programs within a designated region, including major gifts, special campaigns, events, planned giving, and fundraising for statewide advocacy efforts. Additional key responsibilities may include: (1) fundraising and relationship-building activities with individual donors and foundations, (2) identifies, cultivates, and stewards major gifts and (3) assist with the coordination of the region’s community board. Ensures productivity expectations and compliance standards are maintained. Abides by the organization’s mission in performing job duties. Supports the organization's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to quality health care and excellent customer service
Responsibilities:
- May manage all aspects of the Development Plan; major gifts, planned giving, events, and conducts fundraising activities for assigned region.
- Manages face-to-face solicitations which may include major gifts, events, and planned gifts and provides staff support for solicitations in coordination with executive leadership and leadership volunteers.
- Helps develop and implement a coordinated, strategic, year round fundraising plan and timetable, including setting target goals and monitoring results which could include major gifts, planned giving, events and other fundraising initiatives.
- May manage aspects of the regional community board; including, meetings, nominations, communication and relevant training.
- Manages major gift and planned giving solicitations, solicitation procedures and cultivation of donors from the earliest planning stages through implementation and follow-up within designated region.
- Works to enhance community visibility, establish donor relations and build relationships.
- Manages the mentoring of solicitors within designated region to assure their success in fundraising.
- Develops and implements plan to strategically build and maintain donor base, including setting target goals and monitoring results.
- Participates in Development staff meetings
- Works with the development team to engage in systematic research on prospective donors, foundations, and corporations to identify sources of support and to supply solicitors with prospect information.
- Works with appropriate staff to maintain and expand database of prospective, current and past donors.
- Builds effective and trustworthy relationships with major donors, board members, foundation trustees, staff and community leaders.
- Assists in fundraising for statewide advocacy efforts (Planned Parenthood Texas Votes/PPTV).
- Partners with the leadership team to enhance community visibility, establish donor relations, etc. and may accept public speaking engagements as assigned or appropriate.
- Keeps current on changing trends in philanthropy and adjusts programs and strategies as needed.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree + 2 years of relevant professional experience, or
- Bachelor’s degree + 4 years of relevant professional experience, or
- Associate’s degree + 6 years of relevant professional experience, or
- H/S diploma or equivalent + 8 years of relevant professional experience.
Relevant professional experience: development, sales, marketing, customer service management, event management or related.
Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) preferred.
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