About the position
We are seeking a Senior Gift Officer to join our development team. As a Senior Gift Officer, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards donors and donor prospects capable of making commitments starting at $25,000/year in the assigned region for all ministries and programs of Buckner International. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others!
Responsibilities
- Manage a donor development portfolio of individuals, churches, foundations, and other organizations, both donor and donor prospects, with the rated ability to make gifts of $25,000 or more in a calendar year.
- Develop and implement an annual development plan for donors and donor prospects assigned to the Gift Officer portfolio to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward.
- Support the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors for capital fund drives and other organizational campaigns as assigned.
- Fully utilize tools and resources of Buckner to establish cultivation strategies and conduct calls and visits with individuals, foundations, churches and corporations, with Buckner staff or individually, to promote Buckner and its program needs.
- Make qualification calls and visits to individuals, corporations, churches, foundations and other organizations for the purpose of identifying and then cultivating relationships that could lead to donations to Buckner ministries starting at $25,000/year.
- Prepare written proposals to support direct solicitations.
- Support Buckner events and activities in assigned geographical areas and travel to visit donors and prospects as necessary.
- Utilize, as appropriate, program staff and Executive Directors in the identification, cultivation and solicitation of prospects/donors.
- Utilize Buckner International Board Members and Buckner Development Council Members and other volunteers in the cultivation and solicitation of donors and donor prospects.
- Championing a greater understanding and awareness of Buckner’s mission and ministry among donors/prospects by intentionally managing relationships internally and externally.
Requirements
- The ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and donor prospects in the assigned area for all Buckner ministries and programs.
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
- Minimum of 5 to 8 years prior related experience in building and sustaining relationships with constituents engaged with an organization.
- Requires prior related experience working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for solicitations.
- Requires proven successful experience in identifying, cultivating, and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.
- Requires proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing, as well as knowledge of foundation grant writing processes.
- Proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising, and public relations laws and regulations governing agencies and employees.
Nice-to-haves
- Current certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive is preferred.
