Major Gifts Officer

Hunger Task Force Major Gifts Officer Summary :

The goal of the Major Gifts Officer is to grow, develop and steward Hunger Task Force’s individual donor revenue. This position also supports agency events and key development activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Manage a portfolio of major individual donors to maintain and increase their giving through stewardship and structured Moves Management strategies.
• Solicit and secure major gifts for the annual campaign, capital campaigns, new programs, the Endowment to End Hunger, planned gifts and urgent agency needs.
• Establish donor portfolio target goals to measurably increase individual and agency revenue by identifying, soliciting and cultivating new individual donors and major gifts through prospect research, face-to-face meetings and tours, presentations and community events.
• Collaborates with the Grants & Prospect Development Manager to integrate prospect research and donor dossiers into solicitation and donor identification strategies.
• Diversify donor giving to align donor interest with specific Hunger Task Force programming as well as giving mechanism, including online giving, recurring giving, advised fund giving, major gift opportunities and others.
• Perform excellent donor stewardship through timely gift acknowledgement, donor recognition, and by engaging individual donors in agency events and activities.
• Document donor actions, meetings, calls, Moves Management contacts and plans in the Raiser’s Edge database to ensure effective and accurate reporting.
• Maintain and sustain the Planned Giving initiatives and communicate various giving options and strategies to donors. Increase membership in Legacy Society to secure future commitments.
• Work collaboratively within the Development Department and Communications & Marketing Department to ensure cohesive implementation of annual giving plan with fundraising activities, agency events, collateral development and marketing strategies.
• Compile comprehensive donor updates to the Director of Development to be shared with the Management Team and Board of Directors. Highlight key achievements, ongoing initiatives, and future opportunities to foster strategic planning.
• Coordinate participation of the CEO, CSO, Board of Directors, development staff members as needed in advance of donor visits when appropriate.
• Support events, programs and key development department fundraising activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and / or Experience

Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university; plus five or more years’ experience in fundraising, and development, demonstrating the ability to meet fundraising goals.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.