Advancement Officer

About the role

The Advancement Officer reports to the President and works closely with the CEO to manage a portfolio of roughly 75–80 individual donors and prospects outside the CEO’s top 20–25. The role focuses on relationship‑first fundraising for the Network’s mission to defeat trafficking networks, primarily in the illicit massage industry. The position is based in Dallas, Houston, Austin, Birmingham, or Atlanta (strongly preferred), with remote candidates elsewhere in the South considered; it requires up to 25% travel focused on the Southern donor network, plus occasional trips to other markets such as Los Angeles, Seattle, and DC.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of approximately 75–80 donors and prospects (the individual donor base outside the CEO's top 20–25), including current $10,000+ major donors and sub-$10,000 donors with growth potential.
• Build genuine, long-term relationships with donors by understanding what motivates their giving and sustaining regular, personal communication tailored to their interests.
• Proactively follow up on new relationships surfaced through donor-hosted events, introductions, and networking (for example, following up individually with attendees of a donor-hosted cultivation event), then converting warm leads into cultivated relationships without needing to be prompted.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of every donor interaction, proposal, and gift in the CRM.
• Design and execute personalized stewardship plans so donors see and feel the tangible impact of their giving.
• Meet weekly with the President and CEO to review portfolio activity and jointly determine which donors are ready for an ask and who should make it.
• Personally lead the solicitation and ask for the majority of gifts in the portfolio; partner with the CEO on asks that call for his involvement.
• Draft compelling, donor-specific proposals and presentation materials that make a persuasive case for support.
• Continuously identify, research, and qualify new individual donor prospects to grow the base beyond the current ~100 donors.
• Build and deepen The Network's philanthropic network in the Southern U.S., where a majority of current major donors are based, while traveling to other markets (e.g., Los Angeles, Seattle, DC) as needed to support the CEO's and organization's broader donor relationships.

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