Development Officer

About the role

The Development Officer at Catholic Charities is responsible for growing the organization’s donor base and increasing revenue through major gifts of $5,000 and above. This role involves identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors; managing major gift and sponsorship opportunities; and communicating the mission, programs, and funding priorities of Catholic Charities to supporters.

Responsibilities

• Lead major gift fundraising efforts, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors contributing $5,000+ and leadership donors contributing $1,000+
• Manage and grow a portfolio of 150+ donor prospects using relationship-based moves management strategies
• Build strong donor relationships through personal meetings, tours, calls, emails, events, and stewardship activities
• Secure transformational and multi-year gifts while ensuring donors receive meaningful recognition and impact reporting
• Collaborate with leadership and development staff to identify, cultivate, and engage prospective donors
• Represent Catholic Charities in the community through networking, speaking engagements, and partnerships with civic, faith-based, business, educational, and social service organizations
• Support the planning and execution of fundraising events, including donor outreach, communications, program development, and follow-up
• Participate in Benevon fundraising initiatives and donor engagement activities
• Develop and promote planned giving strategies to increase legacy and estate gifts
• Foster long-term donor relationships that encourage ongoing and planned philanthropic support

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Experience: Three (3) years of fundraising or relevant experience
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated ability to plan and execute major gift activities, including ability to ask for and close gifts of $5,000 and above; able to ask leading questions that encourage prospects and donors to talk about themselves and their activities; ability to motivate and encourage people to be involved in the major gift cultivation and solicitation process; able to balance competing priorities, complex situations and tight deadlines; able to articulate the mission and programs of Catholic Charities to a diverse constituency, including Catholic and Non-Catholic denominations

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in major gift fundraising
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with donors and stakeholders

Skills

• Major gift fundraising
• Donor stewardship
• Event planning and execution
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Communication and public speaking

Benefits

At Catholic Charities, employees enjoy:

• Vacation (20 days within your first year)
• 8 paid holidays (7 full days, 2 half days)
• 6 days ESST (sick)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Waive-off credit for those who have other group health insurance
• Employer-paid Basic Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance (AD&D)
• Optional life insurance coverage for yourself, spouse, and/or children
• Employer-paid long term disability insurance
• Pre-tax (Flexible Spending) accounts for medical, dependent care, and adoption expenses
• 401(k) plan with company match after 90 days
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
• The Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Schedule

Full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM