Director of Philanthropy

About the role

The Catholic Foundation of Central Florida seeks a Director of Philanthropy to assist the President, CEO, Board of Directors and Diocesan leadership in fulfilling the Foundation's mission and ministry. The Director of Philanthropy is a member of the Donor Services team and focuses on donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, with a particular emphasis on blended gifts, planned giving, and multi-year impact.

Responsibilities

• Engages in relationships with a portfolio of 125-150 donors and prospects.
• Identifies, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards major and planned giving prospects through various methods.
• Develops individual donor solicitation and stewardship plans and ensures compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Maintains expert knowledge of charitable giving vehicles and develops and monitors reports related to major and planned gift strategies.
• Works with the Gifts & Grants Coordinator to track and value planned gifts, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
• Coordinates and promotes Diocesan-wide programs to encourage legacy giving through endowments, donor advised funds, reserve funds, bequests, and other charitable giving vehicles.
• Serves on Diocesan boards and committees and represents the Diocese of Orlando and the Foundation in regional and national forums.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in fundraising with five to seven years of high-level comprehensive development experience, specifically with major and planned gifts.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Liberal Arts, Non-Profit Administration, or a similar field, with a Master’s or JD preferred.
• Superior relationship and leadership skills; experience with moves management and donor cultivation, stewardship, and recognition.
• Experience with endowment and investment portfolios, legal requirements for charitable gift annuities, and other charitable giving vehicles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Blackbaud NXT, and Luminate software, or other constituent/donor relationship management systems.
• Excellent presentation skills, strong decision-making ability, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines.
• High level of discretion and ethical approach to fundraising, including adherence to Canon 1262 and the Donor Bill of Rights.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred; CFRE credential and/or CAP preferred.
• Appreciation and respect for the Catholic Church and its teachings.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Demonstrated success in fundraising with five to seven years of high-level comprehensive development experience; specifically with major and planned gifts; Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Liberal Arts, Non-Profit Administration or similar field required, Master’s or JD preferred; or equivalent work experience, with five or more years of fundraising leadership in a complex corporate, academic and/or nonprofit setting.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply routine mathematical concepts such as addition, multiplication, and division.