Major Gift Officer - Senior Living

About the role

Buckner International is seeking a Major Gift Officer - Senior Living to join their development team. This position focuses on qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors and donor prospects capable of making significant commitments to Buckner Retirement Services' benevolent care and chaplaincy programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement strategies to build out a robust pipeline of donors to support Buckner Retirement Center's philanthropic needs.
• Cultivate current donors and work within the BRS communities to develop new relationships who have the potential to support at the Major Gift level.
• Work with Buckner Stewardship and Communications teams to refine materials focused on communicating the need for benevolent care and chaplaincy programs.
• Collaborate with BRS community leadership to introduce Buckner benevolent care and chaplaincy programs to new and existing residents.
• Work with grants team to develop tracking and reporting metrics for number of seniors receiving care across the organization and in each community.
• Refine current communication strategies and case for support documents for each individual levels of giving across the organization – Mass, Mid-Rising, Major, Corporate and Foundation giving; to include specific donor impact and statistics.
• Engage church support for Buckner Retirement Services, especially around chaplaincy programs.
• Develop and manage a strategic donor pipeline specific to Buckner Retirement Services.
• Cultivate and steward both current and prospective donors, with an intentional focus on entry level giving and long-term relationship development.
• Execute a phased engagement strategy for Mass, Major, and Corporate and Foundation donors.
• Ensure consistent communication of program impact and funding needs, including timely and appropriate donor acknowledgment.
• Engage resident families through targeted events and experiences, including a family weekend.

Requirements

• Requires ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward major donors and major donor prospects in the assigned area for all ministries and programs of Buckner.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• Minimum 5-8 years prior related proven experience required in building and sustaining relationships with constituents that are engaged with an organization.
• Prior related experience working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for case necessary to support solicitations.
• Proven successful experience in identifying, cultivating and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.
• Current certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive preferred.
• Proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing and knowledge of foundation grant writing processes.
• Proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising and public relations laws and regulations governing agency and employees required.
• Proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Recognized ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills, including an ability to synthesize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue; strong commitment to producing measurable results.
• Strong business acumen required.
• Experience developing, directing and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
• Bias for fact-based decision making and action-oriented project management practices.
• Able to minimize risk to the company and remove obstacles.
• Excellent presentation and influencing skills.
• Recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles.

Qualifications

• Ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward major donors and major donor prospects in the assigned area for all ministries and programs of Buckner.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• Minimum 5-8 years prior related proven experience required in building and sustaining relationships with constituents that are engaged with an organization.
• Prior related experience working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for case necessary to support solicitations.
• Proven successful experience in identifying, cultivating and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.
• Current certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive preferred.
• Proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing and knowledge of foundation grant writing processes.
• Proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising and public relations laws and regulations governing agency and employees required.
• Proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Recognized ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills, including an ability to synthesize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue; strong commitment to producing measurable results.
• Strong business acumen required.
• Experience developing, directing and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
• Bias for fact-based decision making and action-oriented project management practices.
• Able to minimize risk to the company and remove obstacles.
• Excellent presentation and influencing skills.
• Recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles.