Manager of Personal Giving

Responsibilities

• Strategically manages a personal portfolio of up to 150 major giving prospects and corporate partners in Texas and developing relationships in Southwest United States.
• Executes a moves management process to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective major donors and corporate partners in support of the organization.
• Maintains an active schedule of solicitations, cultivation visits, events, and stewardship activities resulting in increased donations supporting the organization.
• Utilizes prospect research to create a strategic plan for donors in portfolio including planned quarterly actions (calls, meetings, mailings, events etc.) and solicitation goals.
• Buils relationships with existing major donors and encourages giving through various vehicles (cash, Donor Advised Funds, IRA’s, stocks, etc.).
• Aids donors in evaluating gift opportunities, making recommendations that align with a donor’s giving priorities.
• Creates proposals and stewardship update reports and ensures donors receive documents in a timely manner.
• Facilitates introductions and ongoing relationships between potential and current major gift donors with members of the staff and volunteers.
• Engages in best practices (creating written solicitation strategies, documenting actions promptly and accurately using the organization’s development database and participating in regular prospect reviews).
• Collaborates with Major Gifts team members during weekly meetings, and other departments as required.
• Creates and shares presentations with groups and individuals.

Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising, preferably in a nonprofit setting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with donors and partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of CRM systems.