Manager of Philanthropy - California

How many people can answer the question, "What do you do for a living?" with the answer, "I help find cures for cancer." At Blood Cancer United, employees take our mission seriously. Whether you work in one of our regions, are an accountant at the national office or a specialist in our Information Resource Center, you work each day on making our bold goal a reality: to enable patients with blood cancer to gain more than one million years of life by 2040. Join us and give new meaning to the word, "job."

About the Role

As part of a mission-centric, locally delivered, and nationally powered organization, this role serves as a front-facing major gift officer in the Region, responsible for mission integration, philanthropy, and donor cultivation of individual philanthropists and family foundations capable of giving $10k-$50k within California.

Responsibilities

• Mission Integration
  • Support mission-centered, local donor cultivation events and prospecting $10k-$50k+ high impact donors for regional and national stewardship activities.
  • Partner with the Philanthropy Director and the Education, Services and Health Research department to communicate the Blood Cancer United mission, programs, resources, and priorities effectively to internal and external audiences.
• Philanthropy
  • Identify and qualify individual and foundation donor leads and manage a major gift portfolio of prospects capable of giving $10k-$50k+ with a portfolio size of 50+ prospects within the first year and working towards building a portfolio of 80-100 qualified prospects within year two.
  • Create and implement a robust moves management plan for donors and prospects within the assigned portfolio, including donor stewardship strategies and activities.
  • Develop a re-engagement strategy for lapsed major gift donors from the past three years.
  • Lead monthly-quarterly region Philanthropy prospecting sessions with all region campaign staff to identify major gift leads.
  • Support donor cultivation events and other donor engagement activities within the Region.
• Donor Cultivation
  • Responsible for individual major giving through the engagement of region donors and volunteer leaders capable of giving $10k-$50k+.
  • Cultivate relationships with key prospects within the designated Region.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of the Blood Cancer United mission and programs to promote organizational initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 2-4 years of frontline donor development experience.
  • Formal training in annual giving, major gifts, foundation giving, planned giving, and other donor development activities is a plus.
• Position Requirements
  • Collaborate with diverse groups internally and externally to achieve a common goal.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to make public presentations.
• Physical Demands & Work Environment
  • Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.
  • Work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.
  • Local travel up to 30%.
  • Required to work occasional nights and weekends.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 403b retirement plan with generous paid time off.
• Federal paid holidays throughout the year.
• Wellness program and an employee assistance program.

Pay

The base pay range for this position is $71K to $94K. The offered compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, business need, market conditions, proficiencies, skills, education, and experience. Additionally, internal pay equity will be considered for similarly situated roles and direct team members. Base compensation is only one component of our Total Rewards program, which also includes an annual incentive plan and a competitive benefits package.