Senior Gift Officer

What You’ll Do

• Manage a donor development portfolio of individuals, churches, foundations, and other organizations, both donor and donor prospects.
• Develop and implement an annual development plan for donors and donor prospects assigned to the Gift Officer portfolio to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward.
• Support the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors for capital fund drives and other organizational campaigns as assigned.
• Make qualification calls and visits to individuals, corporations, churches, foundations and other organizations for the purpose of identifying and then cultivating relationships that could lead to donations to Buckner ministries.
• Prepare written proposals to support direct solicitations.
• Support Buckner events and activities in assigned geographical areas and travel to visit donors and prospects as necessary.
• Utilize, as appropriate, program staff and Executive Directors in the identification, cultivation and solicitation of prospects/donors.
• Utilize Buckner International Board Members and Buckner Development Council Members and other volunteers in the cultivation and solicitation of donors and donor prospects.
• Championing a greater understanding and awareness of Buckner’s mission and ministry among donors/prospects by intentionally managing relationships internally and externally.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• The ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and donor prospects in the assigned area for all Buckner ministries and programs.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years prior related experience in building and sustaining relationships with constituents engaged with an organization.
• Requires prior related experience working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for solicitations.
• Requires 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 is preferred.
• Requires proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing, as well as knowledge of foundation grant writing processes.
• Requires proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising, and public relations laws and regulations governing agencies and employees.