The Major Gifts Officer plays a critical role in expanding Capital Caring’s donor base and increasing contributions. Reporting to the VP, Resource Development, the Major Gifts Officer will work to generate new individual donor prospects, deepen engagement of existing donors, and work to cultivate and steward significant donor relationships. The successful candidate will take personal satisfaction in matching donor interests to strategic goals and will be a sophisticated relationship builder with... more details
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Location: Merrifield, VA
Shift: 8am - 5pm
Role:
The Major Gifts Officer plays a critical role in expanding Capital Caring’s donor base and increasing contributions. Reporting to the VP, Resource Development, the Major Gifts Officer will work to generate new individual donor prospects, deepen engagement of existing donors, and work to cultivate and steward significant donor relationships. The successful candidate will take personal satisfaction in matching donor interests to strategic goals and will be a sophisticated relationship builder with an understanding of the key principles of portfolio management.
Experience Requirements
The Major Gifts Officer must have at least 5 years of experience with non-profit fundraising programs.A background in healthcare and grateful patient fundraising and/or experience supporting and working with Senior Leaders in a development program is preferred.
Education Requirements
The Major Gifts Officer must have at least a Bachelors degree in a related field.
Overall Skills
The ability to demonstrate superlative oral and written communication skills, in English, as well as ability to organize and manage projects within defined timeframe and budget; work both independently and as part of a team; demonstrate excellent interpersonal and collaborative; demonstrate organizational skills with ability to delegate and follow up; manage multiple tasks and stressful situations with a positive attitude; demonstrate a strong work ethic and attention to detail; high degree of accuracy in typed work; excellent proofreading skills; ability to communicate effectively with various levels of management, peers, vendors, and public; demonstrate an understanding of the principles and best practices of individual donor pipeline development and portfolio management, including moves management processes; demonstrate the ability to successfully cultivate and steward long-term donor relationships that advance institutional goals and philanthropic success; demonstrate experience with soliciting 4- and/or 5- figure gifts; demonstrate knowledge of prospects and donors in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Physical/Mental/Emotional
The ability to see, hear, grasp, lift, speak, sit and walk or otherwise perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations; demonstrate excellent communications skills necessary to discuss emotionally challenging issues with diverse audiences; demonstrate confidence and articulation in interactions with high-net-worth individuals and Senior Corporate Leaders; collaborate effectively on an internal team; demonstrate the maturity, customer service skills, and flexibility to work with individuals under stress; work in a fast paced and quickly changing environment; work under pressure and deadlines; effectively recognize and appreciate the diversity in the workplace; serve as a sincere and compelling ambassador for Capital Caring’s mission of providing hospice and palliative care; demonstrate an outgoing demeanor, with the ability to set people at ease and convey sensitivity to their needs; demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation and judgement, with the ability to make decisions, seek advice when needed, follow through, and be accountable.
Technological Skills
The ability to demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point or other similar
software packages; demonstrate experience with database systems, particularly Raisers Edge; demonstrate working knowledge of email and internet services.
Reasoning Ability
The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; taste or smell and push, pull, lift/carry 35 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee would normally
encounter while performing the essential functions of this job in an office. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Works in business office with computers, printers, copy/fax machines and telephones. The noise level in the work environment is usually light to moderate. The environmental conditions are that of what is to be expected in a temperature-controlled building.
This position requires consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer of employment is made, as well as on-going compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.
