We’re currently building out our Major Gifts department and are looking for some great fundraisers to join our team! The Major Gifts Officer will manage a portfolio of approximately 125+ major gift donors and planned giving prospects. The MGO will be responsible for identifying strategic opportunities, developing and implementing initiatives to identify, cultivate and solicit high-net worth donors and planned giving prospects to ensure a strong base of perpetual financial support. The selected Major Gifts Officer must live in a state we currently have an UNCF office.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Designs and implements innovative strategies to identify, cultivate and solicit high-net worth donors and planned giving prospects for major gifts ($25K and above).
• Identifies and rates individual major gift and planned giving prospects. Obtains information concerning financial capability, special interests, giving history, and current connections to UNCF and other causes.
• Effectively prepares meeting materials, stewardship reports and major gift solicitations including, but not limited to high-quality solicitation materials, proposals and investment decks. Manages communication and donor interactions with programmatic leadership, including the President and CEO.
• Promote the benefits and opportunities offered by planned giving vehicles, i.e. planned giving brochures, advertisements, internal and external advertising media.
• Make direct, face-to-face solicitations (local and national), and assist the CEO, board and leadership staff with their solicitation (e.g. provide portfolio development support, strategic counsel, and help with donor communications).
• Analyzes prospect research with a keen understanding of moves management to steward donors towards major gifts.
• Utilize Raiser’s Edge to track and manage donor/prospect portfolio and monitor individual results toward fundraising goal; adhere to timely reporting of results to ensure accuracy of the fundraising pipeline and year-end projection forecasts.
• Provides stewardship over existing and future individual major gift and planned giving donors.
• Assists in identifying major gift prospect pool for proposed capital campaign.
• Identifies, recruits and services volunteers.
• Maintains current and accurate files on all individual donors.
• Ensures compliance with UNCF policies, procedures, rules and regulations.

Qualifications and Skills

• A Bachelor’s degree from four-year College or University
• 8-10 years of experience in fundraising, with 3-5 years of specific experience in cultivating individual gifts
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Quantifiable experience conducting major fundraising activities at the half million dollar level and above that may include capital and annual giving campaigns.
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
• Volunteer management skills.
• Strong planning skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Outstanding human relations and managerial skills.
• Demonstrative initiative.
• The ability to work with minimal supervision.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Raiser’s Edge.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Individual Gifts: 3 years (Required)
• Fundraising: 8 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote