Special Gifts Officer Winston Salem
Special Gifts Officer Winston Salem
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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
Identifies qualifies and solicits special gifts from prospects (including alumni former house officers friends etc. for WFBMC.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelors degree with three years of fundraising experience including one year of major gift experience; or five years of combined personal sales/fundraising related experience.
- Demonstrated solicitation experience and proven ability to work with wealthy individuals.
LICENSURE CERTIFICATION and/or REGISTRATION:
- Valid North Carolina drivers license.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Learns the WFBMC mission and being knowledgeable about each department and the medical centers clinical research and education missions
- Attains an understanding of the development programs and personnel in every department.
- Establishes a sound working relationship with Development and Alumni Affairs staff to enhance collaboration. This includes working with major gifts advancement services and leadership.
- Conducts direct personal solicitation of prospects to generate increased participation at the special giving level.
- Works with the annual giving team to collaborate on direct mail telephone and other solicitation methods for populations not reached by personal solicitation.
- Effectively communicating the Medical Centers mission vision values and priorities to prospects. Translates scientific information into lay language as needed.
- Identifies visits and qualifies individual prospects; maintains a portfolio of 300 prospects. Works independently and selfmotivated in initiating contacts with potential donors.
- Cultivates prospects with goal of obtaining a special gift (up to $25000 and to determine prospects capacity/propensity to give a major gift $25000.
- Completes 300 contacts annually obtaining special gift commitments from roughly 50 of prospects.
- Demonstrates effective prospect assessment skills by successfully advancing prospects to major gift officer portfolios. Works closely with MGO leadership and MGOs to affect a seamless handoff.
- Screens out prospects lacking capacity/propensity for special/major giving and redirect into annual giving pool.
- Documents cultivation and solicitation activities with prospects.
- Works closely with prospect research group to ensure an active flow of newly identified prospects into the SGO portfolios for evaluation and cultivation.
- Prepares semiannual strategic plans meet goals re: visits and phone calls.
- Participates in Major Gift Officer Meetings and team building sessions.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
