Developer, Individual Giving
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Job Title: Community Philanthropy Developer - Individual Giving
Site requirement: Hybrid
Reports To: Community Philanthropy Manager - Individual Giving
Application Guidelines:
A cover letter is required for consideration.
This position is currently hybrid.
Who We Are:
We build community power to dismantle systems and policies that drive hunger and poverty.
Oregon Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we strongly encourage applications from candidates who can increase the diversity of our organization and strengthen our capacity to eliminate hunger. We believe strongly in the power of lived experience and we actively seek individuals who have experienced hunger and its root causes to join our team.Our organization is stronger because of the leadership of people who have faced food insecurity in their own lives and/or hail from historically under-represented communities. Learn more about our commitment at You Are:
You care deeply about community about people experiencing hunger and hold them in the center of all that you do. You are committed to applyequityas a process and an outcome of your work to disrupt systemic social patterns that promote hunger such as racism sexism and cissexism. You have a strong affinity withOFBs 10 Year Visionand are profoundly excited to achieve this vision for and with our community.
Position Summary:TheCommunity Philanthropy Developer - Individual Giving(CPD-IG)will join a growing Community Philanthropy Department of 30 dedicated collaborative values-driven and effective philanthropic development professionals who are passionate about resourcing an end to hunger and hungers root causes. Together we raise more than$44Mannually for Oregon Food Banks mission and vision - to ensure wellness and justice for our community. We innovate risk learn and refine as core practices. We value relationships and aspire to shape Oregon Food Bank into a civic engagement home for donors. We believe philanthropy should be accessible to all facets of our community and in how we work we reclaim philanthropys true meaning - a love for humankind and any voluntary action for the common good. We vanguard practices and policies that reflect philanthropys potential as a more just institution. And we design resource and relationship development programs rooted in equity.
Primary Responsibilities(Essential Functions):
Successfully develop and engage with a broad portfolio of individual donors (giving mid to major-level gifts between $1000-$10000) with a focus on cultivation solicitation and stewardship and work to deepen relationships and advance OFBs 10 year vision.
Discoverand qualify donors from mid- ($1000) and major-level ($10000) cohorts to move to Community Philanthropy Senior Developer - Individual Giving portfolios. Work alongside Community Philanthropy Senior Developer - Individual Giving and Prospect Research & Development colleagues to facilitate smooth transitions to managed portfolios for qualified donors.
Develop solid understanding of OFB programs and priorities for your strategic engagement of donors and to retain philanthropic partners - making Oregon Food Bank a political home and facilitating donors political journey while fostering transformational and regenerative relationship development over time.
Maintain donor records in a detailed and timely fashion in our database to department standards in quantity and quality of information entered in philanthropy systems and technology - Raisers Edge NXT.
Collaborate with other departments organizations and groups to build partnerships to enhance collaborative fundraising activities and opportunities. Assist in brainstorming and creating new methods to raise funds for OFB.
Organizational level responsibilities of exempt employees include:
To be an ambassador and a leader for OFBs vision and mission a cross-departmental collaborator and an active contributor to building a movement to end hunger for goodby addressing the root causes of hunger: systemic oppressions such as racism xenophobia sexism and cisexism.
In consultation and coordination with the supervisor actively contribute to:
cross-departmental efforts
work culture activities and programming
advisory and consultative groups such as the compensation committee affinity groups Equity Ambassadors Equity Think Tank meetings among others
plan and engage in professional development activities that strengthen your capacity for your specific role as well as your capacity to contribute and advance organizational goals OFBs vision and mission.
Identify share engage in and collaboratively adjust and make necessary changes to this description of duties according to the inevitable evolution of the role over time.
Skills and ExperienceRequired:
Deep passion for eliminating hunger and its root causes.
3 years success in nonprofit fundraising with progressive responsibility in donor relationship management community organizing or volunteer/client/member services.
Interacting with a diversity of individuals personably and respectfully to OFB standards.
Demonstrated ability to use persuasive communication to engage current and future donors to raise funds for OFB through the development of proposals grants and advocacy calls to action.
Ability to generate and personalize phone calls emails and letters to donors and respond to donor inquiries in a timely manner for increased communication resulting in greater donor engagement.
Demonstrated experience with planning and leading effective meetings and/or events for donors.
Demonstrated knowledge experience and actions incorporating and initiating development and fundraising activities through an equity lens for equity and racial justice.
Knowledge of and experience with Moves Management Community-Centric Fundraising principles and/or other philanthropic development concepts and methodology.
Proficiency with office technology and information systems (including GSuite Microsoft Office) and donor databases preferably Raisers Edge. Ability to quickly adapt to new software and online tools a plus.
Organizational level preferred qualifications of exempt employees include:
Multilingual skills at aminimum professional level of proficiencyor greater in English and any additional language/s defined as being able to speak the languages with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical and professional topics.
Multicultural skills ofadaptationandintegrationare strongly preferred.
Adaptationis defined as the capacity to communicate and interact with people of multiple cultures backgrounds and styles by incorporating and adapting to the world view and perspectives of others.
Integrationis defined as being able to code-switch or move in and out of ones worldview and help others understand different cultures backgrounds and styles to promote diversity and inclusion.
Commitment to continued professional development to strengthen capacity to work through an equity lens for equity and racial justice.
Strong capacity to consider multiple perspectives to pivot to respond to emerging needs and lead through organizational changes.
Personal living/lived experience of hunger and/or systemic inequity/oppression.
The Fine Print:
Work environment:
Work is performed in an office environment while sitting in meetings or at a computer screen for extended periods inside and outside of Oregon Food Bank and will use computer and phones extensively.
May occasionally work outside of general working hours of 8:00 5:00 p.m. such as evenings and weekends and occasional travel out of town may occur.
Work may require to lift move and carry objects from 20 to 40 pounds such as boxes containing office and other supplies. Crouching bending kneeling and reaching when filing. Accommodations may be available upon request.
Background Check:
This position doesnt require a criminal background check.
Inclement Weather Service Disruptions and Disaster Response expectations:
OFB is part of the regional disaster response network and as part of our commitment to our community we all are expected to report to work as soon as its safe to do so and to respond to the disaster emergency inclement weather or extended service disruption as needed and as possible. To this effect we have teams with different levels of response and support. This role is internally classified as part of theMobileTeam which means that:
Mobile Team(or Remote Team): Ensure work continuity working remotely with applicable regular pay.
Note:Regardless of team classifications our staff is supported to prioritize their safety and that of their dependents families and loved ones while in communication and coordination with supervisors.
1. Exempt classification refers to employees who earn a salary rather than an hourly rate for the work they do instead of the number of hours they take to complete the task. Exempt employees are not eligible for overtime pay or minimum wage. They; 1) Supervise two or more full-time employees or four part-time employees regularly; 2) Are responsible for managing at least part of a business; 3) Play an important role in the job status of other employees including hiring and delegating tasks;or1) Perform office or non-manual work directly related to the business operations or management of an organization and its customers; and 2) Exercise independent judgment and discretion over important business decisions.
Employment Type
Full-Time
