Donor Liaison, Leadership Gift
Donor Liaison, Leadership Gift
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Job Description
The timeline for this hiring process will be as follows:
Posting Open: 07/14/2025 - 07/27/2025
One-Way Interviews Sent: 07/28/2025
One-Way Interviews Due: 07/30/2025
Virtual Interview: 08/11/2025
First In-Person Interview: 08/19/2025
In-Person Final Interview: 08/22/2025
The Philanthropies Department (PHI) helps to invite individuals and families to follow the example of the Lord Jesus Christ as they live the two great commandments to love God and their neighbors. Giving helps members and others experience the joy and blessings of participating in Gods work as they choose to follow inspiration and prophetic direction. To do this PHI facilitates and invites voluntary philanthropic giving (beyond tithes and fast offering) for programs and projects approved by the First Presidency. PHI teaches engages coordinates invites and reports regarding voluntary philanthropic contributions to the Church and its affiliated charities. PHI provides shared donor and philanthropic support to all Church-affiliated entities.
Philanthropies correlates encourages invites facilitates and acknowledges voluntary philanthropic contributions to the church and its affiliated charities. To do this Donor Liaison Leadership Gift employees seek to provide exceptional customer relationship management stewardship and support for those who choose to make a leadership level contribution ($5k-$25k) and invite a personal relationship.
The Donor Liaison Leadership Gifts role is an intermediate role where employees use their professional experience and expertise to help create an engaging environment in order to facilitate inspired giving experiences for all involved. The focus is on developing a digital connection (no travel beyond Utah) with a primary emphasis to teach about approved priorities and thank early-stage donors for their contributions. The clients served include prospects donors institutional leaders and Philanthropies colleagues. The expectation is to facilitate engage invite and create an exceptional giving experience that reflects the standard of the Kingdom of God.
This is an intermediate-level individual contributor.
Responsibilities
Typically Donor Liaisons Leadership Gifts will spend (30%) Teaching (10%) Engaging (15%) Coordinating (20%) Inviting and (25%) Reporting in support of strategic coordination and invitations to participate in inspired giving experiences.
Teach (30%):
the process of philanthropy in the Church to donors and prospects as defined by a geographic area and with emphasis for those donors who are starting to gift at the leadership giving level (e.g. $5k) master case statement details for approved priorities and projects.
Engage (10%)
2. Develop and maintain a portfolio of leadership gift donors according to geographic assignment by helping donors engage (primarily digitally) in meaningful philanthropic activities and developing relationships of trust based upon professionalism and content knowledge of philanthropy.
Coordinate (15%)
3. Correlate with colleagues and institutional partners assuring a prospects data and historical interaction file is accurate and complete and ensuring contact reports and strategic initiatives and follow-up with donors and professionals is completed in a timely manner with exceptional service.
Invite (20%)
4. This position focuses on building a portfolio of relationships for a geographic area and in cultivating inviting and stewarding donors. Successful Leadership Gift Donor Liaisons will recognize an interest and willingness by donors to act upon an invitation to consider making a gift (right time amount project).
Reporting (25%)
5. Return and report on the impact of gifts made (typically within a calendar year for gifts made in 12-month period). Accountability for individual performance dashboard review and reporting to Sr. Manager Annual Giving (who has oversight for leadership giving) including wise stewardship of budget.
Qualifications
Required:
A Bachelors degree with an additional 4 or more years of compatible professional experience or any combination of equivalent relevant education and/or experience.
A demonstrated ability to provide an exceptional level of customer service and ability to keep confidences.
Excellent problem-solving skills innovative thinking and proven capacity to be self-motivated while positively inviting others to strive for their best performance.
Professional in demeanor appearance and language with English verbal/written communication skills including the ability to provide appropriate direction and receive and act upon feedback in a timely manner.
The ability to operate a personal computer in a network environment proficiency with basic computer hardware/software including fluency and confidence in utilizing digital outreach platforms (GoogleDuo Microsoft Teams Zoom or like program) as well as the ability to use and learn job specific applications
Outstanding time management and organizational skills including a proven ability to follow-through with fine details.
Nimble with change versatile and an optimism with a willingness to collaborate within and across teams.
Professional persistent patient and respectful demeanor and ability to maintain positivity despite differences of opinion or perspective.
Must uphold and adhere to all policies and procedures of the Church and its affiliated charities be ethical and always demonstrate professional demeanor in all situations.
This job typically operates in a professional office environment and includes interactions with individuals in a variety of locations requiring ability to employ technological tools for engagement and outreach or periodically meet in person. Appointments may require periodic work and a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.
To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements that need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time constantly operating a computer and using computer monitors and other office equipment as well as filing. This would require the ability to move files open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.
Preferred:
Direct experience in front-line fundraising or direct sales and demonstrated ability to build rapport through digital interactions
Employment Type
Full-Time
