Leadership Gift Officer

Title: Leadership Gift Officer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Shift: M-F 1^st shift ( 8a-5p)

Extended hours may be required

Reports to: Chief Development Officer

Department: Foundation

Employment Status: Full-Time

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Location: Corporate Office Hybrid

Date Created/Last Evaluated: February 9 2026

Salary:

Summary: The Leadership Gift Officer (LGO) is a frontline fundraiser responsible for building meaningful relationships with current and prospective donors to grow ThriveMores philanthropic base. This role focuses on securing new leadership-level gifts and identifying cultivating and soliciting new members for ThriveMores planned giving society.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships with donors volunteers or stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfort with CRM systems and basic data management.
• Willingness to travel regularly across North Carolina.

Preferred Qualifications

• 13 years of experience in a frontline fundraising role including direct donor solicitation.
• Experience with planned giving major gifts or leadership giving programs.
• Familiarity with senior living healthcare or faith-based nonprofit environments.
• Experience using Raisers Edge or a comparable fundraising database.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Warm personable and professional demeanor
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented
• Comfort asking for gifts and having financial conversations
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong storytelling ability
• Respect for older adults and alignment with ThriveMores mission and values

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

Essential Functions

Leadership Giving (5060%)

• Proactively identify cultivate solicit and steward new and existing donors capable of making leadership-level gifts.
• Manage a portfolio of 100150 qualified prospects and donors.
• Conduct in-person meetings tours and donor visits across ThriveMores communities and in donors homes.
• Partner with senior leadership community administrators and program staff to connect donors with meaningful giving opportunities.
• Prepare tailored solicitation strategies proposals and follow-up communications.
• Track donor interactions strategies and outcomes in the organizations CRM (Raisers Edge).

Planned Giving (3040%)

• Identify prospective planned giving donors through research relationship-building and collaboration with other development staff.
• Educate donors about planned giving options such as bequests charitable gift annuities beneficiary designations and trusts.
• Work closely with the CDO to facilitate planned gifts.
• Actively recruit new members to ThriveMores planned giving society.
• Steward existing planned giving commitments through regular communication and recognition.

Collaboration & Strategy (1015%)

• Work collaboratively with the Development team on campaigns events and major initiatives.
• Support annual fund capital or special campaign priorities as needed.
• Represent ThriveMore at community events resident gatherings and donor functions.
• Provide regular progress reports on portfolio activity and revenue projections.