A Brief Overview
Responsible for an ambitious fundraising plan. The Development Officer- Major Gifts Officer will create and manage a portfolio of approximately 150 major gift prospects. As part of the Foundation team, this position is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding high net worth prospects – with a focus on gifts at the $5,000 plus level. Both through maximizing our existing high net worth donor base, and finding and attracting new major donors, the Major Gifts Officer will do what it takes to grow philanthropic contributions to allow the foundation to increase its impact. In the future, this position will be responsible for supervising and managing other major gift officers.
What you will do
- Develops a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy and all communication, marketing, and solicitation strategies to increase donor support.
- Creates and implements an overall plan to identify, cultivate, and solicit contributions that will increase the number of donors (primarily focused on major annual/monthly donations).
- Manages a portfolio of active donors, reconnect with lapsed donors, and identify and cultivate new donor prospects.
- Drives growth in philanthropic giving through personal interactions, a robust marketing and communications strategy, fundraising campaigns, and foundation special events. * Works alongside foundation staff, board members, and volunteers to identify, cultivate, and solicit contributions that will increase the number of active donors * Works with foundation staff and board members to improve donor engagement and grow the number of active donors supporting Regional One Health Foundation.
- Primary point person for developing and sending out regular communications to donor prospects, donors, board members, and volunteers.
- Manages the Regional One Health Employee Giving campaign, and promoting and fundraising for special events.
- Assists with the communications and fundraising for special events.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Required
- Major in fundraising marketing/communications Preferred
- Minimum 2 years experience in fundraising. Required
- At least 1 year experience of marketing and communications experience with demonstrated success in improved donor/client engagement. Preferred
- health care or university environment with demonstrated success in major gift fundraising. Preferred
Physical Demands
- Standing - Constantly
- Walking - Constantly
- Sitting - Rarely
- Lifting - Frequently
- Carrying - Frequently
- Pushing - Occasionally
- Pulling - Occasionally
- Climbing - Occasionally
- Balancing - Occasionally
- Stooping - Frequently
- Kneeling - Frequently
- Crouching - Frequently
- Crawling - Occasionally
- Reaching - Frequently
- Handling - Frequently
- Grasping - Frequently
- Feeling - Constantly
- Talking - Constantly
- Hearing - Constantly
- Repetitive Motions - Constantly
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years of fundraising experience
- Major in fundraising, marketing, or communications
- At least 1 year of marketing and communications experience with demonstrated success improving donor or client engagement
- Experience in a healthcare or university environment with demonstrated success in major-gift fundraising
What We Do
Regional One Health is a prominent healthcare organization in Memphis, TN, serving a five-state region. It operates the only Level I trauma center within 150 miles of Memphis, acting as the region's safety net with inpatient and outpatient services, including specialized care for trauma, burns, and neonates.
