Annual Giving Officer

University of San Francisco

1d•$70,000 - $74,000

About The Position

The Annual Giving Officer is a front-line fundraiser in the University of San Francisco’s Office of Annual Giving, focused on mid-level and leadership gifts of $1,000–$25,000. The officer cultivates, solicits, and stewards new and existing donors, raises current support, qualifies prospects for future engagement, and creates and manages fundraising campaigns for targeted groups and initiatives. The role develops and implements fundraising strategies and campaigns, contributes to print and email appeals, and partners with colleagues and volunteers to meet revenue and participation goals. The officer manages a prospect portfolio, builds donor relationships, supports donor retention and acquisition, and coordinates with teams across USF Development. The position also involves occasional travel and some evening and weekend work at high-profile engagement events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience.
Ability to understand donor needs and interests and develop relationships between donors and the University.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including writing and editing proposals and related correspondence, sometimes for institutional leaders’ signatures.
Strong relationship-building skills and ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
Commitment to appropriate use of sensitive and confidential constituent data.
Familiarity with relevant privacy laws.
Excellent time management and follow-up skills.
Ability to work under deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to establish and achieve quantified objectives.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to travel regionally and to other areas of the country.
Valid driver’s license.
Self-starter with discipline in establishing and meeting personal and team goals.
Mission-driven and able to identify with USF’s Jesuit principles and goals.
Emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and self-awareness.
Creative, hardworking, and committed to successful fundraising.
High attention to detail.
Strong communication, organization, and strategic-thinking skills.
Collaborative and transparent, with the ability to make independent decisions when appropriate.

Nice To Haves

One to two years of progressive and successful development experience.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned and unassigned prospects and donors through cultivation, solicitation, renewal, and stewardship, with an emphasis on donor acquisition.
Meet performance goals related to donor retention, upgrades, acquisition, qualification, pipeline development, and philanthropic revenue.
Build ongoing relationships with individual donors through personal visits, phone calls, and meaningful contacts.
Steward established relationships to maximize engagement, renew annual giving, and present additional opportunities for engagement.
Implement and manage programs that involve targeted populations in fundraising and volunteer activities.
Maintain regular field, online, mail, and phone activity.
Manage a portfolio of 150–200 or more individuals, focusing on acquiring new donors, renewing current and lapsed donors, and upgrading donors capable of making mid-level annual gifts.
Work cooperatively and strategically with Development colleagues, including annual giving, major gifts, prospect research, stewardship, and alumni engagement teams.
Coordinate with gift officers to support communication and integration with Major Gifts, Planned Giving, and other fundraising programs.
Build expertise in the university entities and activities supported by annual giving and in programs that may interest donors.
Recommend approaches, procedures, and processes to improve departmental efficiency and services.
Participate in periodic prospect meetings and support USF Development projects and high-profile engagement events.
Perform other duties as assigned.