Associate Director of Impact Giving, Fulltime, 40Hrs/Wk

VISITING NURSE dba Stillwater Hospice•Fort Wayne, IN

About The Position

In this role, you'll be responsible for acquisition, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors; prospecting new donors; and working with the development team to strengthen the organization’s overall fundraising capacity. You will work in the entire Stillwater Hospice Service area. We pride ourselves on promoting an Excellent Work/Life Balance and providing Excellent Employee Benefits.

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred, and a minimum of five years of demonstrated success and experience in individual and major gift fundraising.
Must feel a connection to the mission and services of Stillwater Hospice.
Demonstrate experience and success in major gift solicitation and obtaining planned giving commitments.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; ability to influence and engage a wide range of donors and build long-term relationships.
Strong organizational and time management skills, with exceptional attention to detail, are required.
Must be at ease in meeting people and asking for financial support.
The ability to meet stringent deadlines and sensitivity to public opinion are necessary.
Ability to plan, organize, and effectively present ideas and concepts to groups. Ability to assimilate information from a variety of sources, analyze information, and recommend courses of action to be taken.
Exhibit Stillwater Hospice’s values of compassion, comfort, guidance, inclusivity, and stewardship.
Able to work independently, conceptualize projects, and manage multiple priorities.
Familiarity with word processing, fundraising databases, and graphics software is required. Knowledge of Blackbaud and experience using Raiser’s Edge is preferred.
High energy and passion for Stillwater Hospice’s mission are essential.
Must have visual, hearing, and mental ability to initiate and comprehend written and verbal communication.
Must be able to engage in clear, concise verbal/non-verbal communication.
Must be able to perform tasks involving physical activity such as lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds; walking, standing, talking, hearing, pushing, fingering, reaching, seeing, stooping, smelling, depth perception, and color vision.
Must be able to climb a minimum of three (3) flights of stairs. Must be able to endure long periods of sitting while driving.
Must have the ability to remain calm in occasional emergency situations.
Must be willing to travel in inclement weather. Potential threat of physical violence to self.
Potential exposure to environmental pollutants. Potential exposure to infectious diseases.
Potential exposure to variable temperatures in the working environment.
Potential exposure to substances within the office environment, including copy machine toner, VDT emissions, cleaning solvents, and medical supply chemicals.
Seat belts must be worn while traveling during working hours according to state law.

Nice To Haves

Master’s preferred
Knowledge of Blackbaud and experience using Raiser’s Edge is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Chief Development Officer (CDO) and Director of Development to meet or exceed annual fundraising goals.
Identify, cultivate, educate, solicit, and steward an assigned portfolio of individual supporters to raise funds and meet Stillwater Hospice's programmatic and capital needs.
Collaborates with the Chief Development Officer and Director of Development on major gift fundraising and planned giving strategies.
Persuasively communicate the mission and vision of Stillwater Hospice and the efforts of Stillwater Foundation.
Conducts prospect research on supporters to build stronger relationships and to hone ask amounts that align with capacity and interest.
Maintains and promotes a planned giving program that encourages contributions toward v.
Creates and executes a strategy for retaining and advancing a base of annual individual donors.
Develops and maintains ongoing relationships with individual and major donors.
Pursues gifts for special projects and assists with creating cases for support as needed and determined by the CEO, Chief Development Officer, Board of Directors, and Stillwater Foundation.
Implements and maintains an ongoing program for donor stewardship and recognition.
Collaborates with the Chief Development Officer and Director of Development to create and implement Stillwater Hospice’s financial and comprehensive development strategy.
Serves as a Stillwater Hospice representative through external and internal events.
Adheres to the Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethics and Donor Bill of Rights.
Builds trust, values others, communicates effectively, drives execution, fosters innovation, collaborates, solves problems creatively, and demonstrates high integrity.
Displays compassion, works as a team player, has an optimistic outlook, is adaptable, accountable, and customer-driven.
Adheres to and supports all Stillwater Hospice policies and adheres to privacy practices.
Must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the health and/or safety of self or others in the workplace.
Must have an Indiana motor vehicle operator’s license and have access to an automobile with current automobile insurance coverage.
Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

Health Insurance with PPO (preferred provider organization).
Dental and Vision Insurance.
Flexible Savings Account (FSA).
Free Employer Health Clinic (for medical plan participants). Partnership with Parkview Health.
Catastrophic Medical Care Plan (qualifications apply).
Medical Claims and Healthcare Utilization Management program.
A partnership with Wellbridge Surgical, which is a concierge Surgery Center, includes reimbursement of medical plan deductibles and travel (for medical plan participants).
Dependent Care Savings Account (DCFSA).
TriShare Plus Child Care Cost Sharing plan (for qualifying employees).
CoShare Child Care Cost Sharing plan (for qualifying employees).
Generous Paid Time Off.
Paid Wellness Days.
Time Off for Voting.
Paid Parental Leave for Births and Adoptions.
403b Retirement Plan for all employees with no cost access to a Financial Advisor and a strong Company Match for full-time employees.
Shift Incentive Pay, Performance Incentives, & Mileage Reimbursement.
Company-provided Uniform allowance.
Company-provided Basic Life Insurance plus AD&D Insurance.
Company-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance.
Affordable Term Life Insurance policies are available for employees and family members.
Education Incentives & Tuition Discounts w/ several local Universities.
Private Student Loan Assistance Program with Gradify.
Support the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness plan as a Qualifying Not-for-Profit Employer.
Annual Employee Tuition Assistance Plan, up to $2000.00 per year.
Stillwater Hospice Tuition Scholarships, up to $5000.00 per year.
A Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program for Employees & Family household members.
New hire referral Finder's Bonus.
Free employee access to the services and programs at the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center.
A newly remodeled, modern Inpatient Unit.
Newly built Staff Respite Room in the Hospice Home IPU.
Multiple employee engagement events per year: Wellness/Health Events, Quarterly Employee Benefit Fairs, Organization picnics, and Organization holiday events.
A strong commitment to promoting and advancing employees from within the organization.
The campus is connected to the Fort Wayne Trails system.
Discounts at the YMCA (multiple included, not just Allen County).