Development Manager (1008)

BAKERRIPLEY • Houston, TX

5d

About The Position

Are you a fundraising professional who thrives on building meaningful relationships, crafting strategic campaigns, and driving impact through philanthropy? Do you want to use your fundraising expertise to help a mission-driven organization grow and transform lives? If so, we’d love to meet you. Join the Development Team at one of the largest non profit organizations in the country! For more than 100 years, BakerRipley has aspired to empower our neighbors to build a more promising tomorrow for themselves, and their families, and we’d love you to join our team. Position Overview: Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, the Development Officer is responsible for managing a portfolio of donors, with the primary focus on building the major gift pipeline through qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. This role is critical to qualifying prospective donors and building connection and opportunities for engagement to move donors to a major gift solicitation. This role will manage relationships with individuals only (not corporations or foundations). Expected Positive Outcomes: Complete 60 meaningful contacts per year via donor/prospect meetings in-person or virtually. Qualify at least 50 new prospects/donors annually to generate new, qualified additions to the major gift prospect pool.

Requirements

• One year experience in fundraising or related experience in sales and marketing.
• Ability to travel throughout the region and to agency community centers to meet with donors, prospects, and constituent groups.

Nice To Haves

• 4 year degree from a college or university preferred. Equivalent work experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and execute strategies for all phases of the gift cycle (identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship) to secure renewed, increased, and new gifts from individuals.
• Focus on donor retention and upgrades to sustain operation and serve as a stable and predictable backbone for the agency.
• Build connection and opportunities for donor engagement such as writing personal thank you notes or making calls, sharing agency newsletter, offering volunteer opportunities, and hosting donor tours.
• Write, edit, and submit thank you letters, letters of support, letters of inquiry (LOI), applications, and impact reports to ensure gift compliance, communicate impact, and provide good stewardship.
• Solicit sponsorships for agency fundraising events.
• Supports the Senior Director of Development with special projects and other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager