Development Officer - (Corporate Relations)

Access•Dearborn, MI

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Development Officer uses specialized knowledge in fundraising and development obtained through experience and/or formal training to provide support and manage activity to ensure development goals and objectives for assigned functional area are attained. The Development Officer is responsible for achieving fundraising goals and cultivating and nurturing relationships with current and new donors.

Requirements

Knowledge of: Intermediate concepts, principles and practices of fundraising/development
Donor relations and stewardship
Database architecture and development
Blackbaud (Altru) software is preferred
Skill in: Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications for program area and other applications, including Microsoft Office
Ability to: Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization and with external business partners and donor
Incite enthusiasm and influence, motivate and persuade others to achieve desired outcomes
Organize and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment
Effectively utilize tools/resources to work efficiently
Demonstrate the highest level of personal and ethical standards
Analyze and troubleshoot problems
Provide a high level of customer service
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors degree
Required Disciplines: Business, Marketing, Public Relations or related field
At least 2 years development or business experience with a track record of successfully meeting goals
Any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training approved by Human Resources

Nice To Haves

Blackbaud (Altru) software is preferred

Responsibilities

Maintain development functions, including annual giving, appeal mailings, gift processing and fundraising events
Cultivate, steward, and facilitate solicitation of donors for assigned area
Cultivate and nurture relationships with current and potential individual donors, corporate, and foundation prospects
Implement sponsorship efforts for major fundraising events for assigned area
Oversee all gifts, acknowledgements and other constituent-related information in the Development donor database for assigned area
Execute all direct mail and online fundraising appeals (e.g., thank you letters, invoices, sponsorship follow up and database updates)
Work with Communications department to develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and public relations strategy to support fundraising efforts
Monitor all financial contributions and donations and ensure accuracy of records, receipts and databases
Oversee individual ticket sale process for major fundraising events
Reconcile allocations in donor database vs. allocations in Fiscal department to ensure consistency
Maintain donor database to ensure software is functioning properly and train other donor database users (including, but not limited to preparing queries, exporting information, running reports, etc.)
May create, maintain and analyze organization merchant accounts
May conduct Annual Employee United Way and Annual Fund campaign
May make travel arrangements for employees within the organization as needed
May create and review content for special event marketing
Maintain currency in fundraising and development techniques
Operate standard office equipment and use required software applications
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned