Development Officer

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary • Evanston, IL

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About The Position

A member of a dynamic and close-knit development team, the Development Officer cultivates relationships with donors and prospects with capacity to make $50,000+ to the seminary's $65M Abundant Spirit campaign. Primary responsibilities include creating and implementing cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for assigned prospects; planning and executing campaign cultivation and prospect identification events in assigned territories; managing volunteers; participating in seminary events such as class reunions and commencement; and, participating in development team prospect management and staff meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years experience successfully cultivating and soliciting major gifts for higher education or non-profit organizations.
• Knowledge of CRM and prospect management systems.

Nice To Haves

• Theological education and/or experience working in a seminary or similar setting.
• Familiarity with planned giving.
• Knowledge of Jenzabar database products.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a development officer for the seminary, traveling extensively, including overnight, to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors.
• Manage a personal portfolio of 125 major gift prospects.
• Make minimum 120 face-to-face visits with major donor prospects in the first year; 170 visits in subsequent years.
• Achieve yearly solicitation and gift commitment goals (goals to be determined in consultation with the Vice-President for Development and through the department's annual planning process).
• Provide stewardship for major donors in assigned portfolio.
• Coordinate donor identification, cultivation, and stewardship events throughout the year.
• Work collaboratively with the vice president for development, other members of the development staff, and the seminary community to bring fund raising success to the seminary.
• Complete donor visit reports in a timely manner.
• Complete travel expense reports in a timely manner.
• Execute other duties as assigned by the Vice-President.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree