Donor Relations Specialist

House of Ruth • Washington, DC

4d • $65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Development Department of House of Ruth is seeking a Donor Relations Specialist to build lasting relationships with our mid-level donors ($1,000-9,999 cumulative), designing and implementing a range of engagement and stewardship strategies aimed at creating stronger affinity among House of Ruth’s most loyal supporters, and maximizing philanthropic investment. A key partner in the Development team, the Donor Relations Specialist also identifies and qualifies mid-level donors with the giving capacity and philanthropic propensity to make significant investments ($10,000+) in support of House of Ruth’s funding priorities. This position also helps to identify donors with an interest in naming House of Ruth as a beneficiary of their estate (bequest, life insurance, etc.).

Requirements

• Possess a college degree
• 3+ years in a nonprofit fundraising position
• Be an effective written and verbal communicator.
• Have the ability to develop strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Maintain a passion for the mission of House of Ruth and demonstrate organizational core values.

Responsibilities

• Engage a portfolio of approximately 900 mid-level donors inclusive of timely donation thank you calls/notes.
• Design, execute, and evaluate tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies, promoting donor-centered approaches as House of Ruth further builds a philanthropic culture organization-wide.
• Project manage the annual donor reception in collaboration with Chief Development Officer.
• Collaborate with direct mail vendor and Chief Development Officer to design and execute upgrade and renewal solicitations.
• Assess and identify donors who are prospects for major and/or planned gifts.
• Assess and identify annual donors with potential to become mid-level donors.
• Execute a strategy to upgrade those donors.
• Solicit mid-level donors for annual renewals.
• Perform regular analysis of the mid-level program, making recommendations for testing new approaches or retiring underperforming ones.
• Manage personalization of mid-level donor communications and appeals
• Collaborate in the development of key themes, message points, and collaterals
• Track actions, outreach, research, opportunities, and portfolio updates in CRM
• Provide briefings and profiles on donors to internal stakeholders as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• House of Ruth offers an attractive benefits package for all full-time employees.
• House of Ruth salaries may be adjusted up or down contingent on the agency’s financial position with due notice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees