Gift Officer (47179)

Join Our Team!•Bentonville, AR

1d•$52,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Gift Officer is a frontline fundraiser responsible for cultivating and stewarding relationships with individual and corporate donors, supporters, and key stakeholders to advance EverHope’s mission and secure philanthropic support. This role manages a strategic portfolio, develops strategies to grow giving, and executes fundraising activities that drive revenue and engagement. Each Gift Officer also serves as the fundraising lead for one of EverHope’s signature events, owning fundraising strategy, donor cultivation and stewardship, sponsorships, and contributed revenue goals. The Gift Officer works closely with the Development team and senior leadership to implement comprehensive fundraising strategies while ensuring a high-quality donor experience.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
2+ years of professional experience in fundraising, development, sales, business development, relationship management, or a related field.
21 years of age or older.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional relationships.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience managing multiple priorities and working toward measurable goals.
Comfort engaging individuals and organizations in conversations about financial support.
Valid driver's license, proof of personal automobile insurance, and acceptable driving record required to drive shelter vehicles for shelter business.
Must maintain confidentiality and privacy regarding all Shelter residents' information in accordance with EverHope policy and all applicable Federal and state laws/regulations.
Attend and participate in mandatory training, staff meetings, and all other events, as required.
Set, maintain, and communicate appropriate personal and professional boundaries.
Complete all required documentation in a timely manner per EverHope’s procedures.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing a donor or relationship portfolio.
Experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual or corporate donors.
Experience securing major gifts, corporate contributions, or sponsorships.
Experience developing proposals, sponsorship materials, or donor presentations.
Experience with fundraising events and event based donor cultivation.
Experience working with Board members, volunteers, or fundraising committees.
Experience with moves management, pipeline development, and fundraising forecasting.
CFRE certification or other fundraising education or certification.

Responsibilities

Manage a strategic portfolio of current and prospective individual and corporate donors, developing and executing individualized strategies for identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, renewal, and upgrade.
Build meaningful donor relationships through face-to-face meetings, calls, personalized communications, events, and other engagement opportunities that deepen connection and increase giving overtime.
Solicit philanthropic gifts, corporate contributions, and sponsorships in support of EverHope's mission, programs, and strategic priorities.
Identify and qualify new prospective donors and funding partners in collaboration with Development colleagues, organizational leadership, Board members, and community partners.
Develop proposals, solicitation materials, sponsorship opportunities, presentations, gift agreements, and other donor facing communications.
Serve as the fundraising lead for an assigned EverHope signature event, owning fundraising strategy, contributed revenue goals, sponsorships, and donor cultivation and stewardship before, during, and after the event.
Leverage the assigned event to identify and cultivate prospects, deepen existing donor relationships, grow sponsorships, and create pathways for continued philanthropic engagement beyond the event.
Collaborate with organizational leadership, Board members, committees, volunteers, and other relationship holders to advance donor relationships and fundraising opportunities.
Create meaningful cultivation and stewardship opportunities that demonstrate impact, strengthen long term relationships, and move donors and other supporters toward deeper philanthropic engagement.
Execute moves management strategies for assigned donors and prospects, advancing relationships through qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship while maintaining clear next steps and progress toward fundraising goals.
Maintain accurate and timely donor records, contact reports, opportunities, proposals, commitments, and stewardship actions in the organization's CRM.
Forecast expected revenue and regularly monitor and report progress toward portfolio and event fundraising goals.
Collaborate across departments to connect donors with EverHope's mission and funding priorities while maintaining confidentiality, accountability, and professional fundraising standards.
Other duties as assigned.