Giving Advisor

Oregon Public Broadcasting•Portland, OR

4d•$75,000 - $79,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re hiring a Giving Advisor as our current advisor was recently promoted. We’re seeking someone who has strong interpersonal skills, a passion for OPB, and want to grow in your career by working directly with donors, this is your opportunity to learn from a successful and highly experienced team of fundraising professionals. You will gain in-depth knowledge about portfolio management, midlevel, major, and planned giving fundraising, and help OPB’s most loyal and committed donors make an impact on the journalism, storytelling, and programs they care deeply about. The Giving Advisor manages a portfolio of donors giving between $1,000 - $9,999 and is responsible for qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and purposeful stewardship of relationships for optimal support of OPB and KMHD. The Giving Advisor is a member of the high-performance Philanthropy team, working closely with teammates to grow philanthropic support from donors and prospects. The Advisor also collaborates with colleagues across the organization to advance OPB’s public service mission.

Requirements

Genuine interest in and enthusiasm for OPB’s public service mission, vision and organizational values, prepared to contribute to a people-centered environment where colleagues and supporters thrive.
Three years successful fundraising or equivalent experience with evidence of increasing responsibility.
Successful experience in direct outreach and developing cultivation and solicitation strategies.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion and compliance with OPB and AFP ethics policies and standards.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, oriented towards teamwork and collaboration.
Highly-organized, motivated, proactive and goal driven. Attention to accuracy and completeness of work.
Palpable curiosity and a growth mindset, oriented toward constant improvement and learning. Adaptable, flexible, and able to thrive in a changing environment.
Technologically savvy, with fluent use of business software systems including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), and fundraising CRMs.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with mid-level giving programs and donor-centered fundraising practices.
Experience using Salesforce or other CRM to manage fundraising portfolio.
Conversant in complex giving methods and best practices (e.g. qualified charitable distributions from investment retirement accounts, donations from donor-advised funds, gifts of securities).
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Bilingual in English and another language, preferably one spoken in communities in the Pacific Northwest (for example, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Russian).

Responsibilities

Develop relationships with a portfolio of approximately 500 Cornerstone Society and The Green Room donors and prospects to secure new and increased levels of support.
Execute mid-level giving strategies and campaigns to advance donors’ relationships with OPB and KMHD in partnership with the Director of Philanthropy.
Research, implement, assess, and report on effectiveness of mid-level strategies and tactics.
Establish and achieve metrics for meaningful contacts, prospect advancement and revenue generation to meet project goals and unit goals.
Track donor plans and interactions in Salesforce CRM.
Partner with Philanthropy and Planned Giving Advisors to qualify, steward and solicit major and planned gift prospects.
Identify and lead strategic opportunities for donor cultivation and stewardship events.
Actively participate in event execution and support immediate donor follow-up as appropriate.