Major Gift Officer I - Planned Giving

Texas Children's Medical Center • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Major Gift Officer I – Planned Giving is a relationship-focused, highly organized fundraising professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and helps grow meaningful philanthropic relationships. The role manages a portfolio of qualified prospects and donors, with the goal of securing at least $1 million in philanthropic funds for the organization, retaining donors, and progressively increasing their giving and involvement. The position also supports planned-giving operations, stewardship, events, donor communications, and fundraising data management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 2 years of experience in fundraising, donor relations, sponsorships, philanthropy, events, grant development, or relationship building that leads to revenue, profit, or donated funds.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team player.
• Ability to plan, set goals, execute tactics, and drive results.
• Creative approach to building relationships.

Responsibilities

• Raise philanthropic funds annually through outright and future gifts and commitments.
• Manage the health, composition, and ongoing activity of an assigned portfolio of qualified major-gift prospects and donors.
• Create and execute cultivation and solicitation strategies for portfolio prospects.
• Create and execute stewardship strategies for portfolio donors.
• Develop engagement strategies for fundraising volunteers to help secure donor funds.
• Participate in strategy sessions with colleagues about key major-gift prospects.
• Help drive responses to Office of Philanthropy priority events and initiatives.
• Record and manage donor and prospect data, activity, management, and movement in the fundraising technology system.
• Help maintain the integrity of data in the fundraising technology system.
• Serve as the primary point person for the planned-giving marketing vendor and other internal and external partners.
• Coordinate logistics for planned-giving stewardship and cultivation events.
• Assess and respond as appropriate to planned-giving inquiries and estate notifications.
• Track pending estate gifts to ensure timely receipt by the organization.
• Assist in drafting planned-giving correspondence, acknowledgments, proposals, and calculations.
• Coordinate multiple projects, work with a wide variety of personalities, plan and set goals, execute tactics, and drive results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level