Major Gift Officer

Kanbe's Markets • Kansas City, MO

1d • $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Kanbe’s Markets is a quickly-growing 501(c)3 fighting food insecurity and mitigating large-scale food waste by rescuing perfectly good food that would be headed to the landfill, and redirecting it into low-access communities through partnerships with over 125 local small food retailers and 60+ community organizations. Over the past 10 years, Kanbe’s has redirected millions of pounds of food that would otherwise be wasted, reinvested over $300,000 back into the local community through its unique revenue-sharing model, today serving approximately 530,000 Kansas Citians with fresh food access. Building strong donor relationships and deepening engagement with Kansas City’s incredible philanthropic community is vital to the expansion of Kanbe’s mission. As Kanbe’s continues to grow its operational efforts and impact, increasing the fresh food it is able to rescue and get back into the community, the organization is looking for a thoughtful and motivated leader to grow the organization to the next level, cultivating and stewarding relationships with major investors to the organization and overseeing and managing a portfolio of these donors. This position will be responsible for attaining over $750,000 in fundraising contributions, focused on one-time and mutli-year donations from individual donors over $10,000. This position will also directly support the CEO/CIO in the management of capital campaigns. As a Major Gift Officer, you will be to be responsible for: leading and deepening relationships with existing investors to Kanbe’s mission and curating an exceptional donor experience; finding and connecting with new potential investors; creating a clear channel for introducing new individuals to the organization (including leading tours, scheduling coffees, etc.); meticulously tracking all touchpoints with individual donors in Virtuous CRM and HubSpot; developing creative and personalized touchpoints for their portfolio; overseeing the Development Committee; and leading the strategy, planning, and execution for all individual fundraising events including our Ugly Dinners Series, Plate & Pallet Warehouse Event, and donor Breakfasts. This role is based in Kansas City, MO and is part of the Kanbe’s External Affairs team, reporting to the Chief Impact Officer.

Requirements

• At least 3+ years of Development experience, focused on Major Giving.
• Experience planning and executing six-figure fundraising events.
• Excellent relationship-building skills and a willingness to go above and beyond for building, cultivating, and stewarding connections with existing and new donors.
• Excellent data-management, attention-to-detail, and experience managing donor touchpoints in CRM systems (such as Hubspot).
• Passion for curating meaningful engagements with people and speaking on behalf of a mission-driven organization.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Enjoys a quick-paced workplace and being part of a fast-growing organization.
• Must be eager to grow a portfolio and bring new connections to the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for innovation and systems change.
• Excellent reporting capabilities and data-management.
• A strategic mindset and willingness to dive into improving processes.
• Interest in learning about the food system.
• Interest in learning about fresh produce.
• Aptitude for trucks/engines (helpful, but not essential for logistics/trucking experience).

Responsibilities

• Lead and deepen relationships with existing investors of Kanbe’s mission, introduce new major investors into the organization, and curate an exceptional donor experience.
• Create a clear channel for introducing new individuals to the organization (including leading tours, scheduling coffees, etc.).
• Manage all communications with their portfolio, and implement a weekly, monthly, and quarterly process for managing and bolstering outreach.
• Improve the process for bringing more donors to the organization who give over $10,000 annually.
• Meticulously track all touchpoints with individual donors in Virtuous CRM and HubSpot.
• Develop creative and highly personalized touchpoints and engagements for their portfolio.
• Lead the logistical planning and day-of execution of key series fundraising events such as Ugly Dinners, Plate & Pallet, Donor Breakfasts.
• Lead fundraising initiatives for assigned portfolio of donors and expand portfolio as needed.
• Develop communication strategy with portfolio and work to invite individual contributors on tours, to events, happy hours, etc.
• Solicit and collect donations to support the mission of Kanbe’s.
• Set a precedent for how relationships should be managed with this group of donors, and codify processes into actionable, replicable steps.
• Oversee the logistical planning and day-of execution of key series fundraising events such as Ugly Dinners, Plate & Pallet, and Ugly Happy Hours.
• Lean in on event planning as needed, and communicate event updates to their portfolio regularly.
• Step in and help the team as needed to complete objectives.

Benefits

• Salary: $90,000, commensurate with experience.
• Full-time (40 hours per week) position with health, vision, and dental insurance and retirement plan with matching.
• Up-to 176 hours of paid time off annually, available after 90 days of continuous employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees