Major Gifts Officer - Connecticut, Albany, and Eastern New York
About The Position
How many people can answer the question, "What do you do for a living?" with the answer, "I help find cures for cancer." At Blood Cancer United, employees take our mission seriously. Whether you work in one of our regions, are an accountant at the national office or a specialist in our Information Resource Center, you work each day on making our bold goal a reality: to enable patients with blood cancer to gain more than one million years of life by 2040. Join us and give new meaning to the word, "job." Summary: As part of a mission centric, locally delivered and nationally powered organization this role serves as a fundraising leader who is responsible for advancement, mission integration, volunteer management and donor cultivation. The Region Advancement Director is responsible for donor development activity within the designated market area. Relentlessly pursuing cancer cures. This is a remote role and the ideal candidate must live in Westchester County, Fairfield County, or lower New Haven County.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3-5 years sales or fundraising experience, ideally in donor development, including planned giving, major gifts, institutional giving and foundation giving, with a proven track record of donor identification/solicitation success.
- Collaborate with Mission Team ensuring success of patient access, education, public policy & advocacy and research
- Formal training in major gifts, planned giving and other donor development activities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Ability to make public presentations.
- Travel within region
- Required to work some nights and weekends
Responsibilities
- Responsible for organizing mission centered, local donor cultivation events and prospecting high-impact donors for national stewardship activities.
- Partner with Education, Services and Health Research department to effectively communicate the Blood Cancer United overall mission, programs, resources and priorities.
- Accountable for the creation and oversight for the donor relationship revenue, expense budget, timeline.
- Direct fundraising activities with prospective donors by creating and implementing major gifts, institutional giving, foundation giving, planned giving and donor stewardship strategies and activities.
- Generate and manage a major giving portfolio of 80-100 prospects.
- Develop and write grant proposals for foundations, corporations and public agencies within the designated market area. Meets with those organizations that look most promising.
- Collaborate with national shared services in the Advancement Department and Territory Advancement Directors to identify and secure major gifts based on organizational funding priorities.
- Responsible for individual major giving through the engagement of volunteer leaders.
- Cultivate relationships with key prospects within the designated market area.
- Network for and develop relationships with strategic business professionals and volunteers.
- Maintain a working knowledge of the Blood Cancer United mission and programs to promote Organizational initiatives.
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Benefits
- As a valued member of Blood Cancer United, you are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.
- Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; a 403b retirement plan along with generous paid time off.
- In addition, we observe federal paid holidays throughout the year, and offer a wellness program and an employee assistance program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
