Major Gifts Officer

Newport Mental Health • Middletown, RI

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About The Position

At Newport Mental Health, we invest in our employees by offering competitive pay, exceptional time-off benefits, opportunities for professional growth, and a supportive, mission-driven culture. Newport Mental Health (NMH) is a progressive high-energy organization that uses state of the art person-centered recovery approach to help individuals recover from mental illness and substance use disorders. NMH extends its trauma informed evidence-based services to children, adolescents, families, and adults. Our services vary from outreach, specialized program, mental health, school-based therapy, substance use therapy, community-based therapy, and outpatient clinic.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Fundraising, Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Social Entrepreneurship
• 4 or more years’ of related work experience, and a demonstrable track record in successfully managing a major gifts portfolio and capital campaign
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate outstanding verbal and written communication skills as well as strong public speaking and presentation skills with the ability to listen actively; a flexible writing style with an ability to tailor content to the audience and channel is required
• Candidates should demonstrate strong quantitative skills and an ability to grasp company economics
• An ability to cultivate strong interpersonal customer and coworker relationships at all levels of organization is required.

Nice To Haves

• A strong working knowledge of healthcare, or associated industries is preferred.
• A track record of commitment to professional development and evidence based work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships in a portfolio of 100 existing individual donors in ways that have a quantifiable impact on philanthropic revenue and grows the portfolio to 130
• Work with NMH development team members to effectively manage donations, letters, correspondence, presentation materials, and maintain an internal database (E-Tapestry CRM) for recording donations, activity tracking, and related files and processes associated with fundraising campaigns, events, and programs
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of proprietary donor information
• Collaborate with NMH marketing to develop timelines and systems that promote efficient and effective distribution of fundraising materials through print, digital, and social channels
• Regularly track, analyze, and report on project to plan status of organization’s portfolio of major donors
• Maintain productive and collaborative relationships with all Newport Mental Health staff
• Seek and embrace opportunities to represent Newport Mental Health on a local and regional level with professionalism in his/her area of expertise.
• Provide support for NMH’s annual golf tournament and gala
• Handle other development duties as assigned

Benefits

• 3 weeks of paid time off (PTO) to start, with additional PTO for Director-level roles
• Up to 11 paid holidays each year
• 1 paid Flex Holiday each year
• Separate paid personal days
• Separate paid sick time
• $3,000 annual bilingual pay incentive
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care Accounts
• 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Company-paid life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources

What This Job Offers

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