Mission Advancement Advisor, Individual Giving

American Heart Association•Louisville, KY

5d•$76,800 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us. The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Mission Advancement Advisor, Individual Giving on the Mission Advancement team. This position can be home-based within our Midwest states, preferably in Ohio and Kentucky. The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally. #TheAHALife is more than a company culture; it is our way of life. It embodies our commitment to work-life harmonization and is guided by our core values where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and at heart.jobs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
Three (3) years of experience in fundraising or sales with at least one year focused on major gifts or large accounts, preferably supporting large-scale research on health and/or community issues.
Three (3) years of experience in identifying and developing major giving and/or engagement opportunities that align with organizational mission, goals, and strategies at national and local levels.
Three (3) years of experience with all areas of cultivation, solicitation, and closing sales or fundraising.
Excellent collaborative skills with all levels of staff, prospects, volunteers, and donors.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Three (3) years of previous experience working with complex donors or clients representing $100,000 or more in revenue or philanthropy with validated fundraising results at the six- and seven-figure level.
Ability to travel 20% local and overnight stay.

Responsibilities

Securing gifts of $100,000 or more while moving donors to their highest level of commitment and involvement.
Cultivating relationships with both current and past American Heart Association donors who have a proven interest in the mission.
Serving as a subject-matter expert on the American Heart Association’s restricted fundraising programs.
Serving as a role model and a leader in major gift development.
Completing a minimum of 120 moves with your portfolio of donors and prospects visits each fiscal year across the assigned territory with the ability to give $100,000 or more.
Closing a minimum of $1M annually from individual donors through a variety of giving mechanisms, such as DAFs, stock, or through family foundations.
Securing legacy gift commitments from highly engaged donors and volunteers.
Conducting solicitation of a minimum of 24 six and seven-figure gifts annually for restricted and unrestricted purposes.
Collaborating with Field Directors on strategies and opportunities to identify, cultivate, and solicit major gift prospects to support field events and initiatives.
Being a resource and leader in redefining donor and volunteer relationships across field campaigns, market activities, social events, Health Strategies events, and other hallmark events that drive the Association’s overall unrestricted revenue campaign.
Developing and completing individual strategies for donors and prospects in the portfolio to ensure growth of donor relationships.
Leveraging a variety of resources to develop and /or customize offers, proposals, budgets, and asks.
Maintaining accurate and timely records of all activities in the donor database (Salesforce).
Reporting on activity, trends, progress, and results to various internal audiences regularly.