Digital Gift Officer

Our Digital Gift Officer is responsible for working with the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) in leveraging technology and data to increase outreach and engagement of portfolio efforts. This involves identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of new and potential major donors. This position shares responsibilities in all fundraising efforts on behalf of Every Home in accordance with our Development Plan and Strategic Plan initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Every Home for Christ.
• Adheres to the Biblical standards of moral conduct, Every Home for Christ vision statement, Every Home for Christ statement of faith, Every Home for Christ’s Employee standards and policies, Every Home for Christ’s Covenant of Harmony and upholds Every Home for Christ’s ministry in prayer.
• Constantly display a passion for the mission of Every Home as well as our faith values to all donors and prospects
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of Every Home for Christ global strategies, projects, etc that are fundraising priorities and works in successful collaboration and inclusion of all other departments
• Represents the mission and values of Every Home for Christ in all interactions with current and prospective donors or external relationships.
• Engages with “first contact” donors through personalized communication delivered within specific deadlines of initial contact or donation. Establishing substantive contact with potential donor, utilizing data and engagement to identify the desired relationship.
• Act as the primary point of contact and liaison to donor database consulting group for Advancement department; ensuring that monthly lists, statistics and appeals are accurately set up for Marketing, Finance, and Software teams
• Forecast and report on donor activities and revenue by creating monthly status reports for CAO.
• Continually grows digital portfolio management responsibility that meet department and individual strategic goals; initiating hundreds of touchpoints per day.
• Utilize data from donor system to develop communication/strategy to target specific audiences across various digital platforms; understanding the needs of the donor and putting them in the correct lane that resonates with them and will encourage donor retention
• Identifies and qualifies donors to be moved along the major gift pipeline; work in tandem to assure the highest and best use of time, budget and personnel. Regularly analyze donor data to provide Major Gift Officers additional donor leads in their region
• Perform research on digital donor experience/engagement and develop an annual Digital Partnership Engagement strategic goal for growth and improvement in the digital donor experience that meets the Advancement Division collaborative efforts and goals.
• Manage draft proposals and presentations to potentials donors for CAO and Donor Officers. Preparing documents, reports, and other correspondence materials.
• Work collaboratively and strategically with all of Partner Engagement/Marketing to give the donors a stellar donor-centric experience of the organization and create a donor centric relationship.
• Provide Marketing with metric and data reports for measuring campaign effectiveness on a regular basis
• Collaborate with internal software teams on the creation and maintenance of donor dashboards. Overseeing functionality of metrics generated to enhance donor strategies.
• Identify ways to optimize Key performance indicators (KPIs) within Advancement to maximize donor engagement while lowering costs whenever possible
• Responsible for understanding and measuring donor growth/progress; providing statistics and reporting on a regular basis
• Ensures that all aspects of donor giving is accurately recorded and reported and that all donor/prospect tracking is consistent with protocols; this includes maintaining an effective portfolio for all donors and ensure optimal usage of all fundraising software and monitor gift cycle for development activities.
• Participates/leads international donor trips in the effort to create deeper connection and increased funding
• Applies industry best practices to maintain an awareness of successful initiatives and continued growth
• Manage a caseload of donors that includes maintaining impactful, personalized communications with the donors throughout the year.
• Budget, plan, and execute donor events through United States, serving as project manager
• Serve as a member of Partner Engagement team and participate in selected program and other job related internal meetings.
• Perform other functions as requested

QUALIFICATIONS

• Has an active and personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Attends/participates in a local church
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, digital marketing, technology, or related field
• Experience: 3-5 years of progressively responsible fundraising experience that includes planning and skill development
• Personal passion for and commitment to reaching every person with the love of Jesus
• Passion for connecting others to the Every Home for Christ vision and the ability to inspire others to engage in the mission of Every Home for Christ
• Unquestionable integrity and financial stewardship, all with Every Home for Christ’s best interest in mind
• Strong commitment to the ethical handling and management of donor information
• Possess high level of confidentiality and integrity
• High degree of professionalism in presentation and communication whether in person, via phone or virtually
• Excellent and effective networking abilities and healthy relationship building for the purpose of raising funds
• Demonstrated sound judgment and spiritual discernment
• Understanding and demonstration of industry best practices
• Display determination and resilience
• Strong ability to show empathy, genuine care for donors
• Demonstrates active listening skills
• Possesses a servant heart
• Successful track record of meeting/exceeding measurable fundraising goals
• Excellent cross-cultural skills. The ability to work with diverse groups of people across geographic and cultural distances.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to lead and influence without direct authority.
• Direct donor and prospect interaction with skills in cultivation, solicitation and stewardship
• Demonstrated success in directly soliciting and securing gifts from individuals, in making cold calls and in developing cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Creativity and imagination in developing and implementing engagement strategies with existing donors and prospects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to compel individuals to action
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities, with the personality to work collaboratively with co-workers, volunteers and donors; a team builder.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, critical thinking skills and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Strong ability to establish and maintain good, healthy working relationships internally and externally
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize activities.
• Proficient in word processing, donor database use and skills preferred (RE7 and or RE NXT experience desired) and internet research skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations quickly
• Experienced frequent traveler; domestic and international travel

All Every Home employees are expected to maintain the following convictions:

• EVERY – the gospel of Jesus is literally intended for all people, everywhere on earth (Matthew 28:19)
• UNITY – the participation of the whole church in unity is essential to reaching all people, everywhere on earth (John 17)
• PRAYER – reaching all people everywhere on earth requires our full reliance on God in prayer to remove the obstacles hindering ministry (Acts 4:31-33)
• Covenant of Harmony (Matthew 18:15-17)

This position is open until filled.

Compensation will depend on qualifications/experience.

This position is eligible for benefits: medical insurance, dental insurance, life/disability insurance, retirement contribution matching, paid holidays, paid time off, paid days to spend in prayer.

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