Philanthropic Fundraising Specialist

3 weeks ago


Houston, Texas, United States Discovery Green Conservancy Full time
Job Title: Donor Engagement Officer

About the Role:

Discovery Green Conservancy is seeking a skilled Donor Engagement Officer to lead our annual fund solicitation efforts and expand support among mid-to-high level donors. As a vital member of our Development Team, you will play a key role in soliciting, cultivating, and stewarding relationships across all giving constituents, creating opportunities for increased engagement, and achieving philanthropic goals.

Key Responsibilities:


  • Manage a broad-based annual giving program through individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsorships, developing and implementing year-round strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward supporters.
  • Manage a portfolio of approximately fifty individuals, foundations, and corporate supporters, including annual solicitations, filing regular contact reports, moves management strategies, stewardship reports, and prospect research.
  • Plan and coordinate fundraising events and donor engagement activities, collaborating with the marketing department to craft fundraising and stewardship messages for direct mail, giving webpages and forms, stewardship newsletters, emails campaigns, promotions, and recognition.
  • Refine and manage an innovative donor stewardship plan, providing weekly or monthly tracking of giving trends, stewardship tasks, moves management, deadlines, and messaging campaigns.
  • Participate in cross-departmental team meetings to ensure fulfillment of donor benefits, gift restrictions, and maximize engagement opportunities.
  • Conduct monthly reconciliations, budget tracking, and other required reports to support the annual audit, including invoicing and tracking outstanding pledges.
  • Assist with preparing and managing board of directors and committee meetings.


Requirements:


  • Minimum five years of demonstrated success in raising increasing philanthropic support.
  • Project leadership experience with strong organizational and critical thinking skills.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including making data meaningful to donors.
  • Prior fundraising database management experience, preferably Raiser's Edge.
  • Experience managing revenue forecasts and budget management.
  • Ability to work on weekends and evenings for special events and meetings.
  • Professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality in matters of staff/donor privacy.
  • Strong computer skills, primarily with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint).


Benefits:

Benefits include medical, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability paid by Discovery Green Conservancy. Employees can participate in our 401k retirement plan. Salary: Commensurate with experience Discovery Green Conservancy

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