Annual and Planned Giving Specialist

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Annual and Planned Giving Specialist
Annual and Planned Giving Specialist
Employer
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411 North Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
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Job Location
Wilmington, NC
Salary/Grade
Not Displayed
Benefits
Full Time Benefits
Job Category
Professional
Application Period
Opens:
Friday, May 12, 2023
Closes:
Friday, June 30, 2023
Target Start Date
Monday, June 5, 2023
Expected Work Hours
Full Time
Employment Type
Full Time
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education/Training
Experience with professional fundraising leadership for a non-profit organization or demonstrated outside sales/business building experience with a proven track record
Valid NC driver’s license with driving record that is within the parameters set by the college 
Minimum Experience
Candidate should have a proven record of accomplishment of successful fundraising capabilities, which include securing gifts or consistent sales, managing annual giving campaigns or quota management
Candidate should have proven knowledge and involvement in community organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Education/Training, Experience, Skills
Three plus years of foundation/fundraising or related experience.
Certified Fundraising Professional and/or Non-profit Management would be a plus.
Position Description
DEFINITION:
The Annual and Planned Giving Specialist will be an accomplished fundraising professional who focuses on both details and results and who brings demonstrated administrative and managerial experience. Working with Foundation leadership, the Annual and Planned Giving Specialist will design and implement a comprehensive fundraising program to achieve sustained fundraising growth for the college; organize, direct, and coordinate all aspects of fundraising, and other resource development activities for the college. The Annual and Planned Giving Specialist manages all aspects of annual and planned giving solicitations and stewardship which include, but are not limited to personal solicitation and solicitation campaigns. 
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:
Receives direct supervision from the Director of Advancement.
Exercises direct supervision over the Alumni and Donor Relations Coordinator.
Duties & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
ESSENTIAL AND OTHER IMPORTANT FUNCTION STATEMENTS
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Essential Functions
Manages Foundation stewardship relationships and initiatives
Builds strategies for moving individual and corporate donors to higher giving levels and planned gifts.
Focuses on effective communication and solicitation activities with specific donor segments identified as having potential for the greatest impact.
Maintains a high-quality stewardship process for all donors. 
Ensures that stewardship requirements are met to sustain successful partnerships by maintaining detailed records of solicitation activities.
Serve as coordinator for Scholarship/Awards Review Committees for scholarship, mini-grant, and emergency awards.
Build and maintain positive relationships with existing donors and donor prospects through consistent positive communication, including regular in-person meetings and phone calls.
Manage all scholarship renewal and pledge payment reminders, serving as primary point of contact to scholarship donors.
Work with Alumni and Donor Relations Coordinator to invite donors and prospective donors to monthly donor/student/alumni gatherings.
Attend community events related to donor and business cultivation, which includes participation in activities and performances outside of regular business hours.
Ensure comprehensive tracking of all donor relationship activity in the Foundation’s fundraising database: Raiser’s Edge.
Serve as liaison to cultivate relationships between CFCC departments, faculty, staff and students.
Provide excellent customer service and compassion when responding to donor, faculty, staff, and student inquiries by addressing their questions, concerns, and initiatives.
Prepare and provide presentations to community groups as needed.
Conduct research to compile profile information on individuals, corporations, foundations, and other prospects, tracked in Raiser’s Edge.
Assist Foundation leadership and Board of Directors in identifying existing and prospective donors for major gifts.
Seek out community events and networking opportunities, and establish a Foundation presence.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.
Other Important Functions:
Has a continuous working relationship with the Director of Advancement.
Pursue professional development to keep informed on best practices in resource development field.
Maintain up-to-date information about the College in order to make presentations to area organizations
when needed.
Maintain positive working relationships with College administrators, faculty, staff and students concerning
resource development functions.
Ensure confidentiality and security of donor information.
Attend staff meetings and support college committees as assigned.
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Attend and participate in Foundation Board meetings and board committee meetings.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of
Strong knowledge and experience using Word, Excel and donor database software; (Raisers Edge) preferred.
English usage including proper spelling, grammar and punctuation
Strategic planning
Identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies and techniques of fundraising
Demonstrated knowledge of methods, practices and procedures for obtaining information about the giving programs of corporations and individuals
Demonstrated ability to take primary responsibility for a diverse number of projects and to complete them in a timely manner with limited supervision
Demonstrated record of success in generating significant donations from individuals and corporations
Ability to
Interact positively with donors, students, employees and alumni
Ensure confidentiality and security of donor information
Utilize self-motivation and discipline to regularly set and achieve work goals
Communicate well, both verbally and in written form
Utilize organizational, interpersonal and networking skills
Maintain a high level of poise and professionalism in all circumstances
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
Initiate and build relationships with prospective corporate and individual donors
Participate in Foundation sponsored activities/events and initiatives which may require occasional evening/weekend hours
React and adapt to changing situations appropriately
Listen carefully to, understand donors’ needs, and proactively respond to those needs in a consistent and timely manner
Recognize opportunities: identify critical, high pay-off activities and prioritize them to attain goals
Interpret and apply CFCC goals, objectives, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:
Making observations
Reading and writing
Communicating with others
Operating assigned equipment
Handling varied tasks simultaneously
Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:
Standing or sitting for extended periods of time
Operating assigned equipment
Handling varied tasks simultaneously 
Bending, stooping, climbing, or lifting up to 10 pounds
Maintain mental capacity, which allow the capability of:
Making sound decisions
Responding to questions
Demonstrating intellectual capabilities
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES:
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Minimum Education/Training
Experience with professional fundraising leadership for a non-profit organization or demonstrated outside sales/business building experience with a proven track record
Valid NC driver’s license with driving record that is within the parameters set by the college 
Minimum Experience
Candidate should have a proven record of accomplishment of successful fundraising capabilities, which include securing gifts or consistent sales, managing annual giving campaigns or quota management
Candidate should have proven knowledge and involvement in community organizations.
Preferred Education/Training, Experience, Skills
Three plus years of foundation/fundraising or related experience.
Certified Fundraising Professional and/or Non-profit Management would be a plus.
Supplemental Information
Special Instructions to Applicants
This position REQUIRES UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS AND/OR TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS be submitted in addition to the application. Please have these documents ready to upload when applying.
Candidates are required to submit OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS for all degrees obtained prior to their first day of work or hire date. If the highest level of education is a High School diploma or equivalent, proof of completion is required. 
Applicants who have obtained their education outside of the US and its territories must have their academic degree(s) validated, at their own expense, by an outside credential evaluation service as equivalent to the Baccalaureate or Master’s degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States.
How to Apply
Apply online at CFCC  Careers Page
Job Post Contact
Anne W. Smith
Director of Human Resources
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411 N. Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
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