Major Gift Officer - Higher Ed. jobs in Allentown, PA

Job Summary:

Obtains funds by aligning organization’s mission, programs, and community benefit with donor priorities with a specific focus on marketing, soliciting, and stewarding major and planned giving donors.

Essential Functions:

• Identifies Potential Major and Planned Giving Projects
• By examining previous giving records in concert with other development team members, identifying prospects among individuals and organizations, and establishing personal networks.
• By developing a portfolio of 100-125 prospects and donors with active moves management plans.

Cultivates and Stewards Relationships and Solicits Gifts and Pledges

• By getting to know and understand donors’ goals, priorities, and interests through regular and strategic communications
• By developing customized cases for support and gift proposals, in concert with other development team members, that match donor interests and goals with organizational priorities
• By conducting solicitation of appropriate donors and prospects
• By sending regular planned giving newsletters and information on planned giving opportunities in concert with planned giving vendor
• By maintaining contact and reporting on impact through phone, email, written, and in-person communications and meetings
• By consistently updating donor records with information on donor interactions, including personal visits, phone conversations, or written communications

Works Directly with Attorneys, Financial Planners, and Other Financial Professionals

• By processing paperwork for bequests and other estate gifts
• By following up on inquiries and requests for organizational information
• By maintaining relationships and developing a professional network of contacts in financial and estate planning
• By communicating with development and finance team members to properly record and document gifts and payment schedules

Manages Nursing and Therapy Scholarship Program

• By working with team members in development and marketing and clinical partners to announce scholarship opportunities
• By collecting and compiling scholarship applications
• By participating in the selection process
• By working with finance to process awards and track funding
• By organizing a ceremony for recipients

Acknowledges Planned Gifts

• By working with the database administrator and gift processor to develop personalized acknowledgement letters, gift agreements, and other gift documentation
• Monitor and Report on Results
• By monitoring status of solicitations and closed gifts or denials and reporting on that progress against individual and departmental goals.
• By working with development and finance team members to forecast planned giving revenue from bequests, perpetual trusts, and other structured gifts

Actively Stewards Members of The 1908 Society

• By maintaining regular in-person, phone, and written communication, including mailings, to maintain engagement with planned gift donors
• By producing and hosting an annual donor recognition luncheon and/or related activities specific to major and planned giving donors
• Maintains Professional and Technical Knowledge
• By attending workshops and seminars, reviewing trade publications and establishing personal networks.
• Participates in Establishing Departmental Goals and Plans
• By working with the IA team to support the organization’s strategic plan.
• Contributes to Team Effort
• By accomplishing related results as needed.

Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications:

• Education
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Master’s Degree preferred
• Work Experience
• 2-4 years of development experience, with previous personal solicitation and planned giving experience preferred
• Licenses / Certifications
• N/A
• Skills and Abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Excellent organizational skills.

GOOD SHEPHERD'S UNIVERSAL FLU PROGRAMAs a health-care provider, we have a professional and ethical obligation to protect our patients and residents from developing further complications.GOOD SHEPHERD'S UNIVERSAL FLU PROGRAMTo protect our patients and residents, Good Shepherd requires influenza (flu) vaccinations for all Associates, licensed independent practitioners, contracted, agency and temporary employees, students and volunteers.***Important Note: Good Shepherd Penn Partners is a drug and tobacco free work environment. As a result, candidates selected for employment may be subject to a drug screen test, which includes nicotine. Good Shepherd and Good Shepherd Penn Partners also requires the COVID vaccination for all employees.***Good Shepherd is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Allentown, PA 18103: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person