Major Gift Officer - Higher Ed. jobs in Cleveland, OH

Job Description

As a socially responsible health care employer and provider, we require our associates to show proof of annual influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations unless approved exemption is provided. An approved exemption from COVID-19 vaccination will require weekly testing for the Associate. Additional information will be provided by HR upon hire.

**Position is remote but open only to residents of Greater Cleveland/Northeast Ohio Region. Must Reside in Northeast Ohio at time of start date.**

SUMMARY

The Major Gifts Officer has primary responsibility for the solicitation of leadership level gifts from donors ranging from $10,000 for donors in Northeast Ohio. This position is charged to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major donors in an assigned regional portfolio. The Major Gifts Officer also establishes and provides strategic direction in community engagement and the creation of Affinity Groups. 

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN?

Our Mission

We protect, promote, and provide empowered health care for people throughout Ohio.

• We respect and honor all people
• We are committed to a diverse and inclusive environment for patients and staff
• We provide health care - without judgment
• We maintain responsible business practices
• We regularly demonstrate our shared organizational workplace values and standards in order to educate and care for the communities that we serve

BENEFITS

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical 90% employer-paid base medical plans for single coverage
• Dental
• Vision 100% employer paid
• Life Insurance 100% employer paid
• Accidental Death & Disability 100% employer paid
• Long Term/Short Term Disability 100% employer paid
• 401(k) with matching employer contribution up to 4%
• Nine (9) paid holidays per year
• Two (2) floating holidays per year

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Strategy – In concert with the organization’s strategic priorities and in collaboration with the development team, develop and recommend a strategy for Major Gift donors that will:
  • Retains existing donors;
  • Increases the average gift size; and,
  • Expands the number of donors.
• Plan Management – Develop a Major Gift donor plan with tactics that support the identified strategy. Educate, within the Development team, the plan tactics and goals to ensure the plan is accepted and incorporated into the overall Development plans and operations.
• Donor Engagement and Relationships – Engage donors through effective communications (e.g., written, web and social media, events). Build relationships with donors in the portfolio and positions donors to move up the donor pyramid. Cultivate Major Gift donors and solicit gifts to maximize philanthropic giving for the targeted segment.
• Team Collaboration – Work closely with the team to ensure overall success of the Development function. Support team members with parallel fundraising activities, such as Midlevel gift work, annual fund, events, planned giving, and campaigns.
• Maintain a strong and growing portfolio of major donors for assigned territory that focuses on retention, upgrades, and acquisitions with the goal of increasing philanthropic giving, year-after-year.
• Create prospect strategies for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship that includes in-person meetings and site visits, proposals, cases for support, participation in events, and leadership engagement, where appropriate.
• Build a funding plan to properly forecast, track, and successfully hit annual goals for this portfolio.
• In partnership with Leadership, develop a multiyear strategy to build and launch unique PPGOH Affinity Groups. Include methods to engage and deepen the understanding, commitment and support of community members and donors within Affinity Groups.
• Provide strategic direction to the Affinity Group, including recruitment, meeting planning, and group activities.
• Create and manage the business plan for the Affinity Group, thereby guiding the work and establishing the vision and function of the group aligned with PPGOH’s mission and values.
• Track, maintain and provide monthly updates and reports on group membership and initiatives.
• Build a structure and strategy that could be replicated for other unique audiences across our service region.
• Serve as a community connector in Northeast Ohio to help broaden and deepen our supporter base across Northeast Ohio, particularly communities who have historically been excluded from philanthropic circles.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 3 years of prior experience preparing donor proposals and reports.
• Other professional writing experience may be considered in lieu of previous fundraising experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and skilled with constituent databases
• Ability to travel across the state
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Passion for sexual and reproductive rights, and social justice.
• Working knowledge of current trends in charitable giving.
• Proven ability to absorb and synthesize complex program information and translate into a compelling case for donors.
• Impeccable writing and editing skills; ability to translate complex ideas and strategies into clear, concise and compelling narratives; experience with grant writing, reporting and management preferred.
• Demonstrated interest in fundraising, development, constituency building,
• Demonstrated ability to represent an organization and build relationships
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, both written and verbal
• Comfort working independently and as team member with initiative and flexibility
• Ability and discretion to work with high level decisions makers, ability to make persuasive case for supporting key programs and projects and effectively match the interests of prospective donors to PPGOH priorities.

PROMISE TO OUR ASSOCIATES

Planned Parenthood has served Ohioans with safe, accessible, and affordable health care for 100 years and welcomed more than 100,000 patient visits to our health centers in 2020. Every day, we fight to provide this care to everyone, no matter their income level, insurance status, zip code, color, creed, or country of origin.

As a mission-driven health care provider, Planned Parenthood is dedicated to ending health disparities and achieving health equity among all races. We work on all levels through our health centers, educational programming, and public policy to make the greatest impact on the communities we serve.

In order to become the leading organization for high quality reproductive health care, we continuously strive to create a supportive work environment that results in a positive experience for patients and associates alike. We find this support in our In This Together workplace values and service standards that bring associates together and foster an inclusive culture.

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio (PPGOH) is an equal opportunity employer. We care for our business by ensuring that all of our decisions regarding the employment relationship, including the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, are in accordance with our principles of equal opportunity.

As a matter of PPGOH policy we affirm that we respect and honor all people and we will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

In addition to the above commitments, PPGOH seeks to have employees that reflect the broad diversity of those that we serve and we encourage all who are ready to be In This Together to apply.

This is not necessarily and exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.