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Strategic Gifts Officer Jobs in Buffalo, NY at Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Title: Strategic Gifts Officer
Company: Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
Location: Buffalo, NY
Position Reports to: The Director of Individual Gifts
Position’s Primary Function and its relationship to the Institute as a whole:
The primary role of the Strategic Gifts Officer is to develop and maintain relationships on behalf of Roswell Park Alliance Foundation with individuals, family foundations and other opportunities that will have the potential to make gifts of $5,000 to under $25,000 supporting the mission of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. This individual will work closley with organizational, scientific and clinical leadership.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop and manage a portfolio of approximately 150-200 qualified prospects capable of making a gifts in the $5,000 to under $25,000 range in the next one to three years
Ability to make face to face solicitations for all priorities (this includes special campaigns) Â
Ability to be self-directed and accountable for both establishing and meeting goals
Identify, evaluate and qualify new prospects as their interest pertains to Roswell Park
Participate in planning sessions with the Individual Gifts team to develop solicitation strategies and donor engagements
Work with clinicians and researchers and the Development communications team to prepare written proposals and associated budgets for solicitation purposes
Collaborate regularly with the Annual Fund Manager to ensure that donors are managed and stewarded appropriately
Work with high-level volunteers and Foundation board members to solicit gifts
Present planned gift opportunities for donors when appropriate
Provide meaningful stewardship of donors
Retain and record all pertinent information in donor database Raiser’s Edge NXT
Continue to learn more effective and exciting ways to bring donors to Roswell
Provide hospitality through the Individual Gifts hospitality program
Coordinate custom tours for donors and identified prospects
Work independently, along with the Individual Gifts and broader development team
Attend Roswell Park events as required
Minimal travel required (not to exceed 10% travel, mostly within the state of NY)
Hybrid work arrangement available
Minimum Qualifications:
A college degree; advanced degrees or certifications in philanthropy or nonprofit management are a plus
One to four years of experience of successfully identifying, cultivating and soliciting gifts
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage diverse audiences
Computer proficiency (Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
Familiarity with donor databases used for donor management and tracking; Raiser’s Edge specifically a plus
Pay: $65,000 – $75,000 per year
