We are hiring for a Major Gifts Officer for Fairfield County. Join our team, today!
Connecticut Foodshare has an excellent new opportunity to join our team as a Major Gifts Officer-Fairfield County! "Connecticut Foodshare is the food bank serving all of our neighbors across the state. Working with a strong network of community-based hunger relief programs, we help provide nutritious food as well as long-term, sustainable solutions to food insecurity. By joining Connecticut Foodshare, you will be part of a team that helps drive community awareness, garners support, leverages research, and engages volunteers, to realize our vision of a thriving community free of hunger. Position Summary: "This position is based in and focused on Fairfield County in Connecticut. The Major Gifts Officer is responsible for managing a portfolio of key stakeholders (major donors, family foundations, corporations, and planned giving prospects) from identification, cultivation, engagement, solicitation, and stewardship. The Major Gifts Officer serves as a front-line relationship manager and oversees a portfolio of approximately 125 donors using personalized outreach resulting in strong donor retention and increased giving using meaningful engagements. They work in partnership with other leaders to prepare meeting materials and participate in visits with donors and prospects including solicitation of major gifts ($5K+). They provide post-evaluation of meetings and interactions, entering their portfolio donor data into the CRM database to help the organization meet private support revenue goals. They report to the Senior Director of Strategic Giving." To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to Human Resources: https://lnkd.in/eDBwcXcr