Philanthropy Gift Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee a designated group of donors (with cumulative annual contributions of $5,000 or more), ensuring high retention rates, increased donations, and enhanced engagement.

• Build, nurture, and expand relationships with around 90–150 emerging, major, and signature donors, which includes individuals, family foundations, and organizations.

• Create and execute tailored engagement strategies that align the passions of donors with the mission and priorities of MAP International.

• Collect and disseminate accurate, persuasive proposals along with impact stories and data that illustrate how donations are utilized and the difference they create both locally and globally.

• Represent MAP at select high-profile donor engagements, events, and gatherings to strengthen ties with emerging, major, and signature donors.

• Enhance prospecting initiatives to identify and research new high-capacity individuals, family foundations, and organizations, developing a strong pipeline through strategic outreach and initial cultivation activities.

• Maintain regular communication with portfolio donors via phone, email, and mail to nurture their contributions, relay impact, invite them to events, and share urgent needs.

• Develop relationships with donors to grasp their interests while effectively conveying MAP’s mission and ongoing initiatives.

• Conduct regular in-person visits and virtual meetings with donors and partners, ensuring prompt follow-up and meaningful connections.

• Collaborate with internal teams to coordinate messaging, donor materials, and stewardship efforts to ensure consistency and excellence.

• Manage MAP’s CRM system (Agilon ONE), documenting donor interactions and communications to aid in reporting.

• Adhere to moves management plans for each donor consistently and timely to ensure retention and growth.

• Actively engage as a member of the Philanthropy team within Global Giving (Philanthropy, Direct Response, Marketing).

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent professional experience.

• Experience that necessitates strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Fundamental understanding of international relief, global health, or nonprofit operations.

• Moderate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).

• Previous experience with donor management systems (Agilon, Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, or similar) is required.

• A minimum of 3 years of successful fundraising experience with individuals, foundations, churches, or organizations.

• Demonstrated history of meeting and surpassing fundraising goals.

• Experience in the international NGO or relief sector is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Ability to qualify donors from a broader pool of organizational contributors meeting rising, major, and signature gift criteria.

• Capability to establish reasonable financial objectives based on donor capacity and historical giving.

• Potential to retain and upgrade donors.

• Ability to solicit donations across various giving levels: Rising: $5,000–$9,999 Major: $10,000–$99,999 Signature: $100,000+

• Skill in developing effective investment opportunity proposals.

• Ability to deliver accurate and compelling impact reports to donors.

• Competence in managing processes, deadlines, and budgets while adhering to organizational policies.

• Ability to maintain a positive, solution-focused attitude.

• Strong team orientation aligned with organizational mission, goals, and values.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficient relationship-building skills within a relationship-centered fundraising model.