Job Description
Qualifications:
You are an enthusiastic and dedicated team player with the ability to support PPRM’s mission. You have 2 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising with a focus on elevating donor engagement and solicitation. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and consistently practice ethical communication. You establish and build relationships using intuitive communication and listening skills. You have provided high level customer service in previous roles, both with external and internal constituencies. You are proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite and may also have used Raiser’s Edge, as well as other additional technology necessary to perform job functions. You may be bilingual in Spanish and/or bicultural. You hold a bachelor's degree.
- Manage Donor Portfolio: You are responsible for managing a portfolio of donors, strategically spending your time focused on renewals and new gifts from donors with the potential to give a major gift. You engage in direct solicitation work as well as behind-the-scenes research and preparation that enables effective fundraising. Included in your responsibilities, you will:
- Manage an active portfolio of 40 – 50 prospective major donors (capacity for $50,000 over 5 years or $10,000 annually) spending 60% of the time on moving these prospects toward a major gift including:
- Developing and implementing a well-defined donor cultivation and solicitation strategy for restricted and annual gifts. Also, look for opportunities to solicit support for C4 and planned gifts as appropriate.
- Orchestrate and/or participate in face-to-face solicitations with current and potential major donors by scheduling visits with the CEO, senior Development and program staff, and/or key volunteers.
- Steward a portfolio of 10 – 20 major donors (10% of your time).
- Qualify potential prospective donors through an established qualification system (20% of your time)
- Work with prospect research staff to broaden the base of potential supporters and coordinate with development staff in the cultivation, identification, and upgrade of donors.
- Contribute to the Team: You’re an active member and contributor to the Development team, bringing your skills and capacity to collective efforts where you can have an impact. Your willingness to collaborate makes you an essential member of the team’s success. You will:
- Act as a donor cultivation and solicitation strategy partner with other fundraising staff.
- Support the Board of Trustees with regard to their development work.
- Assist consultant and community partners in Las Cruces to create a comprehensive reproductive health organization.
- Work as a Development team member to meet fiscal year fundraising goals, and create and adhere to the strategic plan and annual budget.
- Support the team environment with ideas and skills as required by team direction including but not limited to editing/proofing and writing of other written materials as appropriate.
- Support agency-wide objectives through, but not limited to attending PPRM, PPRMAF, and external events, and by participating in task forces and committees.
- Because Development is a relationship-based field, staff will be in the office together one day a week. If applicable.
- Abortion Care: We all work in abortion care, whether it is referrals, information, education, counseling, performing, scheduling, etc. In this role, you will generate financial support for PPRM’s programs in support all the work we do including Abortion Care.