Senior Development Officer

The Senior Development Officer reports to the Vice President of Development and is responsible for building relationships and raising philanthropic support for Skyland Trail, with a primary focus on engaging alumni families and inspiring their philanthropic participation. Key areas of responsibility include leading and overseeing the Grateful Families Program; identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding alumni family members; coordinating volunteers for the annual 5K Run/Walk; and planning and managing quarterly cultivation lunch-and-learn events.

Duties:

- Grateful Families and Philanthropic Development

- Implement strategies to identify, cultivate, and solicit alumni families and other individuals for philanthropic support.

- Develop and actively manage a portfolio of alumni family major and annual gift prospects and donors.

- Provide direction for alumni family annual giving solicitations and communications, including quarterly newsletters.

- Partner with the communications team to identify alumni family and patient stories that help foster a culture of philanthropy.

- Collaborate with senior leadership, admissions, and clinical staff to maintain awareness of incoming families prior to admission and support coordinated communication and relationship-building.

- Oversee Skyland Trails planned giving efforts, including identifying and cultivating prospective legacy donors, developing engagement strategies, and stewarding planned gift donors.

- Prospect Research, Development Operations, and Organizational Collaboration

- Conduct prospect research and prepare briefing reports for senior leaders as appropriate.

- Maintain accurate records of activities, actions, call reports, and deadlines in Raisers Edge and other tracking systems.

- Maintain strong internal and external relationships and stay informed about Skyland Trails programs, strategic vision, and organizational priorities.

- Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality regarding patients, donor records, and prospect research.

- Events, Volunteer Management and Other Duties

- Plan and manage bi-annual Food for Thought lunch and learns to cultivate prospects and engage new donors.

- Coordinate and manage alumni family and staff volunteers for the annual 5K Run/Walk.

- Attend and assist with Skyland Trail fundraising events and activities as needed.

- Perform other duties as assigned

Reports to: Vice President of Development

Competencies:

This position should have sufficient preparedness in the following areas:

- Organized, creative, and detail-oriented person

- Self-motivated and ability to set and achieve goals

- Display excellent interpersonal skills and a comfort level interacting with new people

- Flexibility to accommodate changing priorities and deadlines

- Superior time management skills, multi-tasking abilities, team playing skills

- The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively to achieve goals with a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service

Qualifications

Qualifications:

- Bachelors degree from a four-year, accredited college required

- At least five to seven years of fundraising experience and nonprofit sector experience highly preferred

- Experience using Raisers Edge or similar development database program

- Proficiency with computer applications including Word and Excel