Regional Philanthropy Officer Individual Giving

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** Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!
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* Job Description:

** Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.
** Where Your Career is a Force for Good!
**** The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Regional Philanthropy Officer to support the Atlanta, GA area and its surrounding communities.
***** WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
*** We are seeking a Regional Philanthropy Officer who will help meet fundraising goals and objectives and connect with our donors to further our mission. In this role, you will identify, engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective regional donors to expand their financial support of the American Red Cross's work.  The incumbent is responsible for managing individual donor relationships in the Atlanta market.

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.
*** WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:
**** Implement engagement strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors (at the $10,000 to $25,000) level and above, with an emphasis on maximizing revenue for the American Red Cross.
* Manage an assigned donor portfolio to form deep relationships and achieve a personal annual revenue target of approximately one million.
* Lead and continuously develop relationships with The Tiffany Circle, an affinity group.  This influential group of women in the Atlanta market works to spread the American Red Cross' mission through a focused investment of time, talent, and treasure, engaging women locally, nationally, and internationally.
* Work with the local fundraising team to develop and execute ongoing regional strategy for qualifying donors to ensure retention, growth of donor contributions, as well as recapture from previous donors. Work collaboratively with other departments and fundraising staff to create customized solicitation strategies matching the objective of the organization and the interests of the donor/prospect.
* Solicit assigned donor portfolios through face-to-face visits and virtual meetings, including preparation of personalized materials.
* Maintain donor records within our database management tool. (Salesforce)
* Assist donors in creating meaning in their lives by giving to the American Red Cross.
* Participate in disaster relief fundraising projects, community engagement, and administrative tasks as instructed by the supervisor.
*** WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
**** Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required with a minimum of five years of sales and/or fundraising experience required.

The combination of the candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to the description’s minimum education and general experience years combined.
* Proven experience in developing strategies for donor retention, growth, and recapture, and proven success with complex requests is required.
* A current valid driver's license and a good driving record is required.
* Ability to relate well and work effectively with multiple constituencies and audiences. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and…