Annual Giving Officer

Position Purpose

The Annual Giving Officer is responsible for developing and executing comprehensive annual fundraising strategies that increase philanthropic support for Mercy Care’s mission. This role leads annual giving initiatives through direct mail, digital fundraising campaigns, donor engagement, stewardship activities, special events, and frontline donor management.

Full time

Day Shift

The Annual Giving Officer is responsible for developing and executing comprehensive annual fundraising strategies that increase philanthropic support for Mercy Care’s mission. This role leads annual giving initiatives through direct mail, digital fundraising campaigns, donor engagement, stewardship activities, special events, and frontline donor management.

As a key member of the Development team, the Annual Giving Officer will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors while expanding Mercy Care’s annual donor base and increasing unrestricted support. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with development, communications, volunteer engagement, and organizational leadership to create meaningful donor experiences that drive long-term engagement and revenue growth.

• Develop and implement annual giving strategies to secure new, renewed, and increased gifts from individual donors.
• Manage direct mail and digital fundraising campaigns, including planning, execution, analysis, and optimization.
• Lead strategy and implementation for Giving Tuesday and other annual giving initiatives.
• Build and maintain meaningful relationships with donors, prospects, volunteers, and community stakeholders.
• Create and execute donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and retention plans.
• Collaborate with the Communications team to ensure consistent donor messaging across all channels.
• Analyze fundraising performance data and use insights to improve campaign effectiveness and return on investment.
• Maintain accurate donor records, action tracking, reporting, and stewardship activities.
• Represent Mercy Care at community events, speaking engagements, and partnership opportunities.
• Work closely with the Director of Development to establish fundraising goals and identify opportunities for donor growth and leadership giving.
• Partner with the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator to support volunteer-to-donor conversion strategies.
• Assist in developing benchmarks, reports, and performance metrics to measure annual fund success.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of fundraising experience with a demonstrated record of securing charitable gifts.
• Proven success developing and executing annual fundraising strategies and campaigns.
• Experience with direct mail and digital fundraising best practices.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, interpret, and report donor data.
• Experience working with donor databases;
  Blackbaud CRM experience preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong project management and multitasking abilities.
• Self-motivated, highly organized, and capable of meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for attending meetings and community events.
• Passion for Mercy Care’s mission and commitment to serving vulnerable populations.

• Day-1 Benefits (PTO accrual, retirement plan and match, health insurance and more!)
• Opportunity to get paid daily – through Daily Pay
• Paid holidays and generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Discounts with major vendors; AT&T, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Quicken Loans, AND MORE!
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision…