Senior Gift Officer

Do you feel called to serve in a Christian Ministry?

Do you want to serve where you make a difference in the lives of others?

Are you looking for a life-changing work experience?

If so, consider joining us at the Atlanta Mission, where we provide life-transforming experiences for everyone who joins our team: employees, clients, donors, and volunteers. We serve over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to experience and witness radical life transformations.

The Senior Gift Officer plays a pivotal role in driving Atlanta Mission's long-term financial sustainability and growth. By expertly managing the prospecting, cultivation, and stewardship of loyal donors, this role is essential in identifying and securing legacy intentions, ensuring a robust pipeline of future gifts.

• Develop and implement processes for tracking Legacy Giving engagement.
• Create strategic engagement plans and identify potential Legacy Giving prospects.
• Steward existing Legacy Giving donors and manage a caseload of high-engagement donors.
• Partner with financial advisors for Estate Planning guidance.
• Solicit and steward donors through various methods, including face-to-face meetings.
• Promote the organization through presentations, brochures, and involvement in professional groups.
• Maintain donor and prospect files, compile statistics, and assist with PR and volunteer events.

• Educate donors on gift offerings to meet their philanthropic goals.
• Secure and use donor testimonials in marketing materials.
• Write and manage Legacy Giving marketing communications.
• Coordinate and host Legacy Giving education and gratitude events, including The 1938 Society annual event.
• Lead communication efforts and manage periodic surveys for the Legacy Giving program.
• Build partnerships for educational opportunities and respond to donor inquiries.
• Assist in closing Legacy gift opportunities and meet revenue goals.

• Track progress towards Legacy Giving goals and ensure donor activities are recorded.
• Recommend cultivation and training routines for achieving goals.
• Develop proposals, presentations, and reports; manage a $1M donor portfolio.
• Provide activity reports and revenue forecasts.
• Perform other major gift and legacy gift donor activities as required by management.
• Manage a portfolio of $700k-$900k.

• Analyze Legacy giving data and leverage moves management.
• Present updates to leaders and quarterly stewardship metrics.
• Use donor history and wealth data for prospecting.
• Track donor information and engagement details in Salesforce.

You will uphold the following Christ-Centered values:

• Humbly Serve:
  You strive to live, Love and Lead like Jesus
• Faithfully Steward:
  You honor and wisely use the time, talent and treasures that God has provided
• Courageously Innovate:
  You are driven towards excellence, you continuously learn, adapt and improve
• Joyfully Celebrate:
  You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission.
• Strength in Unity:
  You embrace God’s desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity.

• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  A minimum of 5 years of experience in legacy/planned giving or fundraising development.
• Fundraising and Philanthropy:
  In-depth understanding of fundraising principles, donor engagement strategies, and philanthropic trends.
• Estate Planning:
  Comprehensive knowledge of estate planning and legacy giving vehicles, including trusts, wills, and charitable remainder trusts.
• Financial Acumen:
  Basic knowledge of financial principles and practices related to charitable…