Regional Philanthropy Senior Officer, Individual Donors

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!

We are looking for a Regional Philanthropy Senior Officer who will meet fundraising goals and objectives and connect with our individual donors and to serve our mission. In this role, you will identify, engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective regional individual donors in expanding their financial support of the work of the Colorado/Wyoming Red Cross Region.

Prefer a candidate in the Denver area. This is a hybrid work position which includes a mix of virtual and in-office work (2-3 days/week). The position also requires frequent travel for face-to-face meetings with donors, staff and other constituents.

• Build and deepen meaningful relationships with current and prospective individual donors throughout the Denver area and Western Colorado
  , guiding them from initial connection through longterm stewardship.
• Partner with the local fundraising team to design and execute a regional donor strategy focused on qualification, retention, growth, and reengagement of past supporters.
• Collaborate cross functionally with fundraising colleagues and internal partners to create customized solicitation strategies that align donor interests with organizational priorities.
• Manage and actively solicit an assigned portfolio of donors through inperson visits and virtual meetings, including preparation of compelling, personalized proposals and materials.
• Achieve annual revenue goals by successfully cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of donors and prospects.
• Lead and implement a major gift strategy focused on donors giving $10,000 or more, with a strong emphasis on maximizing philanthropic impact for the American Red Cross.
• Maintain accurate and timely donor records, activity tracking, and portfolio management within Salesforce.
• Help donors find purpose and meaning through their philanthropy by connecting their passions to the lifesaving mission of the American Red Cross.
• Participate in disaster relief fundraising efforts as needed, supporting the organization's response during times of greatest need.
• Will drive vehicle to other locations. Responsible for providing own transportation for business purposes or use a Red Cross fleet vehicle.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree highly desirable.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 7 years of sales and/or fundraising experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Skills & Abilities:
  Ability to relate well and work effectively with multiple constituencies and audiences. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Knowledge of office systems: MS-Office preferred and fundraising database systems (e.g., Raiser's Edge, ). Ability to work on a team within a collaborative environment and ensure the highest customer service orientation.
• A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required.
• Frequent travel within the Denver area and 1-2 times a year into western Colorado. May travel into Wyoming 1-2 times a year for donor visits.

* Combination of candidate's education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description's minimum education and general experience years combined.

Compensation:

The salary range for this position is $95,000- $102,000.

You will be eligible to participate in an incentive plan based on annual individual and organization performance.

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily…