Development Officer – West Coast

If you are a go-getter looking to advance in your career within nonprofit development, JDC has a fantastic opportunity for you! The Development Officer (DO) will serve as a front-line fundraiser and coordinator of fundraising activities on behalf of JDC. The DO will steward a portfolio of current JDC individual and foundation donors, as well as identifying, engaging, and qualifying prospects with the goal of furthering JDC's fundraising strategy and long-term growth priorities.

The DO takes ownership for soliciting these current donors and prospects at the $5,000 level, and above. Additionally, the DO will coordinate select fundraising activities and efforts with a focus on donor engagement.

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• Develop and implement a targeted outreach strategy to introduce our work and build a strong donor pipeline in untapped sectors
• Research, cultivate, steward, and solicit individual, foundation, and corporate donors for new, renewed or increased ($5k-$100k) priority and budget approved gifts, and other related projects.
• Plan and organize speaking events and parlor meetings to achieve these goals
• Coordinate special projects and donor cultivation assignments
• Present on JDC’s behalf to funders/prospects and other groups in person and via other technologies
• Work with the Resource Development team to develop necessary materials
• Record all major contacts/activities with donors and prospects in the CRM according to JDC procedures
• Work closely with your manager to ensure alignment at all levels, including identification of donors, outreach and solicitation, identifying funding needs, communication and messaging
• Familiarize yourself with JDC’s global mission and work
• Other related duties as assigned

• Minimum of 3-7 years of relevant volunteer or professional experience – e.g. directly relevant such as in fundraising, nonprofit, the Jewish communal space, running Birthright trips; or indirectly relevant using transferrable skills, such as in sales, customer service, events, or community building on campuses – required
• Ability to travel domestically 4-8 times annually required
• Dedication to and passion for the work of the JDC and global Jewish issues required
• Basic knowledge of American Jewish culture required; familiarity with Israel and global Jewry a plus
• Basic experience with Microsoft Office Suite required, experience with CRMs (Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics) a plus
• Comfort with speaking to donors regularly via phone required
• Prior experience with solicitation for Jewish non-profits a plus
• Experience working remotely preferred

• Experience in event planning and/or grassroots fundraising campaigns.
• Familiarity with donor database systems (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, or similar CRMs)
• Familiarity with Israel and global Jewry
• Employment Type:
  
  Full-time
• Hours:
  
  35 hours/week, 8:45 AM – 4:45PM with a 1-hour lunch break
• Location:
  
  Based remotely from Northern CA (preferred), Southern California, Phoenix, AZ, Denver, CO, or Seattle, WA
• Reports to:
  
  Managing Director, West Coast
• Job Function/Department:
  Resource Development
• Other:
  Frequent travel across the west coast and nationally anticipated; some flexibility to adjust hours as needed for meetings in other time zones and events required

This is a full-time position paid semi-monthly at a salary of $80,000-$90,000 per year; in determining where a candidate falls in that range JDC considers several factors, including skills and experience, internal equity, and cost of living in location of work. This role is exempt per the FLSA.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 100% paid medical and dental insurance for employee coverage
• Paid time off, including 20…