Development Officer

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If you are a go-getter looking to advance in their 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…