Senior Gift Officer

Buckner International

Location:

Buckner International Support Center
Location: San Antonio, TX - Hybrid
Address: 1711 Columbia Square, San Antonio, TX 78227
Job Schedule: Full-Time

We are seeking a Senior Gift Officer to join our development team. As a senior gift officer, you will qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and donor prospects capable of making commitments starting at $25,000 per year in the assigned region for all ministries and programs of Buckner International. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others!

As a member of our team, you will have an impact on our clients through the accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Manage a donor development portfolio of individuals, churches, foundations, and other organizations, both donors and donor prospects, with the rated ability to make gifts of $25,000 or more in a calendar year.
• Develop and implement an annual development plan for donors and donor prospects assigned to your portfolio to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward.
• Support the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors for capital fund drives and other organizational campaigns as assigned.
• Fully utilize tools and resources of Buckner to establish cultivation strategies and conduct calls and visits with individuals, foundations, churches and corporations, with Buckner staff or individually, to promote Buckner and its program needs.
• Make qualification calls and visits to individuals, corporations, churches, foundations and other organizations for the purpose of identifying and then cultivating relationships that could lead to donations to Buckner ministries starting at $25,000 per year.
• Prepare written proposals to support direct solicitations.
• Support Buckner events and activities in assigned geographical areas and travel to visit donors and prospects as necessary.
• Utilize, as appropriate, program staff and Executive Directors in the identification, cultivation and solicitation of prospects/donors.
• Utilize Buckner International Board Members and Buckner Development Council Members and other volunteers in the cultivation and solicitation of donors and donor prospects.
• Champion a greater understanding and awareness of Buckner’s mission and ministry among donors/prospects by intentionally managing relationships internally and externally.

To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

• The ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and donor prospects in the assigned area for all Buckner ministries and programs. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years of prior related experience in building and sustaining relationships with constituents engaged with an organization.
• Experience working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for solicitations.
• Proven successful experience in identifying, cultivating, and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.
• Current certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive is preferred.
• Proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing, as well as knowledge of foundation grant writing processes.
• Proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising, and public relations laws and regulations governing agencies and employees.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Since 1879, Buckner has been transforming lives through hands‑on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the ending of life. Buckner is one of the oldest and most unique faith‑based social service organizations of its kind, serving hundreds of thousands of people each year in the United States and around the world. Learn more about our programs and ministry .

Buckner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The same ways we treat our employees, we treat all applicants with respect. Buckner is an equal‑opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.