Major Gifts Officer

DEPARTMENT

Development

President/CEO

Christian/Faith-Aligned

Exempt

Bread of Life Mission is a non‑denominational, Christian, social services organization, which provides critically needed goods and services to the homeless, poor, and needy of Washington State without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, or religion. BOLM staff works to bring hope, healing, and recovery to Seattle’s homeless through a Christ‑centered approach, impacting Seattle one life at a time.

BOLM is a storied mission with plans for a capital campaign and future growth.

Bread of Life Mission’s Major Gifts Officer (MGO) is a member of the Development team and is responsible for securing financial resources for BOLM. The primary focus is meeting and working with donors and prospects with significant giving capacity to accomplish their giving objectives in the form of annual giving, major, and planned gifts. The Major Gifts Officer will engage in and be responsible for all aspects of the donor development cycle including donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, acknowledgment, church partnership and stewardship.

This income‑generating position reports directly to the Director of Development and requires some evening and weekend responsibilities.

• Demonstrate BOLM values in the performance of all duties.
• Adhere to the highest ethical standards; show empathetic disposition and perseverance; reflect optimistic and positive attitudes; and convey sensitivity to donors’ needs.
• Work collaboratively with the development team, including the CEO.
• In collaboration with the Director of Development, design a plan that focuses on strategies and techniques for raising current and deferred gifts.
• Develop and maintain a list of current and planned giving prospects; manage relationships to convert prospects into donors.
• Identify and cultivate potential individual and corporate donors.
• Keep a robust schedule of personal visits, effectively sharing the story and purpose of BOLM and giving opportunities.
• Create customized stewardship strategies for key major‑gift donors.
• Share with donors the ways in which they can partner with BOLM to advance the ministry and increasingly share the Gospel.
• Pray for and pray with donors (as desired by donor).
• Seek to encourage others in their faith and to make others aware of giving opportunities and ministry support/participation.
• Analyze and evaluate prospects and donors’ propensity, capacity, and enthusiasm to give.
• Cultivate major gift prospects, investing the necessary time and energy to build relationships designed to understand the donor/prospect goals with the expressed purpose of alignment with BOLM’s mission and objectives.
• Solicit major gifts from current donors and prospects. Stewardship of major gift donors for future gifts and planned giving opportunities.
• Manage a portfolio of 125‑150 qualified relationships, leveraging moves management with a custom cultivation strategy for each donor, while systematically identifying new donors and prospects to add to the portfolio.
• Execute and report on quarterly/annual fundraising plans, donor solicitations identification, cultivation, campaigns (capital and annual) and stewardship efforts.
• Attend and (occasionally) host events for the purposes of acquisition, cultivation, and stewardship for BOLM.
• Offer prospect strategy counsel to the President/CEO and development staff who are managing other prospects.
• Track prospects and donor contacts in portfolio using organization tools and tracking methods via donor software. Ensure that all donor information entry, storage, accuracy, and special requests are recorded and accomplished in a timely manner.
• Prepare proposals, letters, and customized material, as necessary.
• Remain knowledgeable in income tax and government regulation changes that affect planned giving and outright gifts.
• Participate in strategy and planning meetings.
• Write, compile, and edit reports.
• Adhere to the highest ethical standards, and maintain personal and professional competence in fundraising.
• Other duties as assigned.

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