Senior Philanthropy Advisor

Job Details:
Level: Experienced,

Job Location:

Portland Metro Area (Oregon) or Seattle, WA - -, -, Position Type:
Full-Time, Salary Range:
Undisclosed, Travel Percentage:
Up to 25%,

The Senior Philanthropy Advisor contributes to the Calling of Medical Teams International by developing and advancing strategic philanthropic relationships with individuals and families capable of significant charitable investment in the organization. The position manages a portfolio of major gift donors and prospects, with a focus on identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding significant and transformational gifts, including six-figure, multi year commitments, and planned gifts.

As a relationship manager and philanthropic advisor, this position will partner with organizational leaders and colleagues to connect donor interests with strategic priorities and create meaningful opportunities for philanthropic investment.

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.

• Develop and manage a strategic portfolio of major gift donors and prospects by analyzing donor interests, philanthropic priorities, capacity, engagement, readiness, and giving history to prioritize opportunities, develop individualized relationship strategies, and advance meaningful philanthropic partnerships.
• Lead donor centered discovery and qualification through thoughtful conversations that uncover donor motivations, interests, philanthropic priorities, capacity, and readiness, using donor engagement, giving behavior, research, and other available information to determine appropriate strategies and next steps.
• Develop compelling philanthropic opportunities that connect donor interests with Medical Teams' strategic priorities and areas of impact, partnering with internal stakeholders to shape funding opportunities and meaningful donor engagement.
• Manage individualized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for significant, multi year, transformational, and other complex gifts, including six figure commitments, guiding donors through the philanthropic decision making process and facilitating appropriate access to organizational leaders, program experts, and other resources.
• Build and maintain a healthy major gift pipeline by identifying, qualifying, and advancing prospective donors and evaluating pipeline strength, emerging opportunities, and gaps to support current and future revenue goals.
• Represent Medical Teams International as a trusted philanthropic partner by building credibility and authentic relationships with donors, prospects, organizational leaders, volunteers, and other stakeholders and communicating the organization's mission, programs, strategic priorities, and impact with clarity and insight.
• Achieve annual seven plus figure portfolio revenue target and relationship development goals, including annual giving, donor retention and growth, new major donor acquisition, significant solicitations, and multi year commitments.
• Maintain accurate and actionable donor information in the CRM, documenting donor interests, engagement, relationship strategies, commitments, and next steps; using available data to inform portfolio strategy and decision making.
• Analyze, forecast, and communicate portfolio performance and significant gift opportunities, providing timely insight into anticipated revenue, pipeline movement, opportunities, risks, and barriers to successful donor engagement.
• Contribute expertise to the broader philanthropy team by sharing knowledge and best practices, providing peer guidance, and contributing to the development and continuous improvement of major gift strategies, processes, and practices.
• Advise organizational leaders and internal partners on donor strategy by interpreting donor interests, motivations, relationship dynamics, and philanthropic priorities and recommending appropriate engagement, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to create meaningful opportunities for philanthropic investment.

• Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding…