Major Gifts Officer
Company: Aspire Chicago
Location: Hillside
Posted on: August 7, 2022
Job Description:
Description:
Position Title: Major Gifts OfficerLocation: Hillside, ILFull
timePosition Summary:Are you interested in joining a growing team
of mission-driven professionals working together to create a better
future-one where people with disabilities are empowered, valued and
belong? Are you eager to make a difference in the daily lives of
people in your community? Are you willing to make the ask? If so,
then we encourage you to continue reading and apply today! We are
looking for a go-getter professional to join Aspire's growing team
as the Major Gifts Officer. This person will be responsible for
soliciting and stewarding Aspire's growing network of donors with
the goal of securing 5-and 6-figure gifts that will lead to
life-changing results for those we empower. This person is a doer!
They are out in the field, building meaningful relationships with
high-worth donors and their networks, connecting them to our vision
of boundless inclusion. That means raising general operating funds
to support Aspire's annual goals, and executing Aspire's capital
campaigns. This person is driven, results-focused, and energized by
getting to do a little bit of it all - strategy, campaigning,
research, identifying new prospects, packaging proposals, making
the ask, and stewarding our amazing givers. Even more, this person
is a natural at enthusiastically making calls and connections! If
this sounds like you and what you want, then the Major Gift Officer
position at Aspire might be the perfect fit for you!Position
Responsibilities:The following represents the primary position
responsibilities, but other related duties necessary to meet the
needs of the organization may be assigned. This position has a
hybrid work arrangement, but the majority of time will be spent in
the community building relationships across Cook and Lake
Counties.
- Lead Aspire's major, planned gifts and fundraising campaigns,
including ongoing capital campaigns.
- Build real relationships with a portfolio of donors capable of
making game-changing gifts.
- Visit with donors and prospects with a focus on discovery and
qualification.
- Develop and package special project proposals and make major
gift solicitations that match donor interests with Aspire's
needs.
- Steward those in the portfolio and pipeline. Deliver timely and
effective follow-up.
- Collaborate with Aspire team members to implement special donor
cultivation and stewardship opportunities.
- Evaluate, redesign and update Aspire's major gift approach and
pipeline - evaluation of opportunities from annual giving and CRM,
research, and flow of prospects pipeline.
- Lead strategy, planning, and implementation of fundraising
campaigns, capital campaigns, and planned giving programs.
- Provide strategic guidance and support to the CEO and SVP with
major gift portfolios.
- Research prospects and donors to determine giving capacity,
interests and the right ask.
- Support fundraising and friend raising events, including
planning small group engagements and attending the annual Big City
Night gala.
- Maintain timely contact records in the database and analysis of
donors managed.
- Develop and share reports, assess, and make recommendations for
improvements.Reporting to this Position: None
Requirements:
Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree
- 5-7 years professional experience in fundraising, including 3+
years in major gifts, capital campaigns, and fundraising
campaigns
- Successful record of delivering personal solicitations from
$50K to $1M
- Experience running fundraising and capital campaignsRequired
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational, time management, and project management
skills
- Ability to maintain confidential information
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to successfully use donor CRM softwareLeadership
Competencies:
- Achieves Results: Consistently achieving results, even under
tough circumstances.
- Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that
apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common
goals.
- Cultivates Innovation: Creating new & better ways for the
organization to be successful.
- Makes Quality Decisions: Making good & timely decisions that
keep the organization moving forward.
- Tackles the Tough Issues: Stepping up to address difficult
issues, saying what needs to be said.Voted as one of the 101 Best
and Brightest Companies to work for in Chicago!We know that
Together, We're Better!Aspire was founded in 1960 and is recognized
as a leader in providing bold, pioneering, and uncompromising
services to adults with developmental disabilities, their families,
and the community. In 2019, we joined forces with NorthPointe
Resources to be one of the most recognized and respected disability
service providers across the Chicago metropolitan area, Lake County
(Illinois), and southeastern Wisconsin areas.Full-Time Benefits
(regularly scheduled to work at least 37 1/2 hours per week)
- Health Insurance
- Benefit Time (Vacation, Sick, Personal)
- 13 Holidays
- 403(B) Retirement Savings Plan with matching contribution
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Voluntary Insurances availableAspire is an equal employment
opportunity employer. We strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQ+
community, veterans, individuals with disabilities, seniors, and
individuals from all cultural backgrounds to apply. Let us know if
you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application
or interview process. In your application, we invite you to select
which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his,
they/them/theirs).PM22PI187658888
Keywords: Aspire Chicago, Chicago , Major Gifts Officer, Other , Hillside, Illinois
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