Major Gifts Coordinator : Full - Time

Major Gifts Coordinator : Full - Time

Valley Hope has an exciting opportunity for a Major Gifts Coordinator to join our Valley Hope Foundation team! This position will be based out of our offices located in Norton, KS, Overland Park, KS or Denver, CO.

Valley Hope restores lives affected by addiction and supports lifelong recovery. At Valley Hope, our mission comes to life through our core values of Character, Compassion, and Commitment. Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact, conquering addiction one patient and family at a time? If so, Valley Hope welcomes you!

With a near 60-year legacy of helping patients and families, Valley Hope is nationally known as a trusted provider of addiction treatment and recovery support.

Our work is mission-driven, supported by a strong culture of teamwork and a compassionate environment that is the foundation of the Valley Hope organization.

Job Summary:

• The Major Gifts Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing the major gift program and planned giving program to meet the organization's fundraising goals.
• In partnership with the Foundation Executive Director, leads the effort to complete solicitations for gifts and pledges from individuals, businesses, foundations, and trusts.
• Manages and maintains a portfolio of prospective and individual donors to cultivate, solicit, appreciate, and steward within a geographical area.
• Responsible for growing and developing relationships with major gift donors.
• Responsible for developing written communication materials for individuals, businesses, foundations, and trusts.
• Travels to engage major gift prospects, cultivation, solicitation, appreciation, and stewardship activities.
• Develops and implements individualized fundraising cycle strategies for major gift prospects and donors.
• Records and maintains information related to major gift donors and major gifts prospects.
• Facilitate donor movement through the fundraising cycle of identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, appreciation, and stewardship.
• Ensures appropriate donor appreciation and recognition activities are completed in a timely and thoughtful manner to foster relationships with major gift donors.
• Works collaboratively with the Foundation Executive Director to manage tracking and engagement of major gift donors.
• Works to understand and embrace organization's mission and vision of service to its clients and its programs and initiatives provided by the organization.
• Identifies opportunities to network with donors and prospects.
• Maintains current working knowledge of Valley Hope Foundation fundraising practices. Report concerns and recommendations to supervisor.
• Identify and communicates knowledge of any new local, state or federal fundraising regulatory requirements changes aware of or information that may impact Valley Hope fundraising policies and processes.
• Be a positive ambassador to Valley Hope and the services we provide.
• Assist Grant Manager with grant writing and submission.
• Back up to the Administrative Assistant as needed.
• Other tasks as delegated per Supervisor.
• Adheres to Valley Hope's clinical philosophies, policies, and procedures as well as any other regulating bodies to ensure quality patient care and compliance.
• Participates in all assigned staff meetings, staff development, and training as required.
• Interacts and communicates with others (patients, co-workers, management, clients, and vendors) in a professional and tactful manner including treating them with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.

Work Environment:

• Office setting with traditional hours; able to work overtime to the extent necessary.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Able to work at a rapid pace for long periods of time (typically no longer than 8 hours).
• Able to push, pull, pull up, bend at the knees and waist, twist body at the waist, raise and hold arms overhead, turn head-neck-shoulders as needed, grasp other items with hands, for either extended periods of time or many times throughout the workday.

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