Annual Giving Officer

The Air Force Museum Foundation seeks a strategic Annual Giving Officer (AGO) to support its fundraising efforts. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing, dynamic, and entrepreneurial team that will work with senior leadership to chart the philanthropic future of the Museum and Foundation. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Develop and implement an effective appeal-based annual giving program to drive financial support for the organization, generating $1+ million annually. Manage a portfolio of 25-50 leadership donors. Design and execute targeted campaigns to solicit donations from various donor segments. Establish and manage a regular direct mail program for donor acquisition and retention. Create compelling and personalized direct mail campaigns to engage donors and showcase the impact of their contributions. Manage a new full-time development staff member focused on on-site donor acquisition outcomes that are realized in the Foundation’s Entrance Hall and Atrium Experience operations. Utilize events as opportunities to steward and cultivate relationships with current and potential donors. The candidate will have: A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 2-4 years of experience. Demonstrated expertise in running and growing an appeal-based annual giving program. Strong project management and organizational skills. Experience in developing and managing direct mail programs. Savvy professional with strong communication and presentation skills. Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders. Strong relationship-building skills and experience stewarding high-level donors. Strong analytical database experience focused on finding potential donors (Blackbaud NXT). Proven experience in utilizing on-site and digital donor engagement events to strengthen donor engagement. DRiWaterstone is proud to lead this search on behalf of AFMF. Nadira Fant published this page in Job Board 2 years ago #J-18808-Ljbffr