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University of Mississippi Medical Center · 10 hours ago

Gift Officer - Office of Development

Jackson, MS

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking a Gift Officer to work with the Office of Development. This role involves managing a portfolio of donors, developing fundraising strategies, and ensuring effective communication and engagement with donors to support various institutional priorities.

EducationHealth CareMedical

Responsibilities

Prospect Management: Assists in working with individuals, corporations and foundations soliciting/raising major, principal and deferred gifts. Coordinates meetings and events between development team and donors. Assists with building and maintaining a development program and supporting database of prospective donor names and related information and accurately reporting achievement of established charitable fundraising goals

Fundraising: Advances a portfolio of donors and prospects from alumni, grateful patients, foundations, corporations, community groups, and friends throughout Mississippi, in the $5,000 -- $100,000+ gift range. Develops and implements annual gift strategies for individual and group donors and prospects related to specific fundraising initiatives

External Collaboration: Works with Executive Director of Development and Development team to engage, inform, and work with campaign and fundraising leaders to achieve overall campaign and other initiative goals, including through community events. Engages internal leaders to assist in these efforts. Serves as the liaison between leaders, donors, community, and the Office of Development

Creates Proposals: Ensures proposals and solicitations are timely, professional, advance the campaign goals, and consistent with the mission of the medical center. Prepares correspondence, including major gift proposals/solicitations, for UMMC leadership. Produces appropriate collateral materials. Manages relationships with donors and their financial advisors to encourage gifts, as appropriate

Stewardship: Remains in constant contact with donors through cultivations letters, solicitation letters, proposals, case statements, acknowledgement letters, and more for the purpose of strategically communication with and managing donors

Donor Records: Maintains current and comprehensive records in the donor database and, when appropriate, in hard copy

General Administration: Monitors requests by UMMC Staff as well as third-party fundraisers to ensure adherence with UMMC policies. Communicates with various departments involved in the approval process. Prepares articulate, tailored, gift acknowledgment letters

Event Management: Collaborates with the executive and event committees to plan and orchestrate special fundraising and recognition events

Performs other duties as assigned. The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time

Qualification

Non-profit fundraisingDevelopment database applicationsHealthcare philanthropy knowledgeOrganizational skillsWriting skillsTime managementCommunication skillsCritical thinkingCollaboration skills