As our Development Officer, do you believe that every child deserves a healthy, happy, nurturing environment in which to grow? Are you an individual who desires to dedicate your career to enriching the lives of children and families? If so, we look forward to you joining Residing Hope where you can make a positive difference to children and families in need.

• Provide active leadership in the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of prospective, as well as current annual, major and planned donors utilizing moves management.
• Work with the Chief Development Officer in the development and achievement of goals and objectives for the annual development plan.
• Provide leadership with respect to communication and the integration of fund development strategies and activities.
• Maintain an active pool of 300 mid-level donors for the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship utilizing moves management for territory as well as actively maintain a pool of prospective donors to facilitate identification visits to determine if they are prospective annual, major, or planned gift donors, utilizing moves management.
• Conduct 100 prospect and donor visits per year.
• Raise $500,000 in first year in new funds; including annual, major, and planned gifts.
• Review prospect research and develop prospecting strategies, matching prospects to agency programs.
• Develop innovative engagement opportunities in collaboration with Communications team in the development of annual and major gift marketing strategies, then facilitate the dissemination of materials and information to prospective donors.
• Write solicitation proposals, case statements, technical reports, and communication materials.
• Maintain database files and records including those used to record donor engagements, track contributions and maintain accurate mailing lists.
• Maintain written reports in Raiser’s Edge to record all communications utilizing moves management.
• Facilitate tours at Enterprise and Madison Youth Ranch campuses, as appropriate.
• Organize public relations and fundraising events for territory, as appropriate.
• Cultivate relationships with community leaders, church partners, attorneys, trust officers, accountants, financial planners, etc. to form professional partnerships.
• Maintain an active calendar for current grants due and ensure that they are submitted in a timely manner.
• Write grants that meet funder requirements in a clear, concise and professional manner utilizing proper grammar and context.
• Research and identify new grant funding opportunities.
• Meet with programmatic leaders on a quarterly basis to assess regular needs.
• Collaborate with programmatic leaders to assess grant opportunities, gather information in preparation for writing and submitting grant documents.
• Prepare budgets that all funding source requirements.