RAINN Hiring for Leadership Gifts, Director (Major Gifts) (Hybrid) at Washington, District Of Columbia Full Time

Leadership Gifts, Director (Major Gifts) (Hybrid)

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• 21-Jul-2023 to 20-Aug-2023 (EST)

• Development

• Washington, DC, USA

• 135000-150000 per year

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• Full Time

  Health/Dental/Vision; 403b(7); paid sick and vacation time; holidays; Wellness Days; NO Cost Virtual Telemedicine and mental health coverage for employee and up to seven family members through First Stop Health — effective first day of employment.

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  Department: Development Team (Fundraising)

  Position: Director, Leadership Gifts (Major Gifts Director)

  Reporting to: Chief Development Officer

  Location: Washington D.C., (We are temporarily remote)

  Desired Qualifications :

• Must have experience cultivating and specializing in major gifts.

• Ability to secure minimum 7 figure asks (in the DC area) from an existing portfolio of 150+ prospects.

• Need to demonstrate empathy and compassion when dealing with prospective donors.

• Must be able to commute to Washington DC.

• Ability to manage an existing national MGO team that will grow.

• Ability to create new programs, systems, and procedures to train what were “clipboard” fundraisers.

  Salary Range and Employee Benefits

  $135,000k-150,000k

  Benefits

• Paid Holidays New Year’s Day; President’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday; Juneteenth; Memorial Day; July 4th; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veteran’s Day; Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving; Christmas Day.

• Bonus Holiday Week December 26th through January 2.

  Week can be used at another time in the year with prior approval of the CEO.

  Wellness Days

  RAINN offers one Wellness Day every four months for FT employees. A Wellness Day is defined as 8 hours of paid time off, without the need of a medical note and where the employee is not physically ill or injured.

  This time is to be used for an employee to take care of their mental health, or engage in self-care activities.

• United Healthcare/Medical/Dental/Vision Effective first day of full-time employment.

• 4 plans to choose from; 89% of the employee premium paid by RAINN.

• Supplemental Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability

• Effective first day of full-time employment.

• Supplemental life, 100% paid by RAINN. Employee Assistance Program Effective first day of employment with RAINN.

• Available to employees and all members of the employee’s household. No cost to the employees.

• First Stop Health Effective first day of employment.

  Mental health and telemedicine benefit for employees and up to seven family members. 100% cost covered by RAINN. No co-pay for usage. Vanguard 403(b)7 Retirement Savings Plan All full-time employees are eligible to participate effectively with the date of hire. No company match at this time.

  The Director of Leadership Gifts executes a national strategy to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major and planned gift prospects, building a robust prospect pipeline and developing a strong relationship with RAINN’s current supporters by executing the moves management process. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director of Leadership Gifts has duties that include but are not limited to:

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and drive RAINN’s overall strategy and execution of major gifts and planned gifts.

• Manage regional leadership gifts (major gifts) staff and corresponding regional fundraising strategies

• Utilize prospect research platforms to create prospect pipelines of individuals and corporations that can make 6-8 figure leadership gifts.

• Train other RAINN staff members on how to do an elevator pitch for fundraising.

• Write proposals for major donors and corporations, create cases for support.

• Implement a moves management strategy for the department.

• Conduct in person solicitations.

• Work with development associate and database manager to ensure data accuracy

• Set annual goals for each major gifts officer and manage progress towards goals on a weekly basis and offer training and assistance where needed

• Manage a portfolio of 100-200 current and prospective major donors

• Work with Chief Development Officer and development team (fundraising team) to implement an effective national fundraising strategy for attaining fundraising goals.

• Plan and execute prospect solicitation strategy through regular national travel (up to 50% of time).

• Keep abreast of RAINN program and policy developments and current issues in the rape/sexual assault field.

• Develop and coordinate fundraising campaigns and events for RAINN.

• Manage budget, analysis and forecasting for Major Gifts.

• Develop new individual and corporate funder relationships do drive major gifts.

• Develop and manage a planned gift strategy to include bequests, retirement plans, trusts, real estate, and stock gifts.

• Ensure data management and entry is done by all leadership gifts (major gifts) staff for their donors, including notes from meetings, emails, asks, proposals and moves management plans.

• Work closely with Director of Institutional Gifts and Director of Individual Gifts to ensure coordination and efficacy of campaigns for RAINN.

• All other duties as assigned.

  Position Specifications/Requirements

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:

  Required Qualifications:

• Must be able to demonstrate ability to personally solicit major gifts from identification to cultivation to solicitation to stewardship.

• Bachelor’s degree is required in relation to field.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in major gifts.

• Minimum 2 years of planned giving experience.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in managing a national major gifts team.

• High level of motivation and assertiveness; self-starter.

• Ability to travel as necessary (up to 50%)

• Experience with Every Action desired.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Highly creative, flexible, adaptable and empathetic.

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).

• Discretion when dealing with sensitive information and ability to discuss issues surrounding sexual violence.

• Must successfully complete a criminal background check (administered by RAINN).

  Physical Activities

  The following physical activities described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations:

• The person in this position needs to regularly move about inside the office to access cabinets, office equipment, etc.

• Must be able to get to locations outside of the office independently, without physical assistance.

• Must be able to lift at least 20 pounds.

• Must be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery (e.g., copier, fax machine).

• Must have vision correctable to a level where an individual can operate a computer, visualize text on a computer monitor.

  TO APPLY: Submit resume, cover letter, and a writing sample to the RAINN team at : https://rainn.applicantpro.com/jobs/ .

  Conditions

  This position is based in Washington, DC. Please note that RAINN staff are temporarily working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The individual in this role will have to reside in the area.

  RAINN offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employee assistance, 403(b) retirement savings, paid vacation, sick leave, paid holidays including a bonus week, and free access to the building fitness center. RAINN is based in Washington, D.C.

  When you work at RAINN, you’re joining a team of experts and professionals who stand up for survivors of sexual violence every day. Your job is important — and so are you! RAINN will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. RAINN is committed to maximizing the diversity of its organization and depends on a diverse staff to carry out its mission, and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.

  EOE/M/F/D/V

  The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the essential functions, responsibilities and/or requirements.