Executive Director of Leadership Giving
Colorado Public Radio
Centennial
,
CO
Application Deadline: Monday, Aug 30, 2021
Description
The Executive Director of Leadership Giving oversees Major and Mid-Level Giving; Legacy Giving; and emerging fund-raising initiatives. The Executive Director sets and implements fundraising strategies; oversees and coaches the gift officers on the execution of a specific plan for donors in their portfolios; tracks gift officers’ performance against goals; and oversees event-planning for stewardship and cultivation of donors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Major Gifts
- Oversee and coach team of major gift officers as they execute their annual plan for each donor in their portfolio, moving donors through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
- Review and track gift officers’ fundraising strategies that will result in leadership level gifts (five figures plus) within twelve to eighteen months.
- Incorporate fund-raising strategies for KRCC and Denverite into plans.
- Achieve annual department revenue goal.
Mid-level Gifts
- Oversee the mid-level gift officers as they identify donor interests and build relationships around donor interests to deepen the donors’ commitment to CPR with the goal to retain and/or upgrade their level of support.
- Coach mid-level gift officers to identify and cultivate and upgrade those mid-level donors who have the capacity and readiness to become major donors to CPR.
- Achieve mid-level revenue annual goal.
- Incorporate fund-raising strategies for KRCC and Denverite into plans.
Legacy Giving
- Oversee legacy giving recruitment initiatives, including communication strategies and on-boarding of new Legacy Circle Members
- Oversee on-going communication and stewardship plans for members of the Legacy Circle.
Capital Gifts
- Work with the Sr. VP of Development to create and implement Capital Campaign strategies.
- Develop fund-raising strategy for foundations and individuals.
- Participate in solicitations.
- Write grants for capital support.
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Education and Experience Requirements:
- Identification with the mission and purpose of Colorado Public Radio.
- Minimum of seven years fundraising experience that includes demonstrated success in securing six or seven figure gifts, as well as legacy gifts.
- Minimum of three years’ experience in managing fund-raising staff.
- Mastery of principles and techniques of successful fundraising as they pertain to the identification, cultivation, and stewardship of major donor prospects.
- Highly disciplined, organized and goal-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced team.
- Self-starter driven to achieve results.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage high level confidential information with integrity and sensitivity.
- Hands-on knowledge of donor database systems.
- Salesforce experience preferred.
- Experience with Veritus ® systems preferred.
- Capital Campaign experience preferred.
- Creativity and a sense of humor a plus.
Application Requirements:
To apply, submit a cover letter that includes where you learned of the job opening, resume, and three professional references to hr@cpr.org with “Executive Director, Leadership Giving” in the subject line.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
No phone calls or drop ins please.
Salary Range:
$112,000-$168,000
Benefits Summary:
Colorado Public Radio is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our culture of caring. Our employees have access to: 100 percent employer paid individual health, dental, life, and disability coverage; an outstanding paid family medical leave policy plus paid holidays and a very generous sick, vacation, and personal time off plan; voluntary offerings such as vision; a competitive retirement plan match with no waiting or vesting periods; flexible schedules; engagement and development opportunities; and a casual atmosphere.
Colorado Public Radio is an equal opportunity employer and encourages workplace diversity.