Advancement Officer, Annual Giving and Donor Engagement

Company: Foundation for the NIH
Location: Rockville
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

The Annual Giving Officer is responsible for designing and leading the annual giving efforts of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), including planning and implementing strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors. This position defines and guides the FNIH's direct mail, digital solicitation, annual grant seeking, and other strategies to solidify and increase annual giving to the organization. The Annual Giving Officer will focus on strategically expanding the annual giving program, broadening and deepening the base of annual gifts over time through frontline fundraising, in collaboration with other fundraising team members and with leadership giving groups. Reporting to the Vice President of Advancement, the Annual Giving Officer is a key member of the Strategic Alliances and Advancement team.
Duties and Responsibilities

Design and implement an overall strategic framework to significantly strengthen and expand annual giving, working closely with Vice President of Advancement to establish and meet annual revenue goals.
Secure new, renewed, and increased funding from individuals, foundations, corporations and other organizations through online giving, direct mail and digital campaigns, special events, and direct proposals with an emphasis on unrestricted gifts to the annual fund.
Build and maintain positive relationships with individual donors, volunteers, and community stakeholders.
Liaise with internal and external constituents, including the Communications and Advancement Services teams and vendors to design and manage a comprehensive direct mail program and digital giving strategies.
Analyze direct mail/digital solicitation program results data to refine and increase return on investment (ROI).
Work closely with the Communications team to develop and manage consistent messaging to donors and prospects that aligns with solicitation and donor-specific stewardship communications.
Collaborate with others on the Strategic Alliances and Advancement team to identify new donors and build strategies for engaging and encouraging donors to give at higher levels, and to establish benchmarks and regular reporting processes to measure results of all annual fund activities.
Oversee strategy and implementation for Giving Tuesday and other giving days.
Work closely with and enhance FNIH donor groups such as the Partners Society.
Ensure accurate and timely record keeping, action entry, reporting, and stewardship.

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