POSITION PURPOSE
 

Reporting to the Donor Relations Manager, this position identifies, cultivates and secures major, planned and capital gifts for WFYI ($1,200 - $25,000+ level), with a focus on meeting annual revenue and long-term sustainability goals. This position also focuses on engagement and stewardship of a donor portfolio to increase engagement and giving support.
 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 

To be successful in this role, an individual must be able to perform in a satisfactory manner the essential functions and responsibilities listed below. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
 

• Meets annual fundraising goals through major donor support. Identify, cultivate and solicit major gift prospects throughout the fundraising cycle, with a focus on those with a capacity to make gifts of $1,200-$25,000 and above.
• Qualifies and manages a portfolio of 135-150 donors and executes strategies for donor identification, qualification cultivation and solicitation and stewardship with a goal of approximately 12-15 donor calls/visits monthly.
• Delivers excellent service to WFYI donors as their primary point of contact, with the ability to build strong relationships and clearly communicate our organization’s mission.
• Creates thoughtful stewardship plans for key donors, including impact reports, invitations to in person events, communication about WFYI updates, and key information on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains knowledge of organization-wide funding priorities, case statements and impact reports.
• Identifies, cultivates and solicits planned gifts and facilitates other donations from major donors, including stock, property, giving through Donor Advised Funds.
• Works well with volunteers and board members to ensure departmental goals and objectives are met.
• Ensure that donor and potential donor information is entered into WFYI’s organizational database in a standardized, timely and accurate manner.
• Assist Donor Relations Manager with implementation of tasks geared towards donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the following education and/or experience unless otherwise noted below.
 

Required:

•  Bachelor’s degree preferred along with at least 3 years of experience securing major and/or planned gifts.
   

Preferred:

•  Familiarity with public broadcasting

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
 

Required:

• History of successfully securing gifts of $1,200 - $25,000+
• Experience qualifying donors through the Moves Management process.
• Experience or knowledge of planned giving vehicles, principles and best practices.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality with respect to prospect and donors.
• Proven ability to work with internal and external constituencies in a professional and courteous manner with strong collaborative abilities and enthusiasm for working in teams.
• Demonstrate excellent written, verbal and presentation skills,
• High level of creativity, initiative and motivation and must be willing to work varied hours and attend off-site events.
• Experience using a donor database and other donor management technology.

• Computer proficiency with familiarity with Microsoft products (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and Canva 
• High energy and passion for WFYI Public Media mission and core values of operating with unquestionable integrity; collaborating with each other and with community partners; respecting everyone; serving with humility; embracing change; delivering excellence every day. Sense of humor.