| Title: | Donor Relations Specialist |
|---|---|
| ID: | 1056 |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
Reports To: Chief Development Officer Salary: $65,000 - $75,000
Program Type: Administration *House of Ruth salaries may be adjusted up or down contingent on the agency’s financial position with due notice.*
Organizational Overview:
House of Ruth offers comprehensive services and housing for women and children. Our services range from supportive housing for families and single women in crisis to a therapeutic, developmental daycare for homeless children, and free counseling services for anyone who has been a victim of domestic violence.
Position Summary:
The Development Department of House of Ruth is seeking a Donor Relations Specialist to build lasting relationships with our mid-level donors ($1,000-9,999 cumulative), designing and implementing a range of engagement and stewardship strategies aimed at creating stronger affinity among House of Ruth’s most loyal supporters, and maximizing philanthropic investment.
A key partner in the Development team, the Donor Relations Specialist also identifies and qualifies mid-level donors with the giving capacity and philanthropic propensity to make significant investments ($10,000+) in support of House of Ruth’s funding priorities. This position also helps to identify donors with an interest in naming House of Ruth as a beneficiary of their estate (bequest, life insurance, etc.).
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Engage a portfolio of approximately 900 mid-level donors inclusive of timely donation thank you calls/notes.
- Design, execute, and evaluate tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies, promoting donor-centered approaches as House of Ruth further builds a philanthropic culture organization-wide.
- Project manage the annual donor reception in collaboration with Chief Development Officer.
- Collaborate with direct mail vendor and Chief Development Officer to design and execute upgrade and renewal solicitations.
- Assess and identify donors who are prospects for major and/or planned gifts.
- Assess and identify annual donors with potential to become mid-level donors. Execute a strategy to upgrade those donors.
- Solicit mid-level donors for annual renewals.
- Perform regular analysis of the mid-level program, making recommendations for testing new approaches or retiring underperforming ones.
- Manage personalization of mid-level donor communications and appeals
- Collaborate in the development of key themes, message points, and collaterals
- Track actions, outreach, research, opportunities, and portfolio updates in CRM
- Provide briefings and profiles on donors to internal stakeholders as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- Possess a college degree
- 3+ years in a nonprofit fundraising position
- Be an effective written and verbal communicator.
- Have the ability to develop strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Maintain a passion for the mission of House of Ruth and demonstrate organizational core values.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.
Additional Information:
The House of Ruth is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. All duties and responsibilities are completed according to the House of Ruth’s policies and procedures. House of Ruth offers an attractive benefits package for all full-time employees.
