Major & Planned Giving Officer
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION
- Namibia
- Contract
- Full-time
- Manage a portfolio of 150-200 donors and prospects, soliciting 30-50 planned gifts of $10,000+ per year, with emphasis on 6- and 7-figure gifts.
- Foster strong, life-long relationships with a diverse portfolio of individual donors, with a primary focus on securing documented planned gift commitments, while also setting annual and major giving strategies for assigned donors.
- Solicit and secure present, future, and blended/complex gifts, typically working independently on an assigned portfolio of prospects. At times, assist other members of the Major & Planned Gifts team with planned giving strategies to support donors in their portfolios.
- Develop and execute follow-up strategies for high-capacity leads generated by FreeWill and other planned gift marketing.
- Steward existing members of the Wikipedia Legacy Society in order to retain and increase their commitments.
- Identify prospective major gift donors within Legacy Society membership and develop an appropriate strategy for their cultivation and solicitation.
- Follow IRS regulations regarding planned gift fundraising
- Attend meetings, conferences, seminars and planned giving training sessions (when appropriate and within the budgetary limits), and share learnings with the team.
- Ability to travel occasionally to meet with donors in person and to attend Foundation gatherings.
- Work experience or equivalent degree plus work experience.
- (Bachelor's + 8 years related work experience;
- Master's + 6 years related work experience.)
- Knowledge of and experience with planned giving, including but not limited to bequests, beneficiary designations, qualified charitable distributions, and charitable gift annuities.
- A working knowledge of estate, gift, and income tax laws.
- A desire to continue advancing knowledge of these areas is required.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact effectively with a wide variety of people.
- Ability to work in an open, transparent, and collaborative environment, while respecting donor confidentiality and data security.
- Ability to communicate complex issues in easily understandable language.
- A finely-tuned sense of discretion.
- Experience working in an organization with a distributed workforce.
- Global perspective, with experience living or working internationally.
Industries :IT, software engineering, Internet
Employment type :Fixed-term contract
Region :Erongo - Hardap - Karas - Kavango - Kunene - Ohangwena - Omaheke - Omusati - Oshana - Oshikoto - Otjozondjupa - Windhoek - Khomas - Zambezi - International
Experience level :5 to 10 years
Educational level :Bachelor
Key Skills :health
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