Development Officer

The Development Officer at Next Door is a frontline fundraiser, primarily responsible for building relationships with prospective leadership level donors, cultivating existing donors toward their highest capacity, and developing new major gift support.

Requirements

• Manage a portfolio of prospective and active leadership-level donors
• Conduct regular in person (or virtual) meetings, donor visits, follow up calls / emails, and relationship building activities
• Develop and execute personalized moves management strategies to upgrade donor support
• Collaborate with the President, Senior Director, board members, and other senior staff in donor engagements when appropriate
• Maintain accurate, timely records and activity tracking in the donor database (e.g. Raiser's Edge NXT)
• Analyze donor data (giving history, capacity, engagement) to inform solicitation strategies
• Work cross-functionally with program, marketing, and finance staff to align development asks with compelling program narratives and budget needs
• Plan, coordinate, or help implement donor cultivation, recognition, and stewardship events
• Track event outcomes, donor feedback, and next-step actions for attendees
• Contribute insights to the annual development planning and forecasting process
• Serve as a key thought partner to the Senior Director of Development and Marketing on major gift strategy and growth initiatives
• Participate in development team meetings, share best practices and lessons learned

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan