[Hiring] Fundraising Program Coordinator @Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Role Description
Washington, D.C., nonprofit dedicated to saving and improving human and animal lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research seeks a fundraising professional with at least 3 years of development experience to manage and grow our established legacy fundraising program. The position requires following a plant-based diet and semiannual travel to meet with donors and support fundraising events.
About the Role
Position Title/Job Function: Legacy Program Coordinator
Position Objective: The Legacy Program Coordinator is responsible for managing a comprehensive planned giving program to secure charitable gifts through estates, trusts, gift annuities, and other deferred giving arrangements. This role involves:
• Identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors
• Educating donors on various planned giving options
• Providing training and support to other fundraising staff
• Ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards
Essential Functions
• Manage the Lifetime Partner Program
• Developing and Executing a Planned Giving Program:
• Creating strategies, setting goals, and implementing marketing and outreach plans to attract planned giving donors
• Identifying and Cultivating Donors:
• Researching potential donors, qualifying gift prospects, and building relationships with individuals interested in making planned gifts
• Soliciting and Securing Gifts:
• Presenting planned giving options to donors, preparing proposals, and ensuring gifts are processed according to legal and ethical guidelines
• Marketing Legacy Giving:
• Creating and implementing multichannel marketing strategies to communicate with current Lifetime Partners and acquire new Lifetime Partners
• Enhancing, monitoring, and maintaining the Physicians Committee's legacy giving website
• Stewardship and Recognition:
• Acknowledging and thanking donors for their planned gifts
• Providing updates on PCRM's work
• Recognizing donor contributions
• Providing Expert Guidance:
• Serving as a resource for donors and their advisers, explaining the various planned giving vehicles
• Training and Support:
• Providing training and support to other fundraising staff on planned giving strategies and best practices
• Collaboration:
• Collaborating with other development staff to set and achieve overall fundraising goals
• Compliance:
• Working closely with the bequest team to ensure all planned giving activities comply with legal and ethical standards
• Maintaining accurate records of correspondence and actions taken
• Reporting:
• Communicating the status of planned giving activities to senior management and other stakeholders
• Support Events:
• Assisting the special events coordinator in planning and executing legacy-focused events
Qualifications
• All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Education:
• Required: Bachelor's degree
• Work Experience:
• Required: Minimum of 3 years of development/fundraising experience
• Preferred: Experience with planned giving, including bequests, gift annuities, and life insurance gifts
• Marketing experience
• Experience with Blackbaud database systems
• Additional Qualities:
• Having passion for our mission to promote plant-based diets and alternatives to the use of animals in research
• Personally adhering to a plant-based (vegan) diet
• Enjoying interacting with people and building positive relationships
• Possessing strong attention to detail and being highly organized
• Showing excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Being proficient in administrative software and tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat/PDF
Requirements
• Must be able to assist with event setup and breakdown, including occasional lifting of items up to 10 pounds
• This position may be performed remotely from any location in the United States
• Semiannual travel is required for donor engagement meetings, conferences, and staff development events
• This is a full-time exempt position (40+ hours per week)
• The Physicians Committee's core business hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, ET
• This position requires meetings with donors and staffing events outside business hours
Salary
A salary offer will take into consideration education, experience, and skills along with internal and external reference points. Candidates are encouraged to discuss salary with a position's hiring manager early in the interview process to ensure alignment.
• Associate Level:
• Minimum: $65,000
• Maximum: $75,000
• Coordinator Level:
• Minimum: $75,000
• Maximum: $85,000
• Specialist Level:
• Minimum Salary: $85,000
• Maximum Salary: $98,000
How to Apply
• Application Materials: We require a formal cover letter and resume to apply.
• Application Deadline: Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.
• Interview Process:
• 30-minute video interview with the Sr. VP of Development
• 45-minute sample project assessment
• 30-minute second interview with the Sr. VP of Development
• 5-hour remote interview with development team members
• 15-minute video interview with PCRM President Dr. Neal Barnard
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Washington, D.C., nonprofit dedicated to saving and improving human and animal lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research seeks a fundraising professional with at least 3 years of development experience to manage and grow our established legacy fundraising program. The position requires following a plant-based diet and semiannual travel to meet with donors and support fundraising events.
About the Role
Position Title/Job Function: Legacy Program Coordinator
Position Objective: The Legacy Program Coordinator is responsible for managing a comprehensive planned giving program to secure charitable gifts through estates, trusts, gift annuities, and other deferred giving arrangements. This role involves:
• Identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors
• Educating donors on various planned giving options
• Providing training and support to other fundraising staff
• Ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards
Essential Functions
• Manage the Lifetime Partner Program
• Developing and Executing a Planned Giving Program:
• Creating strategies, setting goals, and implementing marketing and outreach plans to attract planned giving donors
• Identifying and Cultivating Donors:
• Researching potential donors, qualifying gift prospects, and building relationships with individuals interested in making planned gifts
• Soliciting and Securing Gifts:
• Presenting planned giving options to donors, preparing proposals, and ensuring gifts are processed according to legal and ethical guidelines
• Marketing Legacy Giving:
• Creating and implementing multichannel marketing strategies to communicate with current Lifetime Partners and acquire new Lifetime Partners
• Enhancing, monitoring, and maintaining the Physicians Committee's legacy giving website
• Stewardship and Recognition:
• Acknowledging and thanking donors for their planned gifts
• Providing updates on PCRM's work
• Recognizing donor contributions
• Providing Expert Guidance:
• Serving as a resource for donors and their advisers, explaining the various planned giving vehicles
• Training and Support:
• Providing training and support to other fundraising staff on planned giving strategies and best practices
• Collaboration:
• Collaborating with other development staff to set and achieve overall fundraising goals
• Compliance:
• Working closely with the bequest team to ensure all planned giving activities comply with legal and ethical standards
• Maintaining accurate records of correspondence and actions taken
• Reporting:
• Communicating the status of planned giving activities to senior management and other stakeholders
• Support Events:
• Assisting the special events coordinator in planning and executing legacy-focused events
Qualifications
• All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Education:
• Required: Bachelor's degree
• Work Experience:
• Required: Minimum of 3 years of development/fundraising experience
• Preferred: Experience with planned giving, including bequests, gift annuities, and life insurance gifts
• Marketing experience
• Experience with Blackbaud database systems
• Additional Qualities:
• Having passion for our mission to promote plant-based diets and alternatives to the use of animals in research
• Personally adhering to a plant-based (vegan) diet
• Enjoying interacting with people and building positive relationships
• Possessing strong attention to detail and being highly organized
• Showing excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Being proficient in administrative software and tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat/PDF
Requirements
• Must be able to assist with event setup and breakdown, including occasional lifting of items up to 10 pounds
• This position may be performed remotely from any location in the United States
• Semiannual travel is required for donor engagement meetings, conferences, and staff development events
• This is a full-time exempt position (40+ hours per week)
• The Physicians Committee's core business hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, ET
• This position requires meetings with donors and staffing events outside business hours
Salary
A salary offer will take into consideration education, experience, and skills along with internal and external reference points. Candidates are encouraged to discuss salary with a position's hiring manager early in the interview process to ensure alignment.
• Associate Level:
• Minimum: $65,000
• Maximum: $75,000
• Coordinator Level:
• Minimum: $75,000
• Maximum: $85,000
• Specialist Level:
• Minimum Salary: $85,000
• Maximum Salary: $98,000
How to Apply
• Application Materials: We require a formal cover letter and resume to apply.
• Application Deadline: Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.
• Interview Process:
• 30-minute video interview with the Sr. VP of Development
• 45-minute sample project assessment
• 30-minute second interview with the Sr. VP of Development
• 5-hour remote interview with development team members
• 15-minute video interview with PCRM President Dr. Neal Barnard
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