Major Gift Officer

Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
Category Customer Service
Job Description
Role Overview

This position is accountable for identifying, cultivating and soliciting major gift support for the University, maintaining a portfolio of major gift donors and prospects and participating in a donor stewardship plan.

What You Will Do

Build relationships and secure major gift support for the college through personal visits with donors and prospective donors, work with the Advancement Division staff to help meet established monetary goals of the university, and initiate and maintain effective communication with donors through personal communication.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with a strong ability to negotiate gifts and transactions, solicit financial donations, and write proposals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university
  • Three to five years of related experience and/or training
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Related fund-raising or sales experience
  • Highly motivated to achieve fund-raising goals
  • Ability to travel

Benefits

  • No benefits explicitly mentioned
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