Philanthropy Officer

Founded in 1988, Food & Friends provides medically tailored meals, nutrition support, and friendship to people living with AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses. Our team of eighty employees and thousands of volunteers delivers meals and hope to people living in the District of Columbia and multiple counties across Maryland and Virginia. There is no charge or income qualification for our services, which are rendered solely on the basis of medical need. Food & Friends is proud to be a nationally-recognized leader of the Food is Medicine movement.

The Philanthropy Officer is an exciting opportunity to expand a robust major gift program focusing on major and planned gifts to further Food & Friends’ mission and vision. This position will research, identify, develop and strengthen relationships between Food & Friends and targeted donors who are able to give a major gift ($10,000+) to annual operations. The Philanthropy Officer will:

• • Build a portfolio of 125-150 donors by identifying, researching, and qualifying prospects;
  • Maintain an active schedule of “moves management” to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through a variety of means including personal meetings, phone calls, email, written communications, cold calls, networking, tours, and events;
  • Create and implement thoughtful individual solicitation strategies incorporating blended gifts (annual/capital; annual/capital/planned, etc.) and/or deferred and varied giving options (stock, retirement plans, charitable remainder trusts, etc.) to help donors make their most meaningful gift;
  • Develop briefing memos, proposals, stewardship materials, and other written collateral to cultivate, steward, and acknowledge donors;
  • Collaborate with other development staff regarding donor pipeline and strategy and to qualify/disqualify donors for the optimal giving channels; and
  • Routinely work in Raiser’s Edge to enter donor notes and profile updates and produce reports.

Must be willing to work onsite in a traditional office environment.

The successful candidate will have a BA/BS and six years of experience, including at least four years of experience raising gifts of $10,000+. Must have experience with donor research, successful donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Excellent oral and written communication skills a must, as are strong computer and database skills. Requires driver’s license and good driving record. Offer of employment contingent upon a background check and pre-employment drug test.

Benefits include medical, dental, disability, retirement plan, paid maternity/paternity leave, weekly short Fridays, and three weeks of paid leave for new hires. Food & Friends is Metro accessible.