About this Major Gifts Officer role at Coloradocoalition
Coloradocoalition · Onsite · Denver, CO
This position will be posted for a minimum of 5 days
The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.
Our Philosophy of Service: We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by:
· Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible.
· Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services.
· Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve.
· Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development.
· Using resources judiciously and effectively.
The Major Gifts Officer builds meaningful relationships with donors and prospective donors to inspire philanthropic support for the Coalition’s mission and impact in the community. Through strategic cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, this role manages a portfolio of donors, develops individualized engagement strategies, and advances annual fundraising goals.
Additional Requirement
Coalition Benefits
The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.
Essential Job Functions
Meets established fundraising, portfolio management, and donor engagement goals through strategic relationship management and donor-centered fundraising practices.
Partners with the Vice President of Philanthropy, executive leadership, program staff, and volunteers to build internal relationships, identify funding opportunities, and align donor interests with organizational priorities.
Prepares gift proposals, stewardship reports, briefing materials, correspondence, and other communications that support donor engagement and successful solicitations.
Represents the organization at donor meetings, cultivation events, community events, and other external engagements to strengthen relationships and increase philanthropic support.
Collaborates with Philanthropy team members to support departmental fundraising strategies, donor engagement initiatives, and achievement of annual fundraising goals.
Maintains accurate and timely donor records, contact reports, proposals, and related activity in the donor database while ensuring timely and accurate use of all company systems as required and supporting future system upgrades as directed.
Performs other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications Summary
Education
Experience
Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Employee will perform job according to applied laws. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We offer a full suite of benefits for our eligible employees and their dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
- Health Insurance - HMO or PPO
- Dental plans, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance
- Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) retirement savings matching,
- Extensive paid time-off, including holidays, sick leave, and vacation
The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.
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