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About the Role

The Philanthropy Officer cultivates strategies and secures donor gifts to support Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas’ (PPGT) goals. This position manages and executes a comprehensive fundraising program and donor portfolio, with revenue accountability for mid-level donors, special campaigns, fundraising events, and planned giving. The role requires strong skills in strategy, execution, and relationship management, partnering regularly with senior leadership, Board members, and donors.

Responsibilities

Develops and implements a comprehensive annual development strategy aligned with organizational goals.
Executes and manages comprehensive fundraising program for assigned area of responsibility including major and mid-level gifts, special campaigns, grants, and events.
Partners with senior leadership to develop measurable development revenue goals, track performance metrics, and adjust strategies to meet or exceed goals.
Manages a portfolio of donors and prospects through stewardship and solicitations, including mid to major level gifts and event sponsorships.
Supports management and execution of regional fundraising events and serves as lead liaison for event volunteer leadership.
Develops and implements a coordinated, strategic, year-round fundraising plan and timetable.
Manages the regional community board, including recruitment, onboarding, planning, and engagement.
Manages major gift and planned giving solicitations and cultivation of donors.
Enhances community visibility, establishes donor relations, and builds relationships.
Manages the mentoring of solicitors within the designated region.
Develops and implements a plan to strategically build and maintain the donor base.
Engages in systematic research on prospective donors, foundations, and corporations.
Maintains and expands the database of prospective, current, and past donors.
Builds effective and trustworthy relationships with major donors, board members, foundation trustees, staff, and community leaders.
Stays current on changing trends in philanthropy and adjusts programs and strategies as needed.
Assures compliance with Board of Director’s governance policies on development and standards established by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
Ensures fundraising materials and communications maintain high standards of integrity and honesty.
Manages volunteer leadership committees that support the fundraising plan and development initiatives.
Produces timely and accurate reports as requested.
Represents the organization at meetings, community events, conferences, and fundraising events.
Access to patient protected health information (PHI) is restricted only to purposes specific to job duties.
Ensures productivity expectations, customer service, and compliance standards are maintained.
Abides by the organization’s mission in performing job duties.
Demonstrates an understanding and commitment to PPGT’s culture of quality, safety, and risk awareness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years of relevant exempt experience or Associate’s degree + 4 years of relevant exempt experience or H/S diploma or equivalent + 6 years of relevant exempt experience.
Relevant exempt experience includes fundraising, development, sales, marketing, event management, or related fields.
Must have some exempt fundraising or development experience.
Must have excellent computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet.
Must have the willingness and ability to adapt to change including advances or new technology.
Must have excellent customer service skills and be committed to providing the highest level of customer satisfaction.
Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
Must be able to travel as required.
Ability to effectively perform a variety of development functions including annual campaigns, major gifts, events, planned giving, and special campaigns.
Recognized excellence in interpersonal and relationship-building skills, project management skills; ability to motivate and work collaboratively with staff throughout the organization, and effect change.
Demonstrated appreciation for the level of detail, discretion, and good judgment necessary for solicitation and cultivation of donors and supporters.
Entrepreneurial spirit, intellectual curiosity, high energy, positive attitude, and diplomatic.
Ability to earn the confidence of a wide range of internal and external constituents.
Ability to think strategically and achieve organization’s goals relating to position.
Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
Ability to manage details and complexity, to handle a variety of tasks simultaneously and to work under pressure.
Comfortable and knowledgeable with discussing topics relating to sexual and reproductive health.
Skilled in verbal and written communications and effectively prepare written communications.
Must be able to speak effectively in a public or group setting.
Be discreet and safeguard confidential information.
Possess integrity and compliance – can be relied upon to act ethically.
Ability to provide effective, equitable, understandable, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to cultural beliefs and practices, preferred language, and other communication needs.
Ability to work effectively as a team member.
Ability to lead, manage, direct, and motivate diverse groups of people and possess the skills to delegate and supervise volunteers.
Understands the mission and structure of the affiliate.
Effectively manages time as a resource; establishes realistic priorities; schedules own time and activities effectively; gives balanced focus and attention to appropriate long- and short-term priorities.
Develops action plans and budgets; leverages technology; anticipates obstacles; establishes check points and monitors progress.
Acts in a way that indicates understanding and accurate interpretation of others’ concerns, feelings, strengths and limitations.
Uses interpersonal understanding to shape one’s own response.
Develops and uses effective strategies to influence others or to gain their support.
Supports others and actively contributes to Planned Parenthood’s success; celebrates others’ successes; collaborates across functions and departments to meet internal and external client needs.
Responds with flexibility to shifting priorities and changing work situations; recovers quickly from problems and setbacks; develops new skills to remain competitive.
Adapts easily to change, sees the merits of differing positions, and adapts own positions and strategies in response to new information or changes to a situation.
Uses effective problem solving while working under stress, high volume of work demands and/or time demands; regularly meets deadlines.
Exemplifies the organization’s values: We Tend to the Team; We Respect and Honor All People; We Jump In; We Try and We Learn; We Care for our Business; and We Return to our Mission.
Must be able to stand, particularly for sustained periods of time.
Must be able to move about on foot to accomplish tasks.
Must be able to work primarily with fingers such as picking, pinching, or typing.
Must be able to talk such as convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately.
Must be able to hear such as the ability to receive detailed communication orally.
Will have substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Must be able to lift and/or exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
Must be able to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
Sedentary/Office environment.

Skills

Strategy
Execution
Relationship management
Fundraising
Donor cultivation
Donor stewardship
Event management
Planned giving
Volunteer leadership
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook
Internet proficiency
Customer service
Interpersonal skills
Project management
Collaboration
Change management
Discretion
Good judgment
Strategic thinking
Organizational skills
Multi-tasking
Detail management
Working under pressure
Verbal communication
Written communication
Public speaking
Teamwork
Leadership
Delegation
Supervision
Time management
Problem solving
Adaptability
Flexibility
Advocacy

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Mid-level

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Associate's degree
High School diploma or equivalent

About the Company

PPGT is an equal opportunity employer.
We are a drug-free and tobacco-free workplace.

Equal Opportunity

PPGT strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination of any kind, including discrimination on the basis of age; race, color, ancestry, national origin, or ethnicity; citizenship status; sex or gender; gender identity or gender expression or transgender status (including the individual's actual or perceived sex and the individual's gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior, or expression); sexual orientation (including actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality); mental or physical disability; AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; perception of risk of HIV infection; or association with individuals who are believed to be at risk; religion or creed; genetic information; pregnancy status, including related medical conditions; marital status; past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services; or any other basis protected by law.
Applicants have rights under the Federal Employment Laws. To view these notices, please click on the following links: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) poster; and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) poster.