American Cancer Society

Director, Estate and Gift Planning

American Cancer Society

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Meet personally with prospects, donors, and professional advisors to share information and materials about the Society’s planned giving program as well as our life-saving program of work
  • Grow and manage a portfolio of qualified, active prospects through various stages of moves management (identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship)
  • Attain annual targets for: personal visits with prospects, donors, and/or financial advisors; planned gift proposals delivered; and new planned gift commitments closed in support of the Society’s mission
  • Utilize Salesforce to track, qualify and report prospect, donor and advisor contacts and progression through stages of moves management
  • Actively collaborate with major gift (and other) colleagues to leverage opportunities to expand blended gift proposals and cultivate additional planned giving prospects
  • Remain current on various estate and gifting techniques/vehicles, applicable tax law, and charitable giving trends
  • Remain knowledgeable about the Society’s life-saving work in the areas of cancer research, patient support, prevention information/education, and detection and treatment
  • Model behavior that encourages collaboration with Society colleagues throughout the organization and is also consistent with the cultural beliefs and values of the Society

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years' experience in nonprofit fundraising, or equivalent experience in nonprofit networking/relationship building
  • Planned giving and/or major gift experience preferred
  • Experience with planned giving software is preferred
Benefits
  • ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy
  • medical, dental, retirement benefits
  • wellness programs
  • professional development programs to enhance staff skills

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
nonprofit fundraisingplanned givingmoves managementrelationship buildingportfolio managementgift proposalsdonor engagementcultivation techniquessolicitation strategiesstewardship
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsleadershipnetworkingproblem-solvingadaptabilityteamworkcultural alignment