Director of Gift Planning – Great Lakes/Atlantic
Ducks Unlimited
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Minneapolis • Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $80,931 - $121,396 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit planned and deferred gifts from individuals
- Coordinate with Conservation and Development partners on proposals to secure funding for DU’s habitat conservation priorities
- Partner with event fundraising staff and volunteers to raise awareness of DU’s planned giving program
- Engage volunteer leadership to motivate and guide DU volunteers to assist with planned gift fundraising
- Serve as a staff liaison on the State Campaign Committee
- Achieve goals established in the Development Annual Work Plan.
Requirements
- Completed Bachelor’s degree
- minimum of four years fundraising or related experience with an emphasis on planned / estate giving
- Familiarity with major gifts fundraising
- experience with comprehensive fundraising campaigns
- relationships within the region's philanthropic community
- working knowledge of the region’s philanthropic landscape
- interest in outdoor conservation activities
- working knowledge of planned giving vehicles
- computer literacy with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database management programs
- excellent interpersonal, relationship, and team-building skills
- ability to provide leadership and guidance to other fundraising professionals and volunteers
- self-starter who can work independently as well as part of a team and is driven to succeed.
- desire and ability to travel extensively.
Benefits
- comprehensive group medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance, including spouse and dependent coverage
- three weeks of paid vacation
- paid sick leave and 10 paid holidays
- 401(k) plan (including partial employer match)
- tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
fundraisingplanned givingestate givingcomprehensive fundraising campaignsdatabase managementword processingspreadsheet managementplanned giving vehicles
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsrelationship buildingteam-building skillsleadershipguidanceself-starterindependent workcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's degree