Description:
Duties and Responsibilities
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Overseeing a pool of 100-150 major gift prospects. Expectations include the qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of assigned prospects.
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Traveling regularly for individual visits and Brewster events with a focus on identifying and cultivating new and existing donor prospects.
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Staffing campus events and regularly attending Academy gatherings and functions.
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Applying Moves Management techniques to successfully deliver high-value interactions with constituents, including face-to-face or online meetings, phone calls, and other cultivation and stewardship touches.
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Building and advancing strong relationships with alumni, parents, and friends of Brewster that result in philanthropic contributions.
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Working independently and creatively to match donor interests with Academy priorities, develop proposals, and negotiate complex gifts
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Preparing stewardship plans, letters, pledge agreements, and other correspondence as required.
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Soliciting annual fund gifts for each assigned prospect, either through a personal visit, solicitation by a volunteer, or through Brewster Annual Giving programs and appeals (e.g., Fall Family Challenge, Day of Giving/Bobcat Challenge, etc.)
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Soliciting gifts for capital and endowment priorities, planned giving commitments
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Recruiting and supporting volunteers for Brewster’s Parent Committee.
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Ensuring the timely capture and recording of prospect data in Brewster’s CRM system.
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Maintaining in-depth knowledge of Brewster’s campaign priorities, academic and extracurricular programs, and key faculty and administrators.
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Collaborating with colleagues on fundraising projects, communications, and events.
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Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Bachelor's degree required
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2-3 years of fundraising experience preferred, with demonstrated results closing gifts
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Willingness to work independently, cooperatively, and accept direction from supervisors.
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Demonstrated ability to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and properly steward donors.
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Must be willing/able to maintain a significant travel schedule, as well as occasional evening and weekend work
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Proficiency using Google Suite tools. Experience with Fundraising CRM tools is essential, and knowledge of Veracross Development 3.0 is a plus
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Excellent writing and verbal skills
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Ability to motivate and collaborate with staff and volunteers
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Ability to handle confidential materials with discretion
Employment Notes:
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Hybrid employees may be required to file taxes in their states of residence
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Brewster Academy is located in NH, and its benefits and policies comply with New Hampshire and federal employment laws.
