Philanthropy Officer

Job Description

KUOW has an outstanding opportunity for a Philanthropy Officer to join their team.

About this Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, the Philanthropy Officer is responsible for managing a portfolio of 150+/- major donors and prospects, focusing on cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts that support KUOW’s mission. The role combines front line fundraising and one-to-one relationship management with contributions to strategic initiatives and peer mentoring within KUOW’s Donor Engagement team.

Position is suitable/eligible for Hybrid/Occasional Telework.

Key Responsibilities

Frontline Fundraising (75%)

• Identifies, manages, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of approximately 150 major donors and prospects to increase annual, special, and transformational contributions to KUOW.

• Develops and implements activities to advance individuals in portfolio through all aspects of the gift cycle: initiating contact, developing cultivation strategies, drafting proposals, moving potential donors to solicitation and closure, and providing stewardship.

• Works with Philanthropy colleagues to identify, research, solicit, cultivate, and steward major donor prospects.

• Plans and executes targeted events for those within and beyond assigned portfolio.

• Creates communication materials to support major donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities, including writing proposals, case statements, grant requests and solicitation letters.

• Represents KUOW at donor events and community functions as appropriate.

• Identifies and cultivates estate and planned gifts.

• Actively supports Membership and Marketing campaigns, securing challenge and matching gift opportunities from within portfolio that may be leveraged to incentivize additional giving.

• Ensures accurate and complete record-keeping and donor acknowledgments.

Program Management (20%)

• Key contributor to annual planning for major donor fundraising and develops personal annual plans for portfolio of 150+/-, aligned with KUOW’s strategic framework and annual operating goals.

• Prepares reports and analyses to monitor productivity and health of portfolio.

• Assists in refining methodologies and best practices for major donor fundraising, including stewardship and cultivation processes.

• Leads assigned projects or initiatives to enhance donor engagement and operational efficiency.

• Collaborates with colleagues across teams to support major donor-focused events and campaigns.

• Mentors junior staff or interns on best practices in donor cultivation and stewardship.

Other duties as assigned (5%)

Required Qualifications

To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT be forwarded to the Hiring Department.

• A bachelor’s degree and at least four years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising or a related field. Equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.

• Demonstrated success in cultivating donor relationships and securing major gifts.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written, phone, and in-person).

• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage multiple projects and deadlines.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with public radio programming.

• Working knowledge of fundraising databases, preferably Salesforce.

Working Conditions

• Duties may occasionally require evening and weekend work when necessary to meet critical deadlines.

• Ability to travel when necessary to meet donors and to attend station events.

• Cubicle/Open workspace environment which may result in additional or higher levels of noise and visual distractions.

• Position is suitable/eligible for Hybrid/Occasional Telework.

Additional Application Requirement

This recruitment requires a cover letter. Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be forwarded to the hiring department.