Hybrid Major Gift Officer na CHERRY STREET MISSION MINISTRIES

Job Title:

Major Gift Officer

Rev. Date:

8/11/2025

Department:

Administration

SOC Code:

Location:

Life Revitalization Center

FLSA:

Exempt

Reports to:

VP Development & Strategic Advancement

EEO Code:

Professional

Responsibility:

Portfolio management, oversees planned giving strategies, collaborate with senior leadership and the marketing team, and event planning.

Purpose:

To provide support and lead effective fundraising strategies, engage, and cultivate relationships with current and prospective donors, and build a strong, mission-driven development program that supports the organization’s long-term philanthropic goals.

Essential Functions:

• Together with the Vice President of Development & Strategic Advancement, develops and implements a short and long-term advancement plan to meet established development goals and objectives. This includes, but is not limited to, strategic initiatives for securing major gifts, regular, corporate and foundation grants, endowment gifts and designing implementing robust giving program.
• Manages a portfolio of donors; and making asks to move new and existing donors through a meaningful cycle of giving.
• Clearly articulates and promotes a compelling case for philanthropic support, aligning donor engagement with the organization’s mission and values.
• Leads all moves-management activities, ensuring strategic donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship processes are effectively implemented.
• Oversees relationships with foundations and grant-making organizations.
• Collaborate with staff and volunteers on the management and planning of fundraising events and donor receptions.
• Collaborates with legal, financial advisors, and internal staff to execute a planned giving strategy.
• Coordinates major gifts strategies and activities for the CEO and VP of Development & Strategic Advancement, including preparation of materials, scheduling, and follow up.
• Make public appearances/accept speaking engagements to share information about Cherry Street Mission with the community
• Oversee fundraising database and tracking system through reports produced by Business office and Donor Care Coordinator
• Demonstrates professional conduct at all times, serving as a role model for integrity, accountability, and ethical behavior in all interactions with donors, staff, and external partners.
• Perform other related duties as requested

*Essential Functions may be revised upon management discretion

Cherry Street Core Values:

At the ministry, we hold these core values to be crucial to performing everyday work. These are to be displayed by every employee hired at the organization at the time of hire and throughout their employment.

• Christ-centered – Christ is at the center of all I do and think. My decisions and actions are driven by Christ’s love for me, my submission to His teachings, and my desire to live and walk in His Way.
• Relational – Second to Christ, is my desire to love the people around me. People are not problems but are representations of the image of Christ in them.  I get to help them see that.
• Innovative – God is The Creator, and we are made in His image: that means WE are creative! Many times we must get creative to figure out the complexities of people’s lives to help them move forward or systems that need to be developed.  We can do that because of the image we carry.
• Solution oriented – God is abundant, and all the answers and resources are there.  We get excited by implementing systems and taking action to improve the situation.
• Gritty – We tenaciously get the job done.  We display passion and perseverance to make our way toward our goal of eradicating poverty physically, mentally and spiritually for each person.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• MS office, Demonstrates servant leadership, embodies the CSM mission, and exemplifies a collaborative, decisive, motivating and engaging communication style.
• Proven record of accomplishment of fundraising success, particularly by securing major gifts, successfully managing campaigns, and engaging a community of motivated supporters. Capital campaign experience preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ years of increasing responsibility in non-profit fundraising
• Excellent managerial skills including past experience of successful management of development of staff
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a complex environment
• Working knowledge of development best practices, philanthropy trends, fundraising tools and technology, including donor databases, e-mail and online campaigns, and donor research.
• Deep appreciation and understanding of CSM mission and the ability to articulate its values and vision internally and externally.
• Experience managing volunteers
• Excellent written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills; writing sample will be required.
• Ability to work with sensitive information with absolute discretion and a high degree of integrity.

Licenses, Certificates, and Other Requirements

•  5 years minimum experience in professional fundraising preferred
• Display a positive attitude, show concern for people and community, demonstrate presence, self-confidence, common sense and good listening ability.
• Possess the skills to work with and motivate staff, board members and other volunteers

*As a condition of employment, each team member is required to agree to the Cherry Street Mission Statement of Faith.

Work Environment:

Exposure to (“F” Frequent; “O” Occasional; “R” Rare; “N” Never) :

Equipment/Personal Protective Equipment Used

• None

Physical Demands (“F” Frequent; “O” Occasional; “R” Rare; “N” Never)

Lifting Requirements

• Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.
• Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Heavy work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Very heavy work - Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess o50 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

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