Openings

Major Gifts Officer (posted 4/22/2025)

Word FM has a job opening for a part-time major gifts officer in the Harleysville, PA, office who will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding a portfolio of donors for Word FM and Great Songs of the Faith. They will also provide development assistance with our business underwriters, PSA underwriters, and annual campaign efforts.

 

General Responsibilities

1. Responsible for requesting major gifts of $5,000-$25,000+ from donors and Word FM friends.
   
2. Manage relationships with approximately 50-75 donors and prospective donors.
   
3. Work collaboratively with the executive director to engage groups of potential donors by affinity (i.e., businesses, churches, donors, etc.).
   
4. Work collaboratively with the current Word FM staff and leverage them when it makes sense with a donor.
   
5. Visit an average of 15 donors and donor prospects per month. (Travel required)
   
6. Arrange individual appointments for the leadership of Word FM with a donor, when appropriate.
   
7. Provide feedback for advancement strategies, goals, and plans and be active in helping to set the annual development budget with the executive director.
   
8. Handle travel arrangements according to budget guidelines as necessary to visit donors and donor prospects.
   
9. Perform other duties within the development team that support the annual budget.
   

 

Ideal Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in business, communication, pastoral, or leadership.
   
2. Must be able to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills that are consistently above average and high emotional intelligence acumen.
   
3. Should demonstrate independent working skills by being self-motivated.
   
4. Being flexible in all work-related areas.
   
5. Three-plus years of fundraising experience/leadership.
   
6. A proven understanding of the essential components of advancement work and development officer functions.
   
7. The ability to communicate the mission and vision of Word FM.
   
8. Proven organizational skills, and the ability to meet deadlines, set and manage expectations, and translate goals into achievable steps.
   
9. Strong oral and written communication skills.
   
10. A basic understanding of fundraising database software and data management.
    
11. Strong Christian faith, commitment and volunteer service experience.
    

Email Billy Dunn with résumé.