Mid-Level Giving Specialist

• Manage a portfolio of 600–800 mid-level donors and prospects with a focus on retention, re-engagement, and upgrading support.
• Develop and implement strategies to renew and increase gifts, including general operating, programmatic, and special initiatives.
• Cultivate relationships through a blend of in-person meetings, phone calls, personalized emails, handwritten notes, and impact reporting.
• Conduct Buell Public Media Center tours and make funding requests as appropriate.

• Collaborate with the Philanthropy team to design and execute stewardship plans tailored to donor interests and giving patterns.
• Use CRM data to strategically segment donor lists and create meaningful, targeted touchpoints.
• Participate in the planning and execution of cultivation and stewardship events, including on-site tours, donor receptions, and community gatherings.

• Maintain timely and accurate records of all donor interactions, strategies, and contact information in RMPM's CRM (ROI REV).
• Follow internal moves management/Veritus processes to document activity and progress toward goals.
• Analyze donor data to identify trends, inform strategy, and optimize donor communications.

• Support in-house renewal campaigns by reviewing mid-level giving lists, updating letter copy, and coordinating with the Philanthropy team on segmented outreach strategies.

• Create annual and long-term engagement plans for donors in portfolio.
• Meet or exceed quarterly and annual benchmarks for donor touches and meaningful connections in order to meet revenue goals.
• Regularly identify and refer planned giving prospects to appropriate team members.
• Prepare proposals, briefing materials, and stewardship reports as needed.
• Support cross-team collaboration by staying informed about organizational priorities and initiatives.
• Represent RMPM at external events, networking opportunities and community gatherings.
• Assist with departmental initiatives and special projects as assigned by the VP of Philanthropy.

• 3–5 years of professional experience in fundraising, donor relations, or constituent engagement-preferably in a mission-driven or nonprofit setting.
• Strong communication skills-written, verbal, and interpersonal-with a natural ability to build authentic relationships.
• Familiarity with fundraising databases (RMPM utilizes ROI REV.).
• Demonstrated ability to manage a donor portfolio with attention to detail and strategy.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently while also collaborating across teams.
• Commitment to the values of public media, diversity, equity, and community impact.
• Proven success inspiring people and managing positive working relationships with donors, volunteers, and staff to meet organizational goals.
• Strong portfolio management skills with demonstrated experience in identifying and qualifying donors.
• Knowledge of and experience working on capital campaigns is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability providing exceptional customer service to donors and community stakeholders.
• A sophisticated and comprehensive understanding of fundraising principles and practices, and a demonstrated high level of professionalism, collegiality, self-motivation, and success in fundraising.
• Must possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills; great attention to detail; the ability to process and maintain confidential information; and develop strong relationships with both internal and external constituencies to promote a positive collaborative spirit across the organization's network.
• Highly proficient and demonstrated knowledge and experience with Office 365 (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and other Microsoft apps such as SharePoint is required.
• Must be able to work both independently and as a collaborative and productive team member.
• Must possess exceptional time management, decision making and organizational skills.
• Must model the following core culture attributes:

• Integrity. Aspires to engage a diverse community in ways that build mutual trust and respect. Takes seriously our responsibility to operate with the highest level of transparency, accountability, and inclusivity.
• Commitment. Engages our staff, supporters, and the Colorado community with the genuine intent to listen, build understanding, and inspire meaningful conversations.
• Collaboration. Collaboration must be embraced equally by the individual and the organization in all we do, and in our relationships throughout the communities we serve.
• A mix of demonstrated skills, abilities and knowledge may be considered in place of educational requirements.

• Advocate for public media and community centric fundraising.
• Experience with crafting gift proposals resulting in gifts from individuals.
• Strong prospect research skills and experience in working with DonorSearch.
• Knowledge of the different ways donors make contributions and estate Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with mid-level or annual giving programs focused on donor retention and upgrade strategy.

• A resume detailing education, training, and employment experience.

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