This position will be based in Earthjustice’s New York City office and report to the Associate Director, East Coast.

The Individual Gifts Officer will join a growth-minded, best-in-class Development Team and be a key contributor in building Earthjustice’s community of philanthropy across the Eastern region and achieving the goals set forth in the organization’s $825 million Never Rest Campaign. This individual will have the opportunity to leave a lasting footprint on Earthjustice’s collaborative efforts to impact the most vital environmental justice issues of our time and bring about positive change.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain an active portfolio of 75-125 donors. Develop and implement moves management strategies for qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding those donors.
• Build relationships with donors and prospects via personal or video conferencing visits, phone calls, ongoing written contact, and events.
• Solicit and close outright gifts and planned gifts with a fundraising target of $500,000 annually.
• Develop an appropriate stewardship plan for the portfolio that demonstrates appreciation, recognition, and engagement of donors.
• Acquire and maintain a strong knowledge of Earthjustice’s work in order to educate and inform prospective and existing donors.
• Provide program information to donors and prospects and draft personalized correspondence and acknowledgments.
• Assist in identification and qualification of new prospects and donors in the region.
• Provide timely briefing memos and detailed contact reports for meetings and other contacts with donors. Record interactions with donors in the donor database.
• Promote team cohesion and a positive workplace culture by participating in department, office, and organization wide meetings, trainings, and skills sharing.
• Assist with related duties for the East Regional portfolios, including but not limited to logistics for donor cultivation events, virtual meetings and small gatherings.
• Other duties, as assigned.