Philanthropy Officer

Position Summary The Philanthropy Officer supports MaineCF’s asset development goals by building and stewarding relationships with prospects, donors, and fund holders, while coordinating key communications and campaign activities for the Philanthropy team. Essential Duties and Responsibilities External Relationship and Asset Development Help grow MaineCF’s scholarship funder pool by identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding scholarship donors and prospects in close coordination with the Scholarship Team. Personally manage a portfolio of donors, prospects, and fund holders, including cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and follow-up activities designed to increase philanthropic support for MaineCF. Help identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit new prospective donors and fund holders. Represent MaineCF at community, networking and partner events throughout the state. Maintain a working knowledge of local and regional issues and initiatives and familiarity with local nonprofit organizations. Donor Communications and Project Management Project manage Philanthropy Team communications for pipeline development, including but not limited to year-end appeal planning, production, segmentation, tracking, and follow-up. Draft donor and prospect communications. Track donor and prospect activity, solicitation status, next steps, gifts, and outcomes in Salesforce CRM.