Leadership Gifts Officer

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in securing significant contributions, excellent relationship-building skills, ability and desire to jump in and help across other teams, and a passion/desire to be a part of the Food is Medicine movement:

• A seasoned major gifts professional with the experience and the ability to lead an ambitious organization-wide strategy to significantly increase support at all levels.
• An enthusiastic relationship builder who is genuinely interested in creating and nurturing long term relationships across the organization and community, who understands that Open Arms’ unique/relational culture is the key to our success and growth.
• A skilled storyteller who can tell the unique story of our clients, listens to the interests of individuals and families, and excels at communicating the impact of our programs.
• A dynamic, extroverted leader with excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to excite people around our mission and who is focused on stewarding existing relationships and cultivating new relationships.
• An ambassador of philanthropy, who will strengthen our culture of philanthropy among staff, volunteers, and community partners who interact with Open Arms.
• A strong brand ambassador who sees the development process and fundraising as opportunities to participate in our mission and can cultivate interest from volunteer to donor.
• A flexible leader who excels in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment with extremely diverse and distinct organizational departments.
• A non-profit leader with a passion for and knowledge of volunteer-driven, community-building organizations, and a commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Open Arms.
• A hands-on team player, who is comfortable at the strategic level, but is not afraid to get their hands dirty in an “all-hands on deck” organization.
• An innovative leader who thinks outside the box and is also organized and responsible for managing a project to the end.

Requirements:

• Minimum 7+ years of fundraising experience, including significant experience in cultivating, soliciting, closing, and stewarding five to six-figure gifts.
• Exceptional hands-on relationship building experience, working with volunteers, clients and community members to increase donors and donation levels.
• Experience in planning, leading, and managing fundraising campaigns and projects, to achieve desired outcomes, tracking and reporting on progress to management.
• Knowledge of principles of donor cultivation process, volunteer to donor process, and building a culture of philanthropy.
• Ability to conceptualize and describe funding needs in a way that is compelling to prospects, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to ideate and develop comprehensive, customized proposals that illustrate hearing and connecting donor interests to organizational needs.
• Proven track record in supporting organizational leadership in donor cultivation, communications, face to face solicitation meetings and events.
• Bring a solutions-oriented approach, possibility thinking, collaboration and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize conflicting needs; handle requests and projects expeditiously, proactively, and follow them through to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills with an ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion requirements.
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communications skills with careful attention to details
• Ability to consult and interact with highest levels of donors and can bring some established relationships to OAM.
• Experience in planning and working within budgets. 
• Demonstrated ability to create, lead and motivate others to support our mission. 
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.  
• Ability to provide friendly, excellent collaborative service to internal and external constituencies.  
• Advanced ability in MS Office and Internet research applications.  
• Ability to create and contribute to a positive and supportive team environment.
• Ability and flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends. 
• Flexibility to work on two different worksites and off-site events.
• Active Minnesota driver’s license and unrestricted for work-related driving.
• Sensitivity and commitment to diversity and ability to work respectfully with a wide array of co-workers and members of the community.  
• A passion for the mission and values of Open Arms.

Reports To: Chief External Affairs Officer
Compensation Range:  $90,000-100,000 annually               
Locations: Minneapolis and St. Paul
Hours:40 hours per week

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If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to join the amazing Open Arms team, please send resume and cover letter detailing pertinent experience to:

Open Arms of Minnesota Human Resources
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 612.872.0866
Mail: 2500 Bloomington Avenue S, Minneapolis MN 55404