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At Stillwater Hospice, we foster and support growth, teamwork, and good work-life balance among all staff.

We offer competitive wages and benefits in our team-forward, positive care environment. We look forward to talking to you today about joining our team!

Compensation is based on total years of experience in previous roles.

In this role, you'll be responsible for acquisition, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors; prospecting new donors; and working with the development team to strengthen the organization’s overall fundraising capacity.

You will work in the entire Stillwater Hospice Service area.

We pride ourselves on promoting an Excellent Work/Life Balance and providing Excellent Employee Benefits.

• Free Employer Health Clinic (for medical plan participants). Partnership with Parkview Health.
• Catastrophic Medical Care Plan (qualifications apply).
• Medical Claims and Healthcare Utilization Management program.

• CoShare Child Care Cost Sharing plan (for qualifying employees).

POSITION TITLE: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – IMPACT GIVING

FLSA CLASS: EXEMPT

REPORTS TO: SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, the Associate Director of Impact Giving is responsible for increasing individual, major, and planned giving. The Associate Director of Impact Giving is responsible for acquisition, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors; prospecting new donors; and working with the development team to strengthen the organization’s overall fundraising capacity.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred, and a minimum of five years of demonstrated success and experience in individual and major gift fundraising.
• Must feel a connection to the mission and services of Stillwater Hospice.
• Demonstrate experience and success in major gift solicitation and obtaining planned giving commitments.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; ability to influence and engage a wide range of donors and build long-term relationships.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with exceptional attention to detail, are required.
• Must be at ease in meeting people and asking for financial support.
• The ability to meet stringent deadlines and sensitivity to public opinion are necessary.
• Ability to plan, organize, and effectively present ideas and concepts to groups. Ability to assimilate information from a variety of sources, analyze information, and recommend courses of action to be taken.
• Exhibit Stillwater Hospice’s values of compassion, comfort, guidance, inclusivity, and stewardship.
• Able to work independently, conceptualize projects, and manage multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with word processing, fundraising databases, and graphics software is required. Knowledge of Blackbaud and experience using Raiser’s Edge is preferred.
• High energy and passion for Stillwater Hospice’s mission are essential.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Collaborates with the Senior Director of Development to meet or exceed annual fundraising goals.
• Identify, cultivate, educate, solicit, and steward an assigned portfolio of individual supporters to raise funds and meet Stillwater Hospice's programmatic and capital needs.
• Collaborates with the Senior Director of Development on major gift fundraising and planned giving strategies.
• Persuasively communicate the mission and vision of Stillwater Hospice and the efforts of the Stillwater Foundation.
• Conducts prospect research on supporters to build stronger relationships and to hone ask amounts that align with capacity and interest.
• Maintains and promotes a planned giving program that encourages contributions toward the future development of Stillwater Hospice through several deferred gift vehicles, e.g., wills, trusts, annuities.
• Creates and executes a strategy for retaining and advancing a base of annual individual donors.
• Develops and maintains ongoing relationships with individual and major donors.
• Pursues gifts for special projects and assists with creating cases for support as needed and determined by the CEO, Chief Development Officer, Board of Directors, and Stillwater Foundation.
• Implements and maintains an ongoing program for donor stewardship and recognition.
• Collaborates with the Senior Director of Development to create and implement Stillwater Hospice’s financial and comprehensive development strategy.
• Serves as a Stillwater Hospice representative through external and internal events.
• Adheres to the Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethics and Donor Bill of Rights.
• Builds trust, values others, communicates effectively, drives execution, fosters innovation, collaborates, solves problems creatively, and demonstrates high integrity.
• Displays compassion, works as a team player, has an optimistic outlook, is adaptable, accountable, and customer-driven.
• Adheres to and supports all Stillwater Hospice policies and adheres to privacy practices.
• Must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the health and/or safety of self or others in the workplace.
• Must have an Indiana motor vehicle operator’s license and have access to an automobile with current automobile insurance coverage.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/MENTAL FUNCTIONS:

• Must have visual, hearing, and mental ability to initiate and comprehend written and verbal communication.
• Must be able to engage in clear, concise verbal/non-verbal communication.
• Must be able to perform tasks involving physical activity such as lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds; walking, standing, talking, hearing, pushing, fingering, reaching, seeing, stooping, smelling, depth perception, and color vision.
• Must be able to climb a minimum of three (3) flights of stairs. Must be able to endure long periods of sitting while driving.
• Must have the ability to remain calm in occasional emergency situations.

ESSENTIAL HAZARDOUS PHYSICAL EXPOSURES:

• Must be willing to travel in inclement weather. Potential threat of physical violence to self.
• Potential exposure to environmental pollutants. Potential exposure to infectious diseases.
• Potential exposure to variable temperatures in the working environment.

CHEMICAL OR HAZARDOUS PHYSICAL EXPOSURES:

• Potential exposure to substances within the office environment, including copy machine toner, VDT emissions, cleaning solvents, and medical supply chemicals.

ESSENTIAL PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:

• Seat belts must be worn while traveling during working hours according to state law.