Part Time Donor Advised Fund Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary:

Position Overview:

The goal of this important position is to minister to and care for donors (ministry partners) of Living on the Edge. The Community Donor Representative uses the phone, email, text and mail to thank donors for their partnership, learn what motivates their giving, and to communicate aspects of the organizations mission of interest to the donor. The goal is to minister first and facilitate a stronger partnership between the donor and Living on the Edge.

The Community Donor Representative is a part-time position and serves on the Ministry Partnership Team.

Core Values: Must be willing to embrace Living on the Edges employee values as a Christian ministry:

• Live it out: Spiritually mature individual involved in a Christian church and committed to becoming a mature, authentic disciple of Jesus Christ (see Romans, chapter 12).
• Own Your Stuff:High desire for excellence in serving others and capability in leading the business functions of the ministry; however, also humble and willing to admit mistakes and own errors of judgment or decisions regardless of consequences. We are a no-excuse/no finger-pointing organization.
• Think Team: Team oriented, not a solo worker. Must have an interest and ability to integrate into a team atmosphere.
• Everybody Matters & Everything Belongs to God: We serve other people not ourselves; and we are stewards of what God has given us. Must have an Its not about me, attitude.

Biblical Philosophy of Fundraising:

We believe that God is our donor, so no coercion or arm twisting is necessary to raise funds. We seek to be clear and accurate in our communication, demonstrating our needs/opportunities through a relational, not transactional lens. Since we believe you cannot out-give God, we simply need to minister to people well and then present them with the options to support us financially. As such, the Donor Representative plays an important role in the following development process:

Start with ministering to them

• Friendshipwith no agenda
• Discover needsin their life, family, work
• Pray, provide Biblical resources and ministry resources
• Learnabout them ask questions

Share the vision of our ministry

• Share our vision with our ministry partners
• Articulate impact (ROI) Gods work and affirmation

Share opportunities

• Share opportunities that align with their passions when possible; share specific projects with cost and impact of project.

Genuine thank you

• Heartfelt thanks with God-centered calls, notes, and emails with feedback on results, if available.

Reinvest in ministry to them

• Tell them what God did with their gift.
• Provide resources, time, prayer, and invest in them to help them grow with no strings attached.

Specific Responsibilities

*Keep Christ central in our individual and corporate lives. Attend and participate in the leadership of devotions, weekly staff meetings and daily prayer meetings.

Meet or exceed outbound activity metrics and fund-raising goals through the cultivation and stewardship of donors

1. • Our departments primary emphasis is ministry first. We ask, How can I support you in your journey with God? How can I be praying for you?
   • Develop meaningful relationships through personal interaction with donors, with primary emphasis on voice-to-voice integration strategically used to discover, cultivate, invite, and steward donors of partner of Living on the Edge. Approximately 40-45 donor interactions will be conducted per day with 10-15 phone calls per day.
   • Identify each donors interest in Living on the Edges mission connecting the ministry with each donors interests. Share information on Living on the Edge programs and solicit financial donations.
   • Plan and implement account management strategies to ensure assigned donors are cultivated toward their full giving potential and invited to give - recognizing that all gifts to Living on the Edge are a spiritual transaction.
   • Ensure strategic contact plans are in place and implemented for donors.
   • Provide information regarding projects, events and initiatives, and identify and invite donors to participate as appropriate.
   • Facilitate giving from donor advised funds, appreciated assets, annuities, using an increasing knowledge of the gift planning process to identify opportunities.
   • Record contact notes in the CRM for each donor.
   • Provide input to leadership regarding donors interests, needs, and opportunities.
   • Identify donors who could be handed off to another donor care specialist. Facilitate the transfer of donors.
   • Be willing to help with and/or attend donor related activities as approved by supervisor.
   • Achieve established targets for donor ministry activities.
   • Participate in team training and learning opportunities to strengthen effectiveness in donor development.
   • Work with other team members in a collaborative partnership to the holistic benefit of the organization.
   • Attend local and regional meetings as established by supervisor for the purpose of team collaboration and relational establishment when requested.
   • Provide necessary/helpful input to other team members as best you can.
   • Know how to use the organizational systems.
   • Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Education/Experience: Two-year technical degree or equivalent work experience required. Bachelor's degree preferred. In addition to education or education equivalent, requires a minimum of four years of work experience in sales/fundraising, client management, customer service or related field. Requires self-motivation and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Technology: Proficient in Microsoft Office, mobile phone technology, and website utilization. Must be able to use video conferencing systems like Zoom, have an ability to understand and utilize multi-functional customer/donor databases and in general, a high technology IQ to leverage it to improve workflow and efficiency.

Passionate about the ministry of Living on the Edge: Dedicated to the mission of helping Christians live like Christians, committed to the spiritual growth of believers around the world, and specifically the people on ones portfolio.

Pace: There are expectations for outbound activities (phone, email, etc.). Each interaction can vary between leaving a message to having a long conversation, or multiple interactions over several days. As previously stated, the goal is to minister to, and care for, the donor. This position requires consistent self-motivation and self-management.

Organized and relational: This position requires a blend of relationship-building and organizational ability. The Community Donor Representative will be assigned a group of donors to reach out to and will consequently be managing multiple relationships simultaneously. Excellent record-keeping, strong writings skills, ability to work independently, self-assigning and self-monitoring. Excellent communication and organization skills. Fast learner, relational, creative, resourceful. Ability to strategize and problem solve.

This part-time hourly position works 28 hours per week in the office Monday through Thursday. The location for this position is the Living on the Edge office (Duluth, GA).