Major Gift Records Coordinator

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, founded in 1946, supports more MS research, offers more services for people with MS, provides more professional education programs and furthers more MS advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world.

We are seeking a Major Gift Records Coordinator for our Denver, CO location.

Responsibilities include:

• Manages major gift planning records and responses including:
Processes flawless home office acknowledgements of major, planned and special gifts of any amount. Prepares acknowledgement letters assuring the highest standards of quality control and chapter notifications. Maintains home office acknowledgement records and back-up files. Responds to requests for copies of back-up from donors, chapters and other departments. Updates Home Office source codes as needed. Reconciles deposit and batch totals with Finance. Maintains communication with and provides necessary documentation to staff responsible for receiving and depositing Home Office checks and entering gift batches into the Society wide data base.
Fulfills Major Gift Planning marketing responses (including but not limited to Inside MS, Legacy, telephone inquires, direct mail requests and chapter requests). Fulfillment may include data entry of response information in interactions on the Society wide database, production of response letters, distribution of response letters for signatures, fulfilling mailing requests and producing response reports.

• Provides administrative assistance to members of the major gift team: Compiles necessary resources and assembles appropriate proposals for presentation to major and planned giving donors as well as foundations.

Prepares materials for stewardship and recognition of donor groups. Runs reports in order to compile mailing lists and prepares mass mailing for cultivation of donors. Runs reports tracking donations. Researches venues, vendors and providers of donor services (recognition, cultivation, research, moves management, etc.) and makes arrangements for required donor services.

• Data entry of major donor interactions on the Society wide data base: Updates donor records with cultivation, recognition and solicitation interactions initiated by members of the Home Office Major Gift team. Updates donor records in the Society wide database and moves management systems based on current business practices. Maintains home office donor interaction records and files. Runs reports tracking donor activity. Keeps up to date with latest codes/entry procedures and donor relationship systems through training, conference calls and newssheets.

• Maintains major/planned gift resources, records and files including the:
•Major Gift Planning Lending Library
•Cultivation and recognition resources developed by major gift
team.
•Prospect research records.
•Major/planned gift files on the shared drive (T drive).
•Major/planned gift files on the intranet.

• Provides back-up for members of the major gift team:
Serves as a representative of the major gift planning team and is able to answer questions from donors, chapter and Home Office staff regarding the Society major and planned gift programs, policies and procedures.

Primary back-up for daily duties of the Major Gift Development Assistant in her absence and performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of 3 years experience in non-profit fund raising or equivalent. High-level customer service and accountability required. Marketing and program management experience. Excellent communication skills including written, verbal, and telephone skills. Resource development and small group presentation experience desired.

Experience with individual and major gift campaign models. Experience in using donor database management, queries and reports. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel. Knowledge of charitable estate-planning vehicles, particularly charitable gift annuities and bequests. Experience with fund raising databases preferred.

Resumes

Please e-mail or fax Cover Letter, Resume and Salary Requirements—reference “Major Gift Records Coordinator” in your correspondence.
No calls please. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits. EOE M/F/D/V

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