Virtual Volunteer Development Officer

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This is an unpaid volunteer experience. We are looking for someone to volunteer their time to help sustain our young non-profit.

Our mission is :

Centered in the emergency departments across the country, the National Alliance of Research Associates Programs, Inc. is a non-profit clinical research organization facilitating large scale, national, multi-center studies to increase the quality of health care delivery nationally, especially in the areas of screening and prevention. Our work engages vast numbers of pre-health professional students as data collectors in the studies, providing enhanced clinical opportunities unique to the research setting while teaching the fundamentals of interacting with patients.

• Responsible for soliciting gifts of $10,000 and higher from NARAP alumni, non-alumni friends, private and public foundations and businesses.
• Manages relationships with prospective donors and identifies, qualifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards these important individuals.
• Reports to the Director of Philanthropy and works collaboratively with and in support of the President, Board of Directors, Director of Philanthropy, volunteers and other staff to cultivate and solicit donors for organizational priorities.
• Monitors all prospect contacts to ensure positive and purposeful prospect and donor relations.
• Must be a highly energetic professional with a track record of building donor relationships and closing major gifts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages a portfolio of primary prospects.
• Engages in active moves management and promptly notes all prospect/donor-related activity in contact reports in NARAP’s donor management system (DonorPerfect).
• Participates in all aspects of the gift cycle: - Initiates contacts with potential leadership and major gift donors. - Develops appropriate cultivation strategies for them, including working with volunteers. - Moves potential donors in an appropriate and timely fashion toward solicitation and closure. - Makes solicitations when appropriate. - Maintains stewardship contacts with donors.
• Adheres to the highest ethical standards; demonstrates empathetic disposition and perseverance; reflects optimistic and positive attitude and conveys sensitivity to needs of the donors.
• Works collaboratively with NARAP staff. Offers prospect strategy counsel to the President, Chief Operations Officer, Director of Philanthropy and any staff who are managing other prospects. Is a resource for fundraising staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five to seven years successful experience in major or planned gift fundraising.
• Must be a proficient user of the Microsoft Word, Excel and fundraising software.
• Ability to understand the needs and interests of leadership and major gift donors in order to develop relationships between them and the NARAP organization.
• Interest in healthcare and a dedication to promoting NARAP’s fundraising priorities.
• Successful experience in making cold calls as well as developing cultivation and solicitation strategies. Experience in working with prospect researchers is a plus.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated record of completing assignments.
• Demonstrated leadership and the ability to successfully manage multi-functional or diverse areas.
• Must be able to work efficiently with minimum supervision and have the ability to relate to a wide variety of constituents.
• Must be willing to travel.