PHILANTHROPY OFFICER (Project/Temporary) - University of Washington

Req #: 240907 Department: KUOW RADIO Appointing Department Web Address: https://www.kuow.org/ Posting Date: 11/08/2024 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: 50% of 8000 - 8,800 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701\_a11y.pdf) As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. **KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio** is Seattle's NPR news station. We are an independent, nonprofit news organization producing award-winning journalism, podcasts and events in service to the 3.9 million people in our coverage area. As a self-sustaining service of the University of Washington, our mission is to create and serve a more informed public with a vision to broaden conversations and deepen understanding. We are committed to fostering a workplace of belonging, dismantling racial inequities, and amplifying underrepresented voices in our community. **KUOW has an exciting opportunity for a** **_Temporary_** **,** **_Half-Time_** **relationship-based fundraiser. Serving in the role of** **Philanthropy Officer** **, you will build meaningful connections with a portfolio of generous supporters of KUOW.** As Philanthropy Officer, you will work as part of a team to identify, qualify/disqualify, cultivate, secure support from, and steward a portfolio of roughly 75+/- households through one-to-one engagement. Your work in this role will help ensure KUOW has the financial resources needed to deliver on our mission, to create and serve a more informed public. **JOB SUCCESS SUMMARY** KUOW Donor Engagement staff work in alignment with KUOW's Mission, Vision, and Values and are committed to racial equity and transforming KUOW into an anti-racist organization, including fostering a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and welcoming to all. Donor Engagement staff are also committed to earning trust, are curious, have courage, value diversity, act in service, demand integrity, always grow, and collaborate. A Philanthropy Officer at KUOW can expect to spend their time frontline fundraising, maintaining and enhancing KUOW's philanthropy program, and assisting with other duties as assigned. A successful Philanthropy Officer will be intrinsically motivated, charismatic, enjoy meeting new people, have strong communication skills, manage their time effectively, and find fulfilment in being a trusted advisor who helps match philanthropists' interests to KUOW's strategic priorities. This opportunity is ideal for those who enjoy creating authentic long-term relationships, within KUOW and across our communities, and are passionate about the creation and distribution of independent, fact-based news and information. **KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** **Frontline Fundraising (80%)** - Administers relationship-based fundraising activities that support KUOW's overall health and growth. - Develops and implements activities to advance individuals in portfolio through all aspects of the gift cycle: initiating contact, qualifying/disqualifying, developing and implementing appropriate cultivation strategies, drafting proposals, moving potential donors in timely fashion to solicitation and closure, and providing stewardship. - Works with colleagues and connectors to identify, research, qualify/disqualify, cultivate, solicit, steward, and communicate with supporters and potential supporters. - Contributes to the planning and execution of targeted events for those within and beyond assigned portfolio. - Supports efforts to identify, cultivate, close, and steward planned gifts. - Records all activities, inbound and outbound, within donor database of record. - Works with staff to produce materials that support discovery, qualification/disqualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities, including writing and sharing outreach, proposals, case statements, grant requests, solicitation letters, and thank yous. - Actively supports Membership and Marketing campaigns, securing challenge and matching gift opportunities from within portfolio that may be leveraged to incentivize additional giving. **Program Management (15%)** - Develops and implements an annual donor engagement plan for portfolio of 75+/- households. - Contributes to and supports the creation of team annual plans which align with KUOW's strategic impact framework. - Prepares reports and analysis to monitor productivity and health of portfolio. - Adheres to KUOW's methodology for relationship-based fundraising including qualification/disqualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Contributes to the continued enhancement of these practices. - Attends meetings, conferences, and community events as team/KUOW representative. - Assists with events, membership drives, general membership programs, and other duties as assigned. **Other Duties as Assigned (5%)** **KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and Ability** **RACIAL EQUITY** - Commitment to anti-racism - Demonstrate the initiative to learn and enhance skills that promote anti-racism, cultural competency and an understanding of oppression and its impact. - Participate in intentional learning efforts, including events relating to understanding and dismantling institutional racism and building cultural competency. - Actively contribute to a workplace culture of anti-racism, belonging, and inclusion that is supportive and welcoming to all. **SUCCESS PROFILE** **Knowledge of:** - The mission of public media journalism, and a deep commitment to it. - MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook). - Salesforce or similar Customer Relationship Manager software. **Ability to:** - Be comfortable meeting with high net-worth individuals, families, and their advisors. - Cultivate authentic long-term relationships. - Work independently and as part of a team. - Work professionally, collegially, and effectively with donors or other constituents, colleagues, and the public. - Demonstrate excellent customer service to a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, personalizing your approach to meet their needs. - Value diversity and accessibility and seek to understand and create space for multiple perspectives and experiences. - Think critically, problem solve, be creative, take initiative, have attention to detail, manage your time, prioritize and organize effectively, make real-time decisions, and earn trust. **WORKING CONDITIONS** - Duties may occasionally require evening and weekend work when necessary to meet critical deadlines. - Ability to travel when necessary to meet donors and to attend station events. - Cubicle/Open workspace environment which may result in additional or higher levels of noise and visual distractions. - Position is suitable/eligible for Hybrid/Occasional Telework. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** - A bachelor's degree and three or more years of professional fundraising experience with demonstrated success in cultivating donor relationships and soliciting and securing major, ultimate and/or special gifts. - Commitment to diversity and leadership with a racial equity and DEIABJ lens. - Equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for stated requirements. **KUOW Equal Employment Opportunity Statement** _At KUOW, we believe that attracting and retaining diverse staff is crucial to serving the communities where we work and live. We are dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and pluralistic staff committed to working in an anti-racist, multicultural environment that promotes racial equity and inclusivity. Women, Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), veterans and individuals with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.KUOW staff are employees of the University of Washington. The University of Washington and KUOW are committed to full and positive compliance with all applicable federal, state, and University of Washington laws and policies regarding discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status._ **Application Process:** The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter, and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your "My Jobs" page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. **_Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed._** University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.