Choose a career where you can better someone else’s life, while bettering your own. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio having provided over 50 million meals in 2021 to hungry people in Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland and Richland counties. The organization’s mission is to ensure that everyone in these communities has the nutritious food they need every day.

Apply for a position at Greater Cleveland Food Bank where we offer a culture of learning and development, competitive pay and amazing benefits including Low Cost Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Generous Retirement Plan, and Holiday Pay all starting on first day of hire and paid time off which starts after 90 days.

The Development Officer, (DO) Capital Campaign, will assist in the management of the capital and capacity-building campaign. The DO will work closely with the VP of Philanthropy on identifying prospective donors and assist in developing cultivation and solicitation strategies. The DO will be responsible for maintaining the prospect pipeline, plan and timeline, fundraising progress reports, campaign budget and insuring thank you letters are processed and sent on a timely basis. The DO will develop campaign reports and collateral materials, manage donor recognition and stewardship policies and procedures for the campaign and timely report campaign progress to a variety of audiences.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is not all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Assist in the overall campaign management and organization including prospect pipeline tracking, quarterly benchmarks, prospect strategy, maintaining and improving communication channels, task assignment, and maintenance of timelines.
• Collaborate with GCFB development staff in the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of campaign prospects and donors, and co-lead prospect strategy meetings to drive activity.
• Work with campaign volunteers, including organizing and monitoring volunteer assignments and follow-up, coordinating Campaign Leadership Committee communications and campaign updates, and assist in all aspects of volunteer-led meetings and/or events.
• Assist in the preparation of talking points, presentations, and full meeting prep for campaign volunteers and GCFB leadership.
• Work with staff responsible for gift processing and finance to ensure proper recording, allocation, documentation, acknowledgement, and analysis of campaign gifts and pledges as well as tracking expenses for campaign-related events and the campaign budget.
• Work to advance a cohesive campaign communications strategy, including overseeing and managing campaign-related publications (the campaign website, newsletters, recognition materials, donor communications, etc.) by working with our internal Communications team and outside consultants.
• Coordinate with staff and leadership to develop and implement fundraising strategies for the public community phase of the campaign, including any appeals or targeted publicity.
• Collaborate with GCFB staff and across the organization in promoting a culture of inclusive philanthropy, rooted in best practices and guided by the GCFB mission.
• Perform and fulfill such other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.
• Maintain required job knowledge and skills and core professional competencies.  Attend and participate in required educational programs and staff meetings.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

QUALIFICATIONS

Requires a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university (or the equivalent).  Three to five years' development experience with major donor fundraising a plus.  Prior capital campaign experience a plus.  Knowledge of best practices in fundraising policies and approaches.  Exceptional organization and communication skills – verbal and written – to effectively and enthusiastically convey information both internally and externally.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor/CRM databases (Raiser’s Edge preferred). Proficiency in Excel.  Local travel may be required. The candidate must be a highly motivated professional with the ability to work in a fast paced, team-oriented environment; establish priorities, develop timetables, and handle multiple assignments; and engage donors and prospects with sincerity and enthusiasm. The Development Officer, Capital Campaign must be able to represent the Board of Directors and President & CEO by interacting and effectively communicating with various constituencies, such as business professionals, community leaders, Food Bank volunteers, staff, and others. An understanding and appreciation for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s mission and the cause of fighting hunger in the Greater Cleveland area is required. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Don’t just apply for a job, apply at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank where our passion is feeding those in need and feeding the need for purposeful work. At the Food Bank diversity and inclusion are an important element of our culture and our organizational success.

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Payrate: $67,000 to $75,000, based on experience.