The Development Officer-Foundations is responsible for the development and management of a portfolio of current and potential major donors – primarily foundations. In this position, you will work with programmatic staff to develop the fundraising strategy and the case for support while building and leveraging key relationships and contacts within and outside of the organization’s network. As the Development Officer – Foundations, you will be a key contributor to the development team and will be essential to the achievement of our organization’s fundraising goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advance foundation relationships that result in large philanthropic contributions for RMI through strategic engagement, personal in-person and virtual visits, email correspondence, and telephone conversations with prospects and donors.
• Identify, qualify, solicit and steward a portfolio of several dozen new and prospective foundation accounts capacity to make gifts (from $25,000 to $1,000,000 and more).
• Provide a high-quality experience for donors and potential donors through education and engagement on RMI’s clean energy program portfolio, cultivating, soliciting, stewarding gifts.
• Act as a fundraising partner to Senior Development Officers in support of managing major, complex accounts.
• Gather data, assess prospects, and develop strategies designed to realize the current and lifetime giving potential of prospects.
• Work collaboratively with program teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of RMI work and develop strong working relationships with program leaders. Create compelling proposals, cultivate new prospects, and steward existing donors.
• Use Salesforce database to document moves management process and provide accurate relationship status and financial projections for portfolio.
• Translate highly technical information into accessible written and verbal language that will compel donors to support key programs and projects. .
• Prepare meeting briefings, strategic planning for meeting goals and roles, and prepare communications and materials, designing meeting content, and coordinate activities with program and finance colleagues.
• Serve as an engaged member of the development team; support the implementation of the development team’s short- and long-term objectives; engage with the development team by attending staff meetings, serving on special task forces, participating in development-program meetings, and understanding and contributing to development strategy and overall mission.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.