Donor Representative

Job Description

Salary:

Position Overview:

The goal of this important position is to minister to and care for donors (ministry partners) of Living on the Edge. The Mid-Level Donor Representative uses the phone, email, text and mail to thank donors for their partnership, learn what motivated their giving, and communicate aspects of the organizations mission of interest to the donor. The goal is to minister first and facilitate a stronger partnership between the donor and Living on the Edge.

The Mid-Level Donor Representative is a full-time position, serves on the Partner Relationships Team, and reports to the Vice President of Partner Relationships.

Core Values: Must be willing to embrace Living on the Edges employee values as a Christian ministry:

• Live it out: Spiritually mature individual involved in a Christian church and committed to becoming a mature, authentic disciple of Jesus Christ (see Romans, chapter 12).
• Own Your Stuff: High desire for excellence in serving others and capability in leading the business functions of the ministry; however, also humble and willing to admit mistakes and own errors of judgment or decisions regardless of consequences. We are a no excuse/no finger pointing organization
• Think Team: Team oriented, not a solo Must have an interest and ability to integrate into a team atmosphere.
• Everybody Matters & Everything Belongs to God: We serve other people not ourselves; and we are stewards of what God has given Must have an its not about me attitude

Biblical Philosophy of Fundraising:

We believe that God is our donor, so no coercion or arm twisting is necessary to raise funds. We seek to be clear and accurate in our communication, demonstrating our needs/opportunities through a relational, not transactional lens. Since we believe you cannot out-give God, we simply need to minister to people well and then present them with the options to support us financially. As such, the Donor Representative plays an important role in the following development process:

Start with ministry to them

• Friendship with no agenda
• Discover needs in their life, family, work
• Pray, provide counsel if asked, and resources
• Learn about them ask questions

Share the vision of our ministry

• Share our vision with our ministry partners
• Articulate impact (ROI) Gods work and affirmation

Share opportunities

• Share opportunities that align with their passions when possible, share specific projects with cost and impact of project.

Genuine thank you

• Heartfelt thanks with God-centered Calls, notes, and emails with feedback on results, if available.

Reinvest in ministry to them

• Tell them what God did with their
• Provide resources, time, prayer, and invest in them to help them grow with no strings attached.

Specific Responsibilities

*Keep Christ central in our individual and corporate lives. Attend and participate in the leadership of devotions, weekly staff meetings and daily prayer meetings.

Meet or exceed outbound activity metrics and fund-raising goals through the cultivation and stewardship of donors

1. • Our departments primary emphasis is ministry first. We ask, How can I support you in your journey with God? How can I be praying for you?
   • Develop meaningful relationships through personal interaction with donors, with primary emphasis on voice-to-voice integration strategically used to discover, cultivate, invite, and steward donors of partner of Living on the Edge. Donor interactions will be conducted using phone (25-30 calls per day), email, mail, text, zoom, and occasionally in-person.
   • Identify each donors interest in Living on the Edges mission connecting the ministry with each donors Share information on Living on the Edge programs and solicit financial donations.
   • Plan and implement