Planned Giving Director

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Prison Fellowship® trains and inspires churches and communities—inside and outside of prison—to support the restoration of those affected by incarceration. We equip correctional leaders, volunteers, and incarcerated men and women to make prisons more rehabilitative places; we advocate for a more restorative criminal justice system; and we collaborate with churches and local service providers to support former prisoners, their families, and their communities.

Prison Fellowship® is an organization committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics and Christian values. Our conduct is guided by and grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith below.

What we are looking for:

A driven and mission-focused Planned Giving Director to raise current and future support for the ministry of Prison Fellowship through planned gifts. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of planned giving prospects and donors, using a moves management process of identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. You will also serve as a technical resource to donors, advisors, and Prison Fellowship staff in the assigned region with regard to planned giving opportunities.

Expectations of this role:

• Executes identification, cultivation, and solicitation strategies to secure planned giving commitments from donors in assigned region
• Provides information and education to donors on both current and deferred giving opportunities, including gifts in a will or living trust, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, gifts of non-cash assets, Qualified Charitable Distributions, and donor advised funds
• Steward existing planned giving donors and ensure that donors remain connected to and informed about the work of Prison Fellowship
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of activities and call reports in database

Qualifications:

• Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and support the ministry through prayer and actions
• 5-10 years of experience in fundraising, financial services, or estate planning; planned giving experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of coursework and experience; JD, CPA, or CFP preferred
• Knowledge of planned giving fundamentals and vehicles, gift design concepts, donor psychology, relationship management, stewardship best practices, gift acceptance principle, prospect development concepts, and estate settlement processes
• Consultative, donor-centered communication, major gift integration, closing blended gift experience
• Strong writing, presentation, strategic planning, and project management skills
• Ability to build trust with donors and maintain confidentiality
• CRM proficiency, Microsoft 365, video conferencing, and fundraising reporting
• This is a remote/work from home position that requires living within a defined region has an up to 50% travel component, and the driving aspect of this role is subject to certain driving record and insurance requirements

What we offer:

At Prison Fellowship, our goal is to support the total well-being of all our employees. Our benefit offerings for full-time employees include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, retirement account funding, flexible spending accounts, paid maternity and parental leave benefits, and more. Our outstanding benefits package includes paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days) after one year of employment. Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits, on a pro-rated basis. In addition, we offer a team-oriented, mission-driven, supportive environment with cutting-edge technology solutions and tremendous opportunity for growth and development. Salary at Prison Fellowship is determined by a variety of factors. For this position, the salary range is projected to be between $90,000 and $115,000.

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OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

The Foundation of What We Believe
As a Christian organization, Prison Fellowship believes in the full authority of the Bible as God’s inspired word and the complete tenets of the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.

We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary atoning death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man. We believe that the Bible is God’s authoritative and inspired Word, without error in all its teachings.

How We Are Compelled to Live and to Act
We believe that Christians, both individually and corporately, must submit to the Bible, as God’s authoritative, divine and inspired Word, in all matters of belief and conduct.

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