Regional Gift Planner

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $78k - $97.5k / year

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St. Mark Ministries

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11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

Non-profit • Religion

St. Mark Ministries is a faith-based organization affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The organization focuses on various religious and social programs, including church services, youth ministries, and community outreach. St. Mark Ministries is committed to promoting Christian faith, social justice, and community resilience through diverse initiatives such as hunger relief, global missions, and advocacy for gender and racial justice. The organization provides resources for faith education, leadership development, and congregational support, aiming to make a positive impact both locally and globally.

📋 Description

• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and secure planned and current gifts from individuals in support of churchwide ministries, congregations, synods, and other ELCA-related ministries. • Work in partnership with synods, ELCA related organizations and institutions to expand the network of prospective donors and increase support for ELCA-related ministries. • Collaborate closely with the bishops within their territory and other regional partners. • Manage ongoing donor/organizational relationships and gift planning activities in CRM software, having regular reviews with the Director of Gift Planning. • Provide ongoing stewardship of planned giving donors and participants in the Endowment Fund Pooled Trust.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of experience and education. • Experience in resource development, planned giving, financial/estate planning, sales, or related career, with a solid understanding of the development process and planned giving instruments. • A commitment to supporting best practices in fundraising and development. • Excellent communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interview potential donors about their passions for ministry and available assets, present proposals, and ask for planned gifts. • Ability to utilize a constituent information system as an integral part of the moves management strategy. • Ability to work independently from home, while remaining self-disciplined and organized to be most effective. • Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc.). • Appreciation for the mission, vision, and values of the ELCA. • Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

🏖️ Benefits

• Employer paid health premiums for employees • Health and dependent care FSA’s • Health savings account (HSA) with an employer contribution • Life insurance • Substantial employer contribution to 403b retirement plan (no match required) • Generous paid time-off policy including 17 paid holidays • All benefits commence on your start date.