Eastern Regional Development Director

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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

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👔 Director

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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

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51 - 200 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Charity • Social Impact

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a wildlife conservation organization dedicated to ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat, and our hunting heritage. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Montana, RMEF focuses on land conservation, habitat stewardship, wildlife management, and advocacy for elk, conservation, and hunting.

📋 Description

• Support RMEF’s strategic fundraising efforts by identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift donors and prospects • Manage a portfolio of 100–120 major donors and prospects • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward planned gifts, focusing on in-will bequests and primary beneficiary designations for retirement accounts and life insurance policies • Foster collaborative relationships across departments • Work with Development support staff to create internal processes, organize events, and identify potential major and planned gift donors • Work toward annual goals for solicitations, earned revenue, and significant donor contacts • Record contact notes, revenue goals and progress, and donor information in the fundraising CRM • Identify new prospects in a timely and effective manner • Design and manage strategic fundraising events with event and support staff • Collaborate with Development, Planned Giving, Lands & Conservation, Field Operations, Regional Directors, and senior staff to cultivate and solicit gifts • Develop solicitation proposals across departments • Further major donor prospects identified through banquets into the major donor pipeline • Complete leave requests, time cards, and expense reports accurately and on time • Develop and maintain understanding of RMEF programs, conservation issues, and organizational priorities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree • At least five years of experience in development, financial services, estate planning, or a field requiring similar expertise • Experience, coursework, or other training in estate and trust administration, estate planning, estate litigation, and planned giving preferred • Must be located in the Eastern Region of the United States • Ability to work any day of the week, including weekends • Ability to work late at night • Ability to travel by car and airplane • Ability to work at a computer terminal for extended periods • Knowledge and support of RMEF’s mission, goals, and activities • Basic knowledge of philanthropic gift planning, including wills, trusts, retirement accounts, insurance policies, and tax law • Proven track record of cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding planned and/or major gifts • Understanding of nonprofit fundraising principles and techniques • Passion for conservation, the outdoors, hunting, and/or fishing • Detailed-oriented and well organized; able to work independently and as part of a team • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Ability to meet deadlines, set priorities, and handle multiple projects simultaneously • High level of personal integrity and ability to discreetly manage confidential materials • Professional presentation • Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office and CRM databases

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • Frequent travel during the week and on weekends • Opportunity to support RMEF’s conservation mission and fundraising efforts