Development Officer, Annual Giving

Major Function 

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Development Officer, Annual Giving. The Development Officer, Annual Giving identifies, cultivates, and stewards high-value annual giving donors and prospects. Manages a portfolio of donors and prospects, including Leadership Partners ($10,000 to $25,000) and Partners in Conservation ($1,000 to $10,000) with capacity to significantly increase their annual support. Works toward achieving World Wildlife Fund’s fundraising objectives for the Annual Giving team, following Development department priorities and goals. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Takes responsibility for raising funds toward Annual Giving team goals.  Working with the Director, develops and implements cultivation and stewardship strategies for high-value annual giving prospects and donors.  Monitors performance against agreed upon objectives and goals.  Executes work plan in accordance with Annual Giving team goals as well as individual goals. 

• Implements program of high-touch personal contact with high-value annual giving donors and prospects. Makes regular identification, cultivation, and stewardship contacts, with the goal of deepening their engagement and connection with WWF to lead to increases in their unrestricted annual support. 

• Works to identify suspects/prospects with major gift potential for hand-off to individual giving staff for further qualification.  Prepares relevant materials for individual giving staff, and/or other development staff when appropriate. 

• Researches annual giving suspects/prospects/donors, develops cultivation strategies, writes, edits and coordinates personal correspondence.   

• Monitors donor relationships for high-value annual giving prospects and donors to ensure appropriate level of interaction.  Monitors trends in giving and integrates findings into cultivation strategies.  Keeps up to date on programmatic developments for application in cultivation strategies and donor relations. 

• Responds to inquiries from donors and prospects and follows up with appropriate cultivation and program information.  Works collaboratively with Regional Philanthropy and Gift Planning teams to provide comprehensive engagement and giving opportunities for donor cultivation.   

• Assists Director and other development staff to support WWF engagement opportunities (i.e. events, travel, webinars, etc.) and projects as needed. 

• Performs other duties as assigned.