Donor Stewardship and Retention Coordinator

GOALS:

To advance the social and spiritual mission and vision of Central Ohio Youth For Christ by

cultivating donors and solicitation of financial champions to our mission.

KEY OBJECTIVES

• Responsible to relationally engage with assigned current mid-size and other donors via
• phone, email, and face-to-face meeting to:
• Timely thanking donors for partnership
• Update on ministry progress/hurdles
• Invite to increase giving to match their passion and availability to serve more teens.
• Responsible for relationally re-engaging lapsed donors by phone, email, and meetings to
• help match their passion with ministry opportunities at YFC.
• Participate in donor events as needed. Some evenings and weekends are required.
• Maintaining donor information and communications in Donor Perfect and maintaining
• donor tracking.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Phone calls, email, meetings, updates, thank-you communications, and ongoing correspondence appear throughout the year.
• Donor stewardship and retention strategies including thanking, updating, retaining, and increasing donor involvement.
• Strategically communicating ministry progress, opportunities, and invitations to donors.
• Collaborating with multiple people/teams collaborating with the development team,ministry staff, churches, volunteers, and donors.

COYFC Staff Responsibilities:

• Attend quarterly staff meetings as well as schedule supervisory meetings
• Attend weekly staff prayer meeting
• Support chapter fundraising efforts by inviting a minimum of four guests each year to attend See the Story tours and/or Be The Story luncheon

Spiritual Responsibilities:

Because COYFC and its subsidiaries are a part of the same faith-based organization and share a

faith mission and set of values, we require all employees to consistently apply and live

according to the religious mission and theological beliefs. Each staff member, regardless of role,

is asked to:

• Articulate and uphold COYFC religious beliefs and practices at work and outside of work.
• Each employee serves to represent the religious message and mission of COYFC (as outlined in the Statement of Faith and Mission) to the broader community.
• Be ready and willing to lead and contribute to distinctly Christian activities such as devotional worship or prayer services.
• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Regularly pray for and share spiritual content with existing and prospective donors.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency with Google Workspace
• Experience in nonprofit work, donor relations, stewardship, or communications
• Experience with accurate tracking in CRM, Donor Perfect experience helpful
• Organizational and communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in related field