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Overview

Thank you for your interest in joining the Coastal Community Foundation team. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is an Equal Opportunity Employer with offices in North Charleston and Beaufort, as well as three affiliate foundations. We serve all nine counties on South Carolina’s coast: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper counties. 

Established in 1974, Coastal Community Foundation works to create vibrant communities by identifying the challenges facing the region and bringing together resources to address them. Coastal Community Foundation is the largest community foundation in South Carolina, managing more than 700 charitable funds established by individuals, families and organizations and awarding tens of millions of dollars in grants and scholarships each year.

Financial resources are among the many tools we employ in our effort to create vibrant communities. Throughout our history we have served as conveners to bring residents and leaders together to facilitate solutions to community-wide challenges such as housing affordability, economic mobility, quality education and physical and mental well-being. We also have a long history of helping nonprofits build their capacity, and incubating grassroots causes to provide them with structural support, so they grow into fully operational organizations.

Why work for us?

When you join Coastal Community Foundation, you join a dedicated staff and Board of Directors who have earned the trust of donors and grantees alike, helping them advance positive outcomes in the communities they seek to serve and adapting to their evolving needs so that our region thrives together.

We take that same approach and dedication to supporting our staff members to ensure their success at work and outside of the work environment. We offer a competitive salary and a full benefits package, including Paid Time Off, Holidays, Insurance (health, dental, vision, life, disability), 401(k), and professional training and development opportunities.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement

Inclusion with equity is one of our four core values at Coastal Community Foundation, so we not only work to recruit diverse candidates, but we also work to ensure our team members have all the tools they need to be successful. Our purpose is most effectively fulfilled through proactively supporting the values of equity, inclusion, and diversity. Diversity may be measured by, but is not limited to, differences in age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic circumstance, class, religion, disability, geography, and profession.

We acknowledge and respect the many differences that comprise thriving communities and seek diversity in our staff to ensure that a range of perspectives, opinions and experiences are recognized and acted upon in achieving our purpose. It is our intention to promote a fully equitable philanthropic sector that justly represents and serves all our constituencies. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of color, of LGBTQ+ identity and of other historically marginalized communities.

About This Position 

The Development & Stewardship Officer works, in cooperation with the Development and Stewardship Team, to advance the growth, development, and reputation of the Foundation to become the philanthropic partner of choice. He/She helps advance the work of the Foundation in the region by working across the areas of development and stewardship with a concentration of acquiring new donors. Under the direction of the Director of Development and Major Gifts, he/she educates current and prospective donors on giving vehicles and, as part of their responsibilities, leads individualized solicitations of prospective and existing donors. His/her goal is to deepen relationships with current and prospective donors, to instill trust in the Foundation and stimulate new gifts. Additionally, the Development & Stewardship Officer will be one of the primary point people responsible for the creation of new donor funds (donor advised, scholarship, designated, organization) as well as the growth of field of interest funds. The Development & Stewardship Officer works closely with staff to ensure effective collaboration and communication.

Essential Functions: Development and Stewardship 

• Build and develop relationships with prospective donors to create and close new foundation funds, grow field of interest funds, and solicit unrestricted gifts to the Foundation.
• Dedicated management of a donor portfolio through relationship building with current supporters of the Foundation.
• Communicates with fund holders on a regular basis, provides advice when needed particularly around fund development as well as relevant field of interest information. Protects the legacy of donors by fulfilling the terms of fund agreements.
• Works with Development and Stewardship team and others to successfully support development efforts to expand resources within Fund types and support programmatic needs.
• Emphasis on providing development leadership across our 9-county footprint, with particular emphasis on the tri-county.
• Proactively and consistently communicates data from organizations and programs supported by donor grant recommendations.
• In collaboration with the Stewardship & Donor Engagement Officer, helps coordinate events that educate donors about community issues and how they may get involved to address those issues.

General Responsibilities

• Serve as department lead on grant submissions, seeking out potential local, regional, and national funders for our initiatives, and coordinating all follow-up reporting necessary.
• Support the Director of Development and Major Gifts in raising funds and awareness of our Community Partnership Program (CPP), with a particular emphasis on corporate support.
• Responds to requests for information from donors, grantees, and the general public with a target of one working business day turn around (or less).
• Supports the Foundation’s practice of encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusiveness as the cornerstones of all that it does.
• Remains current with events and trends in local, national, and international business, finance, and philanthropy.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge of public activities and internal projects, policies, and procedures of CCF.
• Understands the various functions of each of the Foundation’s Departments, to gain an overall understanding of the Foundation’s work.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Skilled in managing multiple tasks simultaneously and successfully.
• Excellent relationship management skills and familiarity with “moves management” fundraising principles.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience soliciting major gifts and working with high-net-worth individuals; knowledge of planned giving techniques not required, but highly valued. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and completely comfortable with learning new software.
• Excellent written and oral skills.
• Knowledge of customer relationship management software, such as Raiser’s Edge and/or Foundant Community Suite a plus.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Physical Requirements Must be able to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. and lift small items (less than 20 pounds).
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Frequently communicates with colleagues and the public.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information.