Annual and Sustaining Giving Officer

As the Annual & Sustained Giving Director, you will help transform generosity into meaningful access to community healthcare. Reporting to the Vice President of Major Gifts - Individual & Planned Giving, you will plan, implement, and manage annual fundraising campaigns that increase philanthropic support for Legacy Community Health (LCH), with a primary focus on gifts under $10,000 annually.

You will build genuine relationships with annual and planned giving prospects through thoughtful identification, engagement, solicitation, stewardship, and retention strategies. In partnership with the Vice President of Major Gifts - Individual & Planned Giving and organizational leadership, you will create tailored fundraising plans that support annual giving, planned gifts, bequests, charitable trusts, and blended giving opportunities.

This role is an opportunity to bring your fundraising passion, creativity, and relationship-building skills to work that directly strengthens the healthcare ecosystem. Your efforts will help support LCH’s mission while giving donors meaningful ways to make a difference in community healthcare.

• Lead fundraising strategies that expand philanthropic support for community healthcare.
• Develop thoughtful, personalized relationships with donors and prospects.
• Support annual, planned, bequest, charitable trust, and blended giving opportunities.
• Provide leadership and support for key initiatives, including the annual golf tournament, annual fund appeals, and planned giving campaigns.
• Use data, communications, and meaningful stewardship to strengthen donor engagement and retention.
• Partner with executive leadership, Development, Marketing, and Data Services teams in a collaborative environment.
• Grow your impact through work that blends strategy, creativity, relationship-building, and measurable results.
• Work independently while staying connected to a mission-focused team.

• →Assist with the creation and execution of the Development Department’s strategy.
• →Create targeted and segmented appeals to maximize donor engagement and giving.
• →Develop, lead, and implement fundraising appeals and strategies to achieve goals.
• →Develop and manage a portfolio of top annual giving donors and prospects ($500-$5,000 and above) through face-to-face visits and personalized strategic identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• →Identify prospects for future major gift support.
• →Write and develop solicitation letters, proposals, and other fundraising related materials.
• →Track and report appeal metrics and provide annual giving reports and trend data.
• →Collaborate with Legacy marketing staff to create, design and implement marketing strategies that enhance annual giving efforts.
• →Maintain collaboration with Legacy data services to timely and accurately acknowledge gifts and keep accurate records of donor information in the database.
• →Maintain collaboration with Legacy data services staff to manage on-line giving platform and specialized giving pages when needed.
• →Attend donor, stewardship and community events as required.
• →Work independently and make sound decisions, utilizing judgment and analytical skills to effectively communicate internally and externally.
• →Demonstrate ability to develop and implement project plans.
• →Develop effective marketing and communications material.
• →Perform assigned responsibilities in a manner that meets the needs of department goals and objectives.
• →Perform other duties assigned by supervisor.

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• Three to five years of demonstrated success in non-profit development and a familiarity with the Houston philanthropic community.
• Ability to travel upon occasion.

• CFRE
• Experience with the management of a donor database. Raiser’s Edge NXT experience
• Experience in healthcare, community health, clinical, nonprofit, or another complex and regulated environment.

• Strong customer service and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm under stressful conditions.
• Ability to travel upon occasion.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to learn new software programs quickly.
• Must be able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize.
• Adept in decision making responsibilities.
• A passion for accuracy and sharp attention to detail.
• Ability to operate independently within role scope, recognizes strategic or enterprise-wide decisions, escalates appropriately, and protects confidential information.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Adobe suite of products.
• Working knowledge of donor management databases (such as Raiser’s Edge NXT, eTapestry).
• Working knowledge of Crescendo, Integrated Marketing for Planned Gifts.
• Working knowledge of donor relations and fundraising analytics.
• Working knowledge of email marketing software (e.g. Constant Contact, Mailchimp, etc.).
• Spanish fluency is a plus.

Approachable & Collaborative — Leads with humility, values diverse perspectives, and builds trust through teamwork.

Driven & Committed — Takes initiative and goes the extra mile to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

Thoughtful Communicators — Pairs clinical/technical skill with emotional intelligence, navigating complex situations with empathy and professionalism.