Associate Planned Giving Director

The Salvation Army has an outstanding opportunity for an Associate Planned Giving Director who lives in the West Virginia area to expand their skills and grow with one of the oldest and most successful development programs in the United States.

The Salvation Army operates in communities across the United States. We are committed to meeting human needs wherever we can by providing food distribution, disaster relief, rehabilitation centers, anti-human trafficking efforts, housing for homeless, basic needs assistance, children’s programs, and many other programs.

Employee Benefits

The Salvation Army recognizes peace of mind is important to our employees and their families. Because of this, we offer competitive salary, company vehicle for business travel, home office set up (computer and cell phone), health, dental and life insurance coverage, retirement plan, professional development, training, reimbursed business-related travel expenses and paid time off!

Key responsibilities

This position is responsible for cultivating, soliciting, securing, documenting, and stewarding planned gifts, such as wills, charitable trusts, charitable gift annuities beneficiary designations and other gift strategies to fund the Mission of The Salvation Army.

• Cultivates and maintains strong relationships with donors and their professional advisors.
• Responds to inquiries and communicates with donors, prospects, advisory board members, Salvation Army staff and Officers.
• Conducts personal visits after identifying prospects, consults with individuals about specific planned giving vehicles and assists them in their charitable estate planning to help them decide on the most appropriate planned gift for their personal circumstances.
• Educates advisory boards and presents planned giving success stories and strategies.
• Attends and participates in conferences and training sessions, maintains up-to-date knowledge and awareness of planned giving practices and legislati