Who We Are:
Colorado Public Radio is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that produces meaningful news, music, and cultural experiences to everyone in Colorado using the power of the human voice in all its forms. Roughly 95 percent of CPR’s funds come from the private support of listeners, businesses and foundations. For more information, visit www.cpr.org.
- CPR News delivers in-depth, insightful and impartial news and information from around the world, across the nation and throughout Colorado, examining its relevance to our state and connecting it to our community.
- CPR Classical takes audiences on an in-depth exploration of thoughtfully curated music – with an emphasis on Colorado’s classical community – providing context to a broad range of meaningful and compelling works from past to present.
- Indie 102.3 takes audiences inside the world of new and independent music – exposing them to up-and-coming artists and highlighting Colorado’s local music scene.
- Denverite is an online news source dedicated to Denver's curious and concerned.
- KRCC is a public radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving Southern Colorado. KRCC is operated by Colorado Public Radio in partnership with Colorado College.
Our values inspire, inform and guide our everyday actions. They serve as a set of expectations and a promise we make to ourselves, our partners and audiences.
• Creative • Curious • Ethical • Inclusive • Respectful
At Colorado Public Radio we are committed to cultivating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace that helps us better represent the voices of the communities within Colorado. We highly encourage individuals with unique contributions such as ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, nation of origin, age, language, veteran status, color, religion, disability and sexual orientation to apply to our openings. CPR is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team.
Colorado Public Radio (CPR) is seeking a Major Gifts Supervisor.
About the Position:
In collaboration with the Leadership Giving Executive Director, the Major Gifts Supervisor will lead a team of frontline fundraisers, gift officers focused on relationship development with major donors. The supervisor will work with partners across CPR to coordinate strategic donor relationships and will monitor progress toward revenue goals through the support of this team. This position also serves as a Major Gift Officer, managing and cultivating a small portfolio of donors and prospective donors.
This is a newly developed role for CPR and requires in person meetings with supporters and CPR colleagues as needed. The person in this position needs to be located in the Denver Metro area upon starting.
About You:
You are an empathetic, collaborative leader with strong interpersonal skills who has experience inspiring others. You have a strong ability to articulate an organization's mission, impact and fundraising needs to various audiences. We're seeking someone who is interested in building an inclusive and high-performing team culture. You’re resilient, curious, and handle setbacks with a positive attitude. You’re a proactive person who will foster innovation and drive continuous improvement. You'd be a good fit for the role if you enjoy analyzing challenges and have high emotional intelligence.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3 - 5 years of fundraising experience with major or planned gifts. Or, significant comparable experience in sales, or another client relationship management role.
- This experience should include a history of developing clear and concise funding proposals, a track record of meeting fundraising goals, experience cultivating and securing six-figure gifts/sales and above, experience in making cold calls, and experience developing cultivation / solicitation.
- A minimum of 2 - 4 years of supervisory experience. If you do not have formal management experience, you must have at least 3 years experience mentoring or coaching others and a strong desire to further develop your people management skills.
- Demonstrated experience using emotional intelligence to build trust, navigate conflict constructively, adapt to diverse perspectives, and foster positive working relationships in and outside of one’s team.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- A demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively.
- Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.
- A demonstrated history of completing assignments, multi-tasking, and meeting deadlines.
- Attention to detail and strong project management skills.
- Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Office, Google Suite and CRMs Some local travel and occasional non-standard work hours will be needed in order to meet with donors.
Education Equivalency:
- A related bachelor’s or master’s degree is not required, but might assist in helping a candidate with less than the minimum years of experience qualify for this role.
Even if you don’t meet every qualification listed, we’re interested in candidates who can bring unique skills, perspectives, and experiences to the role. At Colorado Public Radio, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this or other roles with us.
Benefits:
Colorado Public Radio is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our culture of caring. Our employees have access to: 100 percent employer paid individual health, dental, life, and disability coverage; an outstanding paid family medical leave policy plus paid holidays and a very generous sick, vacation, and personal time off plan; voluntary offerings such as vision; a competitive retirement plan with no waiting or vesting periods; flexible schedules; engagement and development opportunities; and a casual atmosphere.
Position Information:
Position Type: Full Time, Salaried
Hiring Range: Grade 21, $90,200 - $120,200
Structure Title: Supervisor, Front Line Gift Officer
Starting Pay: based on education and experience.
Application Requirements:
Click here to apply. Please upload a resume and cover letter (we would highly recommend making sure your cover letter and resume are 1 document and then just uploading that rather than 2 separate docs). The cover letter should express your interest in this particular role with CPR. It should also summarize what previous experience of yours makes you a particularly strong fit for the role. Address the cover letter to our Leadership Giving Executive Director, Katie Biscoe. If you have any issues attaching the cover letter, email Amanda (our Senior Recruiter) at [email protected].
Incomplete Applications will not be considered.
Application Deadline: This position was posted on September 23rd. While we sometimes keep our roles open for 30 days, we recommend you apply as soon as possible as the posting may close before October 22nd if we have a strong candidate pool.
At Colorado Public Radio we are committed to cultivating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace that helps us represent the voices of the communities within Colorado. We highly encourage candidates with unique contributions such as ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, nation of origin, age, language, veteran status, color, religion, disability and sexual orientation to apply to our openings. CPR is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.
