Description

The Community Foundation of Northern Nevada is seeking a relationship-driven, highly organized, and mission-focused professional to join its Donor Relations team. This position may be hired at the Donor Relations Officer or Philanthropic Advisor level, depending on experience, skill set, and ability to steward donor and fundholder relationships with increasing independence. This role supports donor relations through philanthropic advising, fund administration, grantmaking, stewardship, and community engagement for assigned fundholders. Reporting to the Director of Donor Services, the selected candidate will collaborate with the Donor Relations team, Finance & Operations, and Leadership to provide excellent donor service and help fundholders achieve their charitable goals.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter and relationship-builder with strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment, critical thinking, attention to detail, and a solutions-oriented approach. They are comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity and have a genuine passion for philanthropy and community impact. While direct community foundation experience is preferred, CFNN is open to transferable experience in donor relations, nonprofit development, client services, grantmaking, community engagement, financial services, professional services, or another relationship-focused field.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Donor Relations Officer candidates must have 5–7 years of relevant experience; Philanthropic Advisor candidates must have 7–10 years. A relevant master’s degree may substitute for a portion of the required experience.

Professional experience in philanthropy, donor relations, nonprofit development, grantmaking, client services, community engagement, financial services, or another relationship-focused field.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with donors, fundholders, nonprofit partners, professional advisors, volunteers, and internal team members.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally, clearly, and with diplomacy.

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, relationships, and details at the same time.

High level of integrity, discretion, ethical standards, and ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive donor, financial, and organizational information.

Comfort working with databases/CRM systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and other technology used for communication, documentation, and record keeping.

Ability to adapt, problem-solve, follow through, and respond effectively in a growing and collaborative organization.

Ability to work comfortably with numbers, financial information, and data, including calculations, trend analysis, and applying quantitative information to donor advising, fund administration, and grantmaking.

Interest in learning philanthropic advising principles, community foundation services, charitable giving vehicles, fund administration, and community needs in Northern Nevada.