Major Gifts Officer

Overview

Called to K-LOVE

Inspiring People to Move Closer to Jesus

At K-LOVE, every role is ministry.

We hire first for ministry alignment and a shared commitment to our faith, mission, vision, and values. We then seek talented professionals who can use their God-given gifts, skills, and experience to serve with excellence.

If you love Jesus and are called to be part of a ministry that places Christ at the center of everything we do, we invite you to explore this opportunity. If your heart aligns with our mission and you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the role, please keep reading.

The Major Gifts Officer builds trusted, ministry-centered relationships with major gift donors and prospective partners, helping them connect their God-given passions with opportunities to advance K-LOVE’s mission. This role guides donors through meaningful engagement—identifying, cultivating, soliciting, stewarding, and closing  philanthropic gifts—while developing thoughtful strategies that deepen long-term partnership and transformational generosity.

In addition, a VALUES FIT is top priority. Do our values align with yours?  Mission, Beliefs & Values. If so, please read on.

Travel required. West Coast Region.

Here’s just some of what you will be doing daily…

• Serve as the primary relationship steward for an assigned portfolio of major gift donors and prospective partners, fostering trust, prayerful engagement, and alignment with the ministry’s mission.
• Develop and execute donor strategies that invite transformational philanthropy, including five-, six-, and seven-figure gifts and planned giving opportunities that advance K-LOVE ministries.
• Plan, coordinate, and travel to regularly visit donors and prospective partners in person, cultivating meaningful relationships through face-to-face engagement that supports donor strategy, stewardship, solicitation, and long-term ministry partnership.
• Guide donors through the full major gift cycle, including identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, closing, stewardship, recognition, and ongoing engagement.
• Create individualized engagement plans that reflect each donor’s interests, values, giving history, and desire to make a lasting ministry impact.
• Prepare and present compelling gift opportunities in a timely, donor-centered manner that honors the donor’s relationship with the ministry and invites generous partnership.
• Provide thoughtful stewardship that keeps donors informed of ministry impact, celebrates their generosity, and encourages continued engagement in sharing the hope of Christ.
• Collaborate with Donor Engagement, Program, and ministry teams to align donor interests with strategic initiatives, meaningful experiences, and opportunities for deeper partnership.
• Participate in portfolio review and planning processes, maintaining accurate donor records, contact reports, stewardship notes, and next steps to support coordinated relationship management.
• Represent the ministry at donor meetings, regional gatherings, national events, and other engagement opportunities that strengthen relationships and advance mission partnership.
• Adhere to guidelines and administrative procedures including submitting expense reimbursements, invoices, and contact report.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

We are looking for a very specific skill set. If you can say yes to each of these requirements, then we want to meet you! 

• Bachelors’ degree; or a combination of education/training with relevant experience required
• Fundraising certification a plus.
• A minimum of 5 years of donor development, major gift, planned giving, or transferable relationship-development experience, with demonstrated ability to cultivate, solicit, steward, and close significant philanthropic gifts.
• Demonstrated ability to listen well, discern donor motivations, and translate donor passions into meaningful ministry partnership opportunities.
• Strong understanding of major gift fundraising practices, planned giving concepts, donor strategy, stewardship, and ethical relationship management.
• Ability to travel and attend events and donor meetings that may occur in the evenings and/or on weekends.Operate successfully with a high degree of autonomy
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite; and CRM experience in Salesforce is a plus.
• Ability to think strategically, set priorities, define desired outcomes, and guide donor engagement plans from initial cultivation through long-term stewardship.
• Excellent organization, follow-through, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple donor relationships, strategies, and administrative responsibilities with care.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and ministry partners.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage philanthropic leaders through authentic, gracious, mission-centered conversations.
• Commitment to accuracy, transparency, confidentiality, accountability, and ethical fundraising in all donor communications, reporting, and internal collaboration.
• Ability to mentor Team Members and help them grow spiritually and professionally, leading by example.

Why work for K-LOVE?

K-LOVE is a nonprofit, multi-platform media company on a mission to draw people closer to Christ. Founded in 1982 in Santa Rosa, CA, with a singular radio station, K-LOVE today owns and operates the nation's two largest Christian music radio networks (K-LOVE and Air1) with over 1,000 broadcast signals across all 50 states, streaming audio reaching around the world, and a growing family of media ministries including podcasts, books, films, concerts, and events. K-LOVE employs nearly 500 team members in Franklin, TN, Rocklin, CA, and field locations around the country. You can view our mission and values here Mission, Beliefs & Values. 

What can we offer you?

• Industry leading Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• Short/long term disability and life insurance
• Robust 401K with company match
• Parental leave with Baby Bonding pay
• Generous PTO, holiday and sick pay
• Unique company culture that includes exclusive access to concerts, movie premieres, media industry events, and more
• Leadership and Career Development Programs 

“As an Equal Opportunity Employer, K-LOVE makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate reasons. The Company is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment and equal employment opportunities regardless of protected class, characteristic or status. However, K-LOVE is a religious non-profit organization where all team members contribute to the Company’s mission of encouraging our audiences “to have a meaningful relationship with Christ.” Therefore, pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)), K-LOVE has the right to hire only candidates who agree with the Company’s Statement of Faith, Mission, Vision, and Values. Also, as a religious non-profit organization, the Company is not governed by the CA Fair Employment and Housing Act.”