Greater Philadelphia
Vincent Dent is a fundraising professional with over 20 years of experience, who's non profit career began in Detroit Michigan with Focus: HOPE, a civil rights organization. Subsequent to his tenure at Focus:HOPE, Vincent has held several non- profit positions: executive director of a technology based nonprofit, the director of development for several social service agencies and senior gifts officer for several universities. Vincent's areas of expertise includes major gifts, planned giving, campaign planning and oversight, advancement infrastructure, annual funds and marketing. Vincent is current the Chief Development Officer for American Baptist Home Mission Societies. Specialties: Major gifts, planned giving, annual giving, corporate and foundations relations and overall relationship management.
Founded in 1832, ABHMS has a long history of meeting human needs and empowering individuals, institutions, churches and communities to share faith, concern and resources to improve the quality of life for all people. ABHMS has done this through supporting education, providing scholarship assistance, publishing Christian resources, funding churches and community centers, counseling and chaplaincy services, intercultural programs, support for immigrants and refugees, advocacy and intervention on behalf of persons living with disabilities, living in poverty, children, senior adults, immigrants, refugees, prisoners and ex-offenders, victims of disasters, and much more. Overview of the Director of Fundraising Position The Director of Fundraising will have demonstrated experience in relationship development among major donors and the capacity to develop innovative ideas to cultivate support from a broad segment of prospective donors. She/he will renew and revitalize long-term legacy donors while also seeking new donor constituencies for ABHMS. Fundraising will support ABHMS’ overall mission, vision and strategic priorities identified in the agency’s strategic plan, including the annual budget and financial goals. The Director of Fundraising report to the Executive Director/CEO of ABHMS and is a member of the organization’s Leadership Team.
Supporting the Future of The Church through the Development of Planned Giving Relationships The long term viability of The Church will involve forward thinking and the development of financial foundations that will enhance the outreach of churches over generations. Our mission is to educate, support, strengthen and help sustain the mission of churches through training on the identification, cultivation and development of planned giving relationships in church congregations and communities. We will help churches develop relationships that will lead to inclusion in estate plans, insurance plans trust and annuities. Through these efforts today, the church will create a viable foundation for the future. Vision That ministers and lay leaders will be supported in their efforts to sustain and strengthen the work of their churches through planned giving.
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Fundraising Consultant who: •Plans, directs and administers a gifts program including all private, corporate, and foundation giving and is responsible for achieving objectives critical to the overall fund raising success for LTSP. •Oversees the stewardship of donors, gifts and prospects. Ensures integration with the overall campus strategic plan. Develops proposals, identifies prospects, and solicits funding and endowments, and tracks donors. •Maintains a portfolio of 100 major prospects for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship using a variety of outreach methods including stewarding meetings and events. •Identifies new prospective major gift donors and develop long-range plans for their involvement in the School. •Monitors all prospect contacts to ensure positive and purposeful prospect and donor relations. •Provides assistance with major gift prospects assigned to other Seminary development staff as requested and serve as a resource for development colleagues. •Works collaboratively with and in support of volunteers, other development and advancement staff, and other Seminary representatives to cultivate and solicit donors for Seminary-wide priorities. •Arranges fundraising calls for the President, VP and senior staff and accompanies them as needed.
What we do...In our experience, the most effective pastors, teachers and evangelists receive training that is culturally relevant and biblically sound. We assist seminaries and Bible institutes in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa as they develop this quality training. Our assistance includes Scholarships, seminary leadership gatherings (Institutes for Excellence), regionally strategic projects (Community Outreach) and TEACH. My responsibilities: •Responsible for annual revenue goals for the annual fund, major donor and planned giving programs. •Directs efforts to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward potential major donors and planned giving prospects. •Design and coordinate targeted fundraising activities and events for prospective and current major donors, and for cultivation and recognition of current major donors and committed planned giving donors. •Designs and oversees implementation of programs to renew and upgrade donors. •Responsible for the promotion of planned giving opportunities, and solicitation and cultivation of prospective and current planned giving donors. •Supports the Chief Development Officer, the CEO, Board, staff and volunteers around fundraising activities.