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Mercy Housing

Regional Director of Major Gifts

Mercy Housing, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285

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Regional Director of Major Gifts – Mercy Housing Mountain Plains Mercy Housing Mountain Plains (MHMP) is one of the largest regional affiliates of Mercy Housing, Inc. It develops, preserves, and operates affordable, service‑enriched housing for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, individuals and families transitioning from homelessness, and children in need of a supportive environment across Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Utah, and Arizona. Mercy Housing Mountain Plains serves over 5,000 residents in 45 communities.

Mercy Housing Mountain Plains seeks an experienced fundraiser to advance the organization’s urgent goal of ensuring safe, stable, and affordable housing for all. The Regional Director of Major Gifts will be a frontline fundraiser working closely with the Vice President, Philanthropy to identify, qualify, and cultivate high‑capacity individual donors.

Key Position Functions

Strategy Development and Planning

Donor Cultivation and Solicitation

Communication

Relationship Documentation

The Regional Director of Major Gifts will manage key relationships with donors and other stakeholders across the MHMP service area and maintain a portfolio of 75‑100 high‑capacity individual donors.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Five or more years of experience in frontline fundraising with proven experience closing five‑ and six‑figure gifts

Ability to work in‑person at MHMP’s Denver office (two days per week) and travel (20%) across the Mountain Plains region

Desired Qualifications

Fundraising experience in housing or human services organizations

CFRE or other advanced fundraising certification

Compensation The expected base salary for this position is $95,000–$105,000, commensurate with experience. All employees at Mercy Housing Mountain Plains are also eligible for a generous comprehensive benefits package including PTO and paid holidays; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 403(b) retirement plans; Employee Assistance Program; and many more.

Equal Opportunity Employer Mercy Housing is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel in a manner that does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve and National Guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while background checks are conducted for all positions, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.

Application Process Applications will be reviewed as they are received. To be considered for this position, please submit an application at this link:

https://bit.ly/MHMP-DirOfMajorGiftsApp .

For more information about Mercy Housing, visit

https://www.mercyhousing.org/ .

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