Jonathan McGuff
Lenexa,KS
Summary
Fundraising professional with experience managing a 125-donor portfolio and leading full-cycle strategies, including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Proven ability to drive donor engagement, strengthen retention, and support campaign growth, with educational fundraising experience.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Major Gift Officer
Valley Hope Addiction Treatment and Recovery
01.2024 - Current
- Manage portfolio of donors across a multi-state region, executing full-cycle fundraising strategies from identification through stewardship.
- Conduct ongoing donor engagement and solicitation efforts, securing $5K+ gifts and strengthening long-term donor relationships.
- Support donor segmentation and outreach strategies contributing to broader fundraising campaigns and engagement efforts.
- Build and maintain donor pipelines through personalized engagement strategies, increasing retention and long-term giving.
- Responsible for developing written communication materials - including prospect letters, proposals, and stewardship reports for donors.
Campaign Co-Director (Volunteer)
Sigma Chi Educational Foundation of Missouri
08.2023 - Current
- Volunteer Co-Director of $1.5 Million comprehensive campaign to support Sigma Chi and its members at the University of Missouri.
- Identifying and recruiting individual members, volunteers and alumni to support the campaign at various giving levels.
- Lead efforts to coordinate class participation and captains for campaign support.
- Assisting in planning and execution of alumni events and functions to increase support for the campaign.
- Serving as a campaign lead in Kansas City area.
Assistant Director of Development
Sigma Chi Foundation
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Managed eight-state territory - visited, cultivated, solicited, and stewarded donors to secure major and planned gifts ($25,000+).
- Supported key projects and foundation events to help meet and exceed fundraising goals, including program and chapter-specific needs, VIP events, special initiatives and more.
- Worked and collaborated with other staff to identify, evaluate, and recruit alumni to support development and fundraising efforts.
- Drafted and prepared written proposals, accompanying letters and materials, and other necessary correspondence and documents for use in fundraising.
- Performed required recordkeeping in CRM related to donor activities.
Advancement Officer
University of Missouri
11.2019 - 01.2022
- Identified individual, corporate and foundation donors to support the College of Education and Human Development at the university.
- Initiated appropriate cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major and planned gifts to support the college ($25,000+).
- Drafted and prepared written proposals, accompanying letters and materials, and other necessary correspondence and documents for use in fundraising.
- Worked directly with college academic leaders and alumni advisory groups on specific development-related activities.
- Worked with the Dean and Executive Director to implement appropriate fundraising activities and strategies for the college.
- Performed required recordkeeping in CRM related to donor activities.
Graduate Advisor/Intern
Rockin' Against Multiple Sclerosis (Mizzou RAMS)
04.2017 - 03.2019
- Lead and Increased overall fundraising efforts for the MS Institute of Mid-Missouri while in graduate school.
- Set fundraising records for two consecutive seasons in 2017-18 and 2018-19. These efforts were awarded with Chancellor's Excellence Awards by the university for service to the community.
- Conducted site visits and interfaced with MS Institute clients and caregivers.
Community Relations and Royals Charities Assistant
Kansas City Royals
04.2016 - 10.2016
- Assisted in the coordination of various community relations events with Kansas City organizations, including: Dream Factory, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City, Bishop Sullivan Center, Stand Up 2 Cancer, and Warriors Ascent.
- Assisted in the coordination of Royals Charities events, including: Royals Charities Golf Tournament, Broadcast Auction, Diamond of Dreams Gala, and Royals Charities 5K.
- Interfaced and conducted site visits of various nonprofits and agencies that directly benefited from the work of Royals Charities.
Education
Master of Public Affairs (MPA) - Public/Nonprofit Management
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO12.2019
Bachelor of Science - Parks, Recreation and Tourism
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO08.2015
Skills
- Donor Engagement and Stewardship
- Campaign Strategy
- Effective Communication
- Donor Segmentation
- CRM/Database Experience - Advance, iMIS, Salesforce, DonorPerfect, Instrumentl
- Relationship Management
- Time Management
- Creative Problem Solving
Timeline
Major Gift Officer
Valley Hope Addiction Treatment and Recovery
01.2024 - Current
Campaign Co-Director (Volunteer)
Sigma Chi Educational Foundation of Missouri
08.2023 - Current
Assistant Director of Development
Sigma Chi Foundation
01.2022 - 07.2023
Advancement Officer
University of Missouri
11.2019 - 01.2022
Graduate Advisor/Intern
Rockin' Against Multiple Sclerosis (Mizzou RAMS)
04.2017 - 03.2019
Community Relations and Royals Charities Assistant
Kansas City Royals
04.2016 - 10.2016
Master of Public Affairs (MPA) - Public/Nonprofit Management
University of Missouri
Bachelor of Science - Parks, Recreation and Tourism
University of Missouri