Job Description
an attorney working as a planned giving officer is typically responsible for crafting a planned giving program of education, marketing the gift options to potential donors and developing the gift details with donors. additionally, in smaller institutions, you can be involved in endowment investment strategy, fundraising campaigns and events.
Pros
no billable hours. great life style. the statisfaction for working for a non-profit and contributing your efforts to their mission.
Cons
working with donors on planned gifts can get redundent. there are only so many planned gift options and continually doing the administrative work on these gifts can seem boring after you do enough. also, depending on the institution, it can be easy with larger institutions to lose sight of the effect of the gifts you bring in.
