Director of Major Gifts and Family Giving

Overview

Director of Major Gifts and Family Giving Jobs in Washington, USA at Center for Countering Digital Hate

Role:
Director of Major Gifts, Individual and Family Giving

• Location: East Coast Remote, or option of hybrid working in our DC office
• Contract: Full-time, Permanent
• Closing date: 25 July 2026

About CCDH

The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is a nonprofit organization that works to disrupt the architecture of hate and misinformation online. Through research, advocacy, and partnerships, CCDH holds tech companies accountable and provides the data and strategies that empower policymakers, civil society, and the public to create safer, more truthful online spaces.

Why Join CCDH

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a fast-growing international nonprofit that is redefining how societies combat online hate and misinformation. You’ll join a passionate, mission-driven team recognized globally for groundbreaking research and courageous advocacy — and you’ll play a central role in securing the resources that make that work possible.

Job Description

The Director of Major Gifts, Individual and Family Giving is a senior fundraising leader responsible for building and leading CCDH’s major gifts program focused on individuals and family foundations. This role drives strategy, growth, and execution of a diversified giving portfolio to meet ambitious financial goals that sustain and expand CCDH’s global impact.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director oversees a growing foundation of individual donors and work to build the team over time. Managing a select portfolio of high-net-worth donors and prospects, and partners closely with senior leadership to align philanthropic priorities with CCDH’s mission. The Director will be a strategic thinker with a growth mindset and goals driven, a confident relationship-builder, and a compelling storyteller who can connect donors’ passions to CCDH’s urgent work tackling online hate and disinformation.

This role requires a proven frontline fundraiser with demonstrated success independently cultivating, soliciting, negotiating, and closing transformational gifts, including six- and seven-figure commitments. The ideal candidate will bring both strategic leadership experience and a strong personal track record of securing major philanthropic investments.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Leadership:
  Design, implement, and oversee a comprehensive major gifts strategy focused on individual and family philanthropy to meet and exceed annual revenue goals.
• Team Management:
  Lead, mentor, and expand a team of fundraising professionals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
• Donor Engagement:
  Manage a personal portfolio of major donors and prospects, leading all stages of donor strategy, cultivation, and solicitation to secure significant multi-year commitments.
• Collaboration:

  Serve as the primary liaison to program and communications teams, ensuring donor engagement aligns with CCDH’s research, advocacy, and impact initiatives.

• Performance Management:
  Establish and track measurable goals and metrics for annual fundraising targets and team progress, adjusting strategy as needed.
• Representation:
  Act as an ambassador of CCDH’s mission and values in high-level donor interactions and public engagements.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned development professional with deep experience leading major gifts fundraising efforts and a passion for advancing social justice, digital integrity, and democracy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Up to 10 years of progressive fundraising experience in nonprofit organizations, including:
• 5 years of leadership experience managing a team of Major Gift Officers or equivalent.
• Demonstrated personal success leading the cultivation, solicitation, negotiation, and closure of five-, six-, and seven-figure gifts from individuals and family foundations.
• Proven ability to independently drive donor strategy and close complex major gift commitments, rather than serving solely in a supporting or collaborative fundraising role.
• Experience working with mission-driven, policy, advocacy, or research-focused institutions.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated strategic planning and…

Title: Director of Major Gifts and Family Giving

Company: Center for Countering Digital Hate

Location: Washington, USA

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