Overview
Senior Major Gifts Officer News Literacy Project Jobs in Washington, District of Columbia, USA at ABFE
Senior Major Gifts Officer, East, News Literacy Project
This is an extraordinary opportunity for an experienced major gifts fundraiser to join a growing nonprofit that is helping to protect American democracy by combating the proliferation of misinformation in an increasingly digital era.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Development, this newly created position is a senior frontline fundraiser who will manage an East-coast based portfolio and closely support NLP’s founder, CEO, and other senior leaders on priority donor and partner relationships. This role will also work closely with the Senior Major Gifts Officer, West and the Development Operations team.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Portfolio and Prospect Management
• Develop and steward an active portfolio of 75-125 major donors and prospects (individuals, family foundations, corporate, and select institutional funders) to cultivate, solicit, and close gifts in support of NLP’s organizational priorities.
• Cultivate meaningful donor connections through strategic in-person or virtual meetings (approximately 12-15 personalized encounters monthly).
• Lead proactive and continuous prospect research to identify, qualify, and cultivate new prospects that expand regional pipelines.
• Develop and execute strategies to identify existing donors with additional capacity and secure increased philanthropic support by deepening their engagement.
• Collaborate with the development team to craft compelling, personalized collateral and proposals to cultivate, solicit, and steward relationships with a focus on multi-year commitments.
• Implement major gift cultivation and stewardship plans, including major gift pipeline growth activities, in coordination withsenior leadership.
Donor Engagement
• Leverage existing events and lead new initiatives to curate and execute new East Coast in-person events focused on recruiting new prospects and strengthening donor engagement (i.e. panel discussions, cocktail receptions, salons, fireside chats, and other donor-directed initiatives).
• Assist in developing and planning substantive virtual experiences for donors.
• Collaborate closely with the SVP of Development and team to refine and implement cutting-edge stewardship practices for annual fund and Visionary Circle members, ensuring each interaction is meaningful andimpactful.
Data Management
• Ensure timely capture of fundraising data, share pertinent information with peers andsenior leadership, and maintain impeccable donor records, including emailcommunication, meeting notes, follow ups, written engagement, solicitation strategies, and giving projections.
• Analyze and communicate major gift donor data, maintain accurate records and communications, and collaborate with staff andleadershipto develop engagement strategies for optimal donor relations.
• Develop annual revenue projections based on donor and prospect profiles, capacity, and engagement strategies.
Candidate Profile
NLP recognizes that there is a spectrum of lived and professional experience that will set candidates up for success in this role. While no one candidate will have every experience outlined in the position description, ideal candidates will display the following professional and personal qualities, skills, and characteristics:
Passion for the Mission
Amission-drivenfundraiser, you are excited by an opportunity to use your professional skills to join us in contributing to a thriving, m…
Title: Senior Major Gifts Officer News Literacy Project
Company: ABFE
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Category: Non-Profit, Management
