About the role

  • Director of Individual Philanthropy overseeing individual giving and development systems at The Center. Focus on major gifts, planned giving programs, and donor cultivation.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the organization’s individual giving vertical and development systems
  • Focus on strategy development and execution of The Center’s major gifts and planned giving programs
  • Manage and implement individual fundraising and direct response strategies
  • Cultivate and manage relationships with mid-level donors to lead to annual fund giving upgrades and greater legacy giving commitments
  • Provide insight, reports, and recommendations across the individual philanthropy vertical
  • Manage the Individual & Planned Giving Manager and the Development Systems Manager

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, or related field; or equivalent professional and/or educational experience
  • Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressive experience in fundraising, individual and/or major gifts, or advancement leadership
  • Demonstrated success securing $500,000 or more annually
  • Proven track record of cultivating and closing major gifts of $5,000+
  • Knowledge of individual direct marketing strategies and benchmarking
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage digital platforms, thought leadership and professional networks to support donor engagement and pipeline development
  • Proficiency with CRM and donor management systems (Salesforce preferred)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact with a wide range of personalities
  • Knowledge, understanding and experience working with LGBTQ+, TGNC, POC, and Immigrant populations
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, undoing structural and institutional racism and bias and the spectrum of gender identity and bias

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401k with employer contribution
  • Voluntary life insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Family care leave
  • Gender affirming healthcare leave
  • Generous paid time off

Job title

Director of Individual Philanthropy

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$110,000 - $120,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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