Major Gifts Officer

The role

The Major Gifts Officer builds and grows relationships with high-capacity donors to increase philanthropic investment. This role manages a portfolio of major donors through strategic cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to advance reproductive freedom.

What you will do

• Manage and grow a portfolio of approximately 100-125 current and prospective major donors
• Develop and implement individualized cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and upgrade strategies
• Personally solicit major gifts and partner with senior leadership and board members
• Identify, cultivate, and steward donors interested in philanthropic, planned legacy and political giving
• Support planned giving program strategy and conversations
• Help identify and engage new donor prospects through strategic prospect development and relationship mapping
• Partner cross-functionally with Development, Political, Communications, and Executive teams
• Craft compelling one-to-one major donor communications
• Support donor stewardship and cultivation efforts through salon and forum events
• Maintain accurate donor records, strategy notes, and pipeline tracking within the donor database

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience, at least 3 of which are in major gifts and planned giving fundraising, including managing donor portfolios and personally soliciting four- and five-figure g
• Demonstrated success cultivating and stewarding high-capacity donors and building long-term philanthropic relationships
• Experience engaging donors around planned giving or legacy giving opportunities
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working effectively with executive leaders, board members, and high-profile stakeholders
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while remaining flexible, collaborative, and solutions-oriented
• Ability to effectively collaborate across teams and departments
• Strong interpersonal and relational skills
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25% of the time
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and building welcoming philanthropic communities
• Deep commitment to reproductive freedom and the mission and values of Reproductive Freedom for All

Nice to have

• Experience with political fundraising, advocacy fundraising, or movement-based fundraising
• Strong understanding of progressive philanthropy and the reproductive freedom landscape
• Familiarity with San Francisco Bay Area philanthropic community
• PAC and SuperPAC fundraising experience
• Experience utilizing CRMs, particularly EveryAction
• Familiarity with prospect research tools such as iWave or Foundation Directory
• Familiarity with project management platforms such as Monday.com or Asana

Before you apply

• Reproductive Freedom for All does not permit staff to work from a country outside of the United States

About the company

Reproductive Freedom for All is a national membership organization that fights to protect and expand reproductive freedom. It is the oldest and largest national membership organization primarily focused on advocating for abortion access.