Director of Major Gifts

Overview

Director of Major Gifts – Rosie's Place

January 2026 | Hybrid/Boston, MA

Rosie's Place was founded in 1974 as the first women's shelter in the United States, with a mission to provide a safe and nurturing environment to help poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity, and find security in their lives. Rosie's Place is a multi-service community center that provides meals and shelter and also creates solutions for thousands of women each year through housing, education services, and support.

Rosie's Place relies on the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations and does not accept city, state, or federal funding. The organization's programs include Emergency Services;
Opportunity;
Advocacy and Empowerment; and Outreach and Stability. For more information about Rosie's Place, please visit: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The fundraising program at Rosie's Place is well established, sophisticated, and poised for growth. In the last five years, annual funds raised have grown significantly from individuals, foundations, estates, and corporations. By the end of FY26, the organization is projected to raise $18.2M. Rosie's Place relies solely on the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations to fund its operations and does not accept city, state, or federal funding.

The organization uses metrics for all fundraising activities; the program is data-driven and evidence-based.

Rosie's Place is seeking a mission-aligned Director of Major Gifts to join the Development team. Reporting to the Director of Development, this role aims to grow an already vibrant major gifts program. The Director of Major Gifts will develop and execute strategies to secure major gift donations from individuals, including existing donors and new prospects both in the database and externally.

The role will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of 150 individuals and will be highly visible within the organization and externally. The Director will oversee two Major Gifts Officers.

• Donor Strategy, Cultivation, Solicitation, and Engagement:
  Collaborate with the Director of Development, senior leadership, President/CEO, and board members to engage in donor cultivation and solicitation activities.
• Create compelling fundraising materials, proposals, and presentations tailored to major gift prospects.
• Develop a comprehensive individual major gifts strategy aligned with the organization's mission and goals.
• Identify potential major gift prospects and create personalized cultivation plans for each donor.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective major donors. Meet with 10 - 15 donors monthly.
• Organize and oversee donor cultivation events, personalized meetings, and engagement activities.
• Prepare and write briefings for supervisor and senior leadership.
• Develop and implement stewardship plans to ensure engagement and retention of major donors.

• Leadership and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Oversee and provide guidance, mentorship and professional development to Major Gifts Officers.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive work environment promoting teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Work closely with the development and leadership teams to integrate major gifts initiatives into overall fundraising efforts.
• Work with donors, the President/CEO, Board, and independently to open doors to potential major gift donors and leverage existing relationships of the CEO to secure meetings when appropriate.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to create targeted messaging for major gift prospects.

• Data Management, Research, and Reporting:
  Maintain accurate records of donor interactions and manage donor data in the RE/NXT system.
• Generate regular reports to track progress, analyze fundraising metrics, and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies.
• Conduct research to identify new potential major gift prospects in and outside the Rosie's Place community and assess their philanthropic interests.
• Analyze donor-giving patterns and wealth indicators to prioritize and qualify prospects.
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