Major Gifts Officer, East Region

Title Major Gifts Officer East Region
Location Boston MA Hub Hybrid
Status Full Time;
Exempt
Salary Range

IC3 B6

Facing History & Ourselves is a global education non profit organization that challenges teachers and students to use lessons of history to stand up to racism antisemitism and other forms of bigotry and hate The East region of Facing History & Ourselves is seeking a motivated and collaborative Major Gifts Officer MGO who will play a critical role in continuing to build and develop Facing Historys base of supporters in the Eastern United States comprising 11 states and Washington DC Joining a national development team of over 30 people across multiple regions they will partner with Facing Historys organizational leadership and learn from colleagues across the network as they share effective fundraising strategies and best practices Facing Historys success depends on clear communication teamwork and organization The MGO will partner with the local development leadership and volunteers to meet and exceed the ambitious fundraising goals for the organization

You are a passionate advocate for education and the role it plays in the lives of young people You are an experienced dynamic organized and ambitious fundraiser You are excited by building relationships and bringing your experience and unique perspective to make the Facing History team stronger

• Manage and grow a portfolio of at least 100 current and prospective individual donors with the potential to give at the 10klevel
• Partner closely with the central prospect research and stewardship teams to identify new donors with major gift potential
• Engage targeted constituencies through programs and activities that deepen donor connection and revenue growth including all relevant major fundraising events as well as other engagement events and strategies
• Work with the East Regions Executive Director Senior Director of Development Director of Development and Senior Major Gifts Officer to support the overall health and success of the major gifts program
• Work closely with the Sr Manager Donor Experiences & Engagement to develop and implement a meaningful stewardship and events calendar including occasional evening and weekend activities
• Participate as part of a local and national team to carry out the organizations fundraising strategy in the East region
• Perform other duties as assigned

Facing History understands that restrictive job requirements may exclude historically marginalized groups from applying to jobs for which they are qualified We take an equitable and holistic screening approach If you feel you have demonstrated experience and expertise relevant to perform this role

• A minimum of five 5 years of progressive fundraising experience including donor cultivation stewardship and solicitation
• Minimum of three 3 years of demonstrated frontline solicitation work and past success securing major gifts in a non profit setting
• Strong knowledge of moves management and demonstrated ability to successfully develop and implement short medium and long term donor engagement strategies
• Confident and engaging relationship building skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills strong verbal and written communication skills discretion and experience building relationships with donors volunteer leaders and board members
• Excitement around building a pipeline of donors and prospects
• Familiarity with the philanthropic and educational landscape in the West
• Creativity and flexibility a self starter who thrives in a team environment bringing both strong collaboration skills and independent initiative
• Organization and effective project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and assignments in a fast paced nonprofit setting
• Genuine commitment to the mission of Facing History & Ourselves and ability to articulate the importance and urgency of the organizations work to a variety of audiences
• Proficiency with Google office suite; experience with Salesforce or other fundraising databases required

In addition to meaningful and rewarding work Facing History provides an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package including medical with a fully employer sponsored health reimbursement account HRA dental vision life & AD&D long term & short term disability insurance 403b retirement plan with a discretionary organizational contribution generous paid time off an employee assistance program travel…