Vice President Major Gifts

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Job Title:Vice President of Major Gifts

Reports to:President & CEO

Supervisory Responsibilities:Major Gifts team

Type of position:Full Time

Provides leadership for the chapter’s overall Advancement strategy and execution, working closely with the President & CEO and Vice President of Advancement to accelerate major gifts, board philanthropy, and revenue growth. Leads and manages the Major Gifts team to ensure fundraising activities align with the chapter’s Advancement priorities and growth goals. Partners with the Donor Care team to maintain effective fundraising systems and reporting, including donor and volunteer management, prospect research, cultivation, stewardship, gift processing, and recognition.

This role is also responsible for the direct solicitation of major and leadership gifts and helping to secure transformational funding opportunities from sources both within and beyond the OKI chapter.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, this position helps shape the organization's strategic direction, culture, financial strength, and overall health. The individual must be an accomplished fundraising leader, strategic advancement professional, and collaborative organizational partner.

• Lead and develop the Major Gifts team through regular coaching, communication, performance management, and professional development.
• Maintain a portfolio of major gift prospects to develop personalized engagement, solicitation and stewardship plans.
• Partner with the President & CEO, Executive Leadership Team, Governing Board, Advisory Boards, volunteers, donors, and other key stakeholders to advance the organization's mission and fundraising priorities.
• Working in close alignment with the VP of Administration on the stewardship and transition of potential major gift prospects generated from planned giving goals and systems.
• Collaborate with Sr. Leadership to establish annual major gift goals that support organizational growth and aspirational wish-granting objectives.
• Serve as an active member of the Senior Leadership Team, helping establish organizational goals, policies, culture, and strategic priorities.
• Partner with Sr. Leadership to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate the organization's Strategic Plan.
• Maintain strong relationships with Make-A-Wish America and align advancement strategies to strengthen leadership giving, and major gifts support for shared mission goals.
• Collaborate with VP of Advancement to coordinate long-term strategies for governing board members
• Lead the chapter's major gifts, and Constellation Society strategies, driving a culture of philanthropy and major gift fundraising throughout the organization.
• Develop and execute team strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward leadership and major gift donors, with a focus on sustainable revenue growth and long-term donor engagement.
• Provide visionary leadership in a complex fundraising environment, making sound decisions and effectively addressing organizational and development challenges.
• Lead the tracking of accountability and progress toward revenue goals and job-related expenses through proper use of Salesforce and chapter-specific processes.
• Uphold the highest standards of ethics, professionalism, and accountability in leadership, governance, and advancement practices.
• Serve as a positive ambassador for the organization and the nonprofit sector.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Reliable
- As reliable employees, we are consistently kind and respectful. We earn the confidence and trust of those we work with. We navigate our work with honesty and integrity by being accountable for the commitments we make.

Communicator
-We own our roles as communicators by being authentic and consistent in our communications with each other. We foster open dialogue and encourage giving and receiving feedback. We share respectfully and listen carefully.

Inclusive-We are employees who strive to be inclusive, we invite the perspectives and insights others share. We value collective…