Major Gifts Officer, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

Major Gifts Officer, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

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Dallas, TX $66,600.00-$ 1 day ago

United Way Metropolitan Dallas (UWMD) is a social change organization leading the charge to improve education, income, and health - the building blocks of opportunity - for all North Texans to thrive. Bringing together passionate change-makers alongside corporate, civic, and nonprofit partners, UWMD creates meaningful impact and opportunity for our neighbors, over 1.7 million North Texans each year, centered around three pillars: education, income, and health.

Since 1924, UWMD has provided resources and infrastructure to nonprofits and charities in the Dallas area. They raise funds, increase effectiveness, and ensure accountability for service providers and programs that focus on long‑term, measurable, and effective change in their community. UWMD helps non‑profits and community leaders collaborate to solve critical problems – with the belief that the only way to make a long‑term, measurable impact is by working together to make it happen.

Building on 100 years of local expertise, UWMD today develops, supports, and invests in the most impactful strategies and partners to strengthen education, income, and health in North Texas. Together, they strive to tackle complex, interconnected issues and create lasting change in the community well into its second century of impact.

As UWMD plans for its Centennial celebration, it is poised and preparing for its next century of growth. Toward that end, Major Gifts Officers play an essential role in the Resource Development team, accountable for soliciting prospective donors for major gifts, stewarding existing and new donor relationships, and cultivating donors and sponsors to help meet growth objectives and revenue targets. UWMD is seeking strategic, mission-driven Major Gift Officers who understand and appreciate the impact of philanthropy in Dallas and the importance of the major gifts fundraising role in strengthening and growing the donor base to support UWMD Community Impact initiatives.

The Major Gifts Officer will serve as a trusted philanthropic advisor to major gifts donors, creating plans that support the donors’ interests and passions. These positions will also be responsible for cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of prospective donors and sponsorship opportunities.

Successful individuals in this role will be collaborative, have a growth mindset, demonstrate integrity in all donor communications and interactions, be able to balance strategic thinking and execution, and steward meaningful and transformative relationships on behalf of UWMD in support of its mission. Major Gifts Officers will also collaborate and provide leadership to the Corporate Account Executives and Leadership Giving Fundraisers in planning, managing, and implementing all levels of volunteer engagement and fundraising strategies in the stewardship and advancement of donor segments.

• Cultivating major gift relationships and soliciting gifts with the ability to close five and six‑figure gifts, personally and effectively.
• Maintaining annual gift support for a portfolio of current and prospective donors.
• Identifying UWMD program and/or event sponsorship opportunities aligned with corporate and individual donor goals. Followed by solicitation and planning to effectively support and deliver on sponsorship commitments.
• Developing cultivation and solicitation strategies for prospects and donors within the assigned portfolio, collaborating as appropriate with the Resource Development team and Leadership.
• Seeking out donor interests and passions for volunteer involvement and giving.
• Developing a high‑quality donor experience through regular personalized correspondence, professional proposals, and timely acknowledgements.
• Executing individual plans for each donor tailored to their preferences and giving goals based on giving history, relationships, and the organization's knowledge of the donor's giving potential.
• Partnering with Leadership on solicitations by providing prospect briefings, strategic guidance, and assistance with donor…