Director of Philanthropy & Major Gifts

# Director of Philanthropy & Major Gifts Dallas Children's Advocacy Center - Dallas, TX 75228## Overview Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education  Level Bachelors + 3-5 yrs experience

Travel Percentage Up to 25%
Category Management## Description The
** Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
** is seeking an experienced Director of Philanthropy – Major Giftsfor the Advancement Department**.
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* GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

** The Director of Philanthropy – Major Gifts serves as the lead frontline fundraiser responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift donors in support of the Foundation’s strategic priorities. This position builds meaningful, long-term relationships with individuals, families, family foundations, and philanthropic leaders capable of making transformational investments in the mission.

The Director manages a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects, develops individualized engagement strategies, and partners closely with the President & CEO, Chief Advancement Officer, Foundation Board members, and volunteer leaders to secure significant philanthropic investments. Success in this role is measured by building lasting relationships that result in increased philanthropic support and a growing pipeline of future major and planned gifts.
** ABOUT DCAC:
** The mission of the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center is to improve the lives of abused children in Dallas County and to provide national leadership on child abuse issues. DCAC is a non-profit organization and the only agency of its kind in Dallas County, working in agreement with public and private agencies to investigate, prosecute, and provide healing services for child abuse   cases in Dallas County.

We reduce the victimization of the child, remove barriers to investigation and treatment, and enhance criminal prosecution with our distinctive multidisciplinary and united approach to these complex and severe cases, all at no cost to our clients. Each year, DCAC serves over 13,000 children and their non-offending family members. We are a national and international leader in the Children's Advocacy Center movement, recognized   for our expertise in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of child abuse cases;

cutting edge clinical services and programs for the victims and their non-offending family members; and our community and professional training programs.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Major Gift Fundraising
*** Develop and execute a comprehensive major gifts strategy aligned with the Foundation’s annual and long-term fundraising priorities.
* Manage a portfolio of approximately 125–175 qualified major gift donors and prospects.
* Develop individualized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans for each assigned donor.
* Conduct regular face-to-face donor visits and meaningful relationship-building activities.
* Solicit leadership, major, and principal gifts, including multi-year commitments.
* Prepare compelling gift proposals, investment opportunities, and impact reports tailored to donor interests.
** Donor Relationship Management
*** Build authentic, long-term relationships with donors, prospective donors, professional advisors, and family foundations.
* Identify new major gift prospects through research, referrals, networking, and community engagement.
* Maintain consistent stewardship through personal communication, recognition, and impact reporting.
* Ensure all donor interactions are accurately documented within the organization’s CRM.
** Foundation Development
*** Expand the Foundation’s pipeline of qualified major gift prospects.
* Collaborate with leadership to identify philanthropic opportunities that align donor passions with organizational priorities.
* Assist…