Major Gifts Officer
Listed on 2026-08-05
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
Fundraising / Charity, Community Health, Non-Profit / Outreach
Major Gifts Officer
The primary purpose of this position is to build meaningful, strategic relationships to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual major donors, charitable trusts, and family foundations. The Major Gifts Officer strategically manages all fundraising activities for an assigned portfolio of donors and prospects. As a key member of the American Indian College Fund's Resource Development team, this role is critical in helping the organization meet annual revenue goals that support strategic initiatives and long-term sustainability.
This position must embody and actively reflect the College Fund's core values of respect, reciprocity, reasoning, relationships, and responsibility. The Major Gifts Officer works collaboratively within Resource Development and across departments to coordinate efforts and achieve team and organizational objectives. Sound reasoning, accountability, and strategic decision-making are essential to success in this role.
Essential Job Functions
Job Requirements Competencies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work well within a diverse team and across departments
- Flexibility to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
- Experience with managing a fundraising portfolio, organizing and meeting deadlines with responsibility for financial goals
- Demonstrated success in timely closing major gifts ranging from $10,000-$1,000,000+ from individuals, corporations, and foundations
- Familiarity and demonstrated success in using analytics to drive major donor relationships
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of donor relational database software
- Knowledge of and/or interest in learning about American Indian education
- Familiarity with national philanthropic sector and understanding of concepts and trends within philanthropy
- Ability to work respectfully across differences in identity, background, and lived experience, both internally and externally
- Thrives in a fast-paced work environment
Education/ Experience
- Bachelor's degree required
- 4+ years of major gift fundraising experience or 7+ years of related experience in the areas of fundraising, sales, or relationship management
Work Environment and Physical Activities
- Professional office setting
- Significant air and car travel
- Frequent keyboarding
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