Chief Philanthropy Officer

The Chief Philanthropy Officer is responsible for leading the organization's philanthropic strategy to generate the annual cash contributions necessary to achieve organizational funding objectives established in partnership with the Chief Resource Development Officer and aligned with the organization's financial goals. Reporting directly to the Chief Resource Development Officer, the Chief Philanthropy Officer provides strategic leadership for all fundraising initiatives, with a primary focus on major gifts, planned giving, donor engagement, and long-term philanthropic growth.

The Chief Philanthropy Officer will develop and execute comprehensive fundraising strategies that strengthen and expand the organization's network of donors, cultivate meaningful philanthropic partnerships, and ensure sustainable funding to support the organization's mission, growth, and impact. This role is accountable for generating annual philanthropic cash contributions that meet or exceed organizational fundraising objectives and deliver a strong return on the organization's investment in the position, with a target of no less than five times the total organizational investment.

• Serve as a primary fundraising partner to the Chief Resource Development Officer in advancing major gifts, planned giving, and endowment strategies, including donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and long-term relationship development efforts.
• Participate in regular pipeline meetings with leadership and key stakeholders to monitor donor engagement, assess portfolio performance, and guide cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies throughout the donor lifecycle. Ensure timely follow-up, align donor strategies with organizational fundraising objectives, and support long-term financial sustainability for BGCMC.
• Work with BGCMC’s CEO, Board and organizational leadership to understand organizational needs and programmatic growth goals and develop tailored strategies to engage donors in the expansion to new sites and possible capital campaigns.
• As agreed upon with the Chief Resource Development Officer, achieve annual goals related to the acquisition, retention, engagement, and growth of high-net-worth donors defined as $10,000 or more annually. Ensure the development and execution of strategies that strengthen donor relationships, expand the organization's major donor base, and increase philanthropic support.
• Lead cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for major and planned giving donors, aligning donor engagement efforts with the organization's growth strategies, expansion opportunities, and long-term funding priorities to sustain and increase philanthropic support.
• Partner with the Board, its applicable committees, and affinity groups to leverage their networks to sustain and expand the donor base, with a focus on growing philanthropic engagement in key geographic and community markets, while providing a high level of support, tracking, and follow-up.
• In partnership with the Chief Resource Development Officer, work with leadership across the organization to establish a unified communications strategy that provides clear and consistent donor communication across events, capital campaign opportunities, annual giving, major and planned gifts.
• Support and assist with the execution of capital campaign strategies, ensuring seamless integration with broader fundraising efforts and providing oversight of key campaign-related donor communications and engagement.

• Manage a portfolio of individuals at a major gift ($10K+) level and serve as the primary relationship manager responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding these donors.
• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive planned giving program, advancing it to a more strategic and innovative level aligned with organizational growth. Cultivate and steward planned and multi-year giving commitments to strengthen long-term philanthropic sustainability for BGCMC.
• Collaborate with the Chief Resource Development Officer and Finance team to ensure best practices in tracking and stewardship efforts to ensure that all donors receive consistent recognition, communication, and an accounting of the impact of their gifts.
• Monitor progress toward fundraising goals and key benchmarks, ensuring alignment with annual revenue targets.
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