Senior Philanthropic Advisor, Leadership Giving

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As we drive towards curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it .The Senior Philanthropic Advisor (SPA), Leadership Giving is a senior major gift officer who manages a mixed major and principal gift portfolio, operating with significant independence while engaging the AVP as a strategic thought partner on complex $1M+ gift strategies.

The SPA is developing toward principal gift leadership and is expected to have a growing pipeline of $1M+ prospects — not just the capacity to solicit them, but the relationship depth and strategic sophistication to navigate multi-cycle, multi-partner cultivation processes.

The SPA differs from the Philanthropic Advisor (PA) in independence of execution, gift complexity, revenue expectation, and depth of $1M pipeline development. The SPA does proactively initiate support and feedback from their AVP bringing fully formed strategy proposals to the AVP for partnership and refinement. The AVP is engaged as a thought-partner on $1M+ donor relationships.

Core Responsibilities Portfolio Management & Fundraising
· Manage a portfolio of 100–125 donors and prospects spanning major gift ($100K–$1M) and principal gift ($1M+) capacity.
· Execute all $100K–$500K gift strategies independently; manage $500K–$1M solicitations with AVP input as needed.
· Develop and execute $1M+ gift strategies in active partnership with the AVP — the AVP should co-own all $1M+ strategy decisions.
· Achieve annual personal revenue goal as assigned based on the potential of the portfolio. (Typically $2.5M-$3M in first year with growth to $3M–$5M).
· Ensure consistent pipeline growth: at minimum 10–15 qualified $1M+ prospects in active cultivation at all times.

AVP Partnership & Collaboration
· Engage the AVP proactively and consistently as a thought partner on $1M+ strategies — bring draft strategy documents, relationship context, and specific decision points to the conversation.
· Participate in bi-weekly portfolio review with AVP ensuring AVP visibility to principal gift opportunities.
· Model the escalation culture for PA colleagues by demonstrating appropriate collaboration and involved with AVP for key donor opportunities.
· Request AVP co-attendance or support at key $1M+ solicitation meetings rather than conducting these independently.

Relationship Management
· Build and sustain complex, multi-year relationships with high-net-worth individuals and families capable of $100K–$5M+ gifts.
· Navigate multi-stakeholder donor environments (family foundations, advisor relationships, board-engaged donors) with increasing independence.
· Partner with chapter Territory Executives and Philanthropic Engagement roles in the field, volunteer leaders, and national staff to develop and execute comprehensive donor strategies.
· Lead Planned Giving conversations within the portfolio; develop blended gift strategies where appropriate. Ensure engagement of the AVP, Planned Giving in more complex planned gift opportunities.
· Identify donors who have connectivity to or are decision makers for corporate prospects; partner appropriately with the Corporate Development team.

Team Contribution & Peer Mentoring
· Informally share expertise and strategy insights with colleagues; serve as a resource when senior…