Major Gifts Officer

The Major Gifts Officer (MGO) will play a key role in securing philanthropic support for the museum by managing a portfolio of donors and prospects capable of making5, 6 and 7 figure gifts.

Reporting to the Director of Majorand Principal Gifts, the MGO will contribute to the development and execution of the museum’s major gifts strategy through effective donor engagement, solicitation, and stewardship. This position requires a strong commitment to relationship-building, strategic thinking, and goal-oriented fundraising as well as adeep interest in contemporary art. The MGO will collaborate closely with colleagues across Advancement—including Individual Giving, Strategic Partnerships and Events, Advancement Operations, and Foundation, Government and Planned Giving—to align donor strategies with institutional priorities and maximize philanthropic impact.

• Build and manage a portfolio of100–150 donors and prospects capable of giving $50,000and aboveto the Whitney;carryand achieve an individual fundraising goal tied to the portfolio performance.
  
  Review and refresh portfolio based on updated research,interactions, and research.
• Develop and execute strategies to deepen donor engagement and increase giving over time,leveraging events,program sand institutional touchpoints.
• Craft compelling donor strategies tied to exhibitions, acquisitions, education, and otherstrategicpriorities.
  
  Collaborate thoughtfully with senior leaders and colleagues across the Museum(including the museum Director, curators,educators,andother key stakeholders) in donor engagement, preparing meeting briefs and supporting materials.
• Draft personalized proposals, gift agreements, and stewardship materials to support donor engagement and successful solicitations.
• Represent the museumon-and off-siteatdonor events,committee meetings, openings andmore.
• Ensure growth of pipeline through cultivation ofnew prospects.
• Deeply collaborate with departments across the museumand withinthedepartmentto ensurea holisticdonorapproach,a unified fundraising effort, andaccuratetracking.
• Increase participation in Whitney’splanned giving program as appropriate.

• Maintain responsibility for management of all gifts within your portfolio adhering to the Advancement Data Services processing procedures; upholding not for profit compliance, and ensuringtimelyandaccuratestewardship of all donors
• Effectivelyutilizethe Museum’sCRM,Raiser’s Edge,tomaintainrecords ofcontactwith donors and prospects; analyze potential donor research materials to target appropriate givers; and track, evaluate and present relevant giving information.
• Manage expensebudgetsand work with colleagues within the department to effectively maximize finite resources towork smartand notjust hard.
• Maintain fundraising schedules,objectives, databases and tracking systems for your area and ensure that plans are implemented, goals achieved,timely reports generated and information shared; ensure that fundraising is done in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
• Ensure that all donors and patrons are appropriately recognized both publicly and privately and regularly communicated with; make donor stewardship a priority at all levelsdevelopastewardshipprogram and administer the fulfillment
• Creatively plan, organize, and manage patron level events, programs, travel, and other cultivation activities within the scope or the defined program and in support of the other major donor groups. Ensure that all programs reflect the unique mission ofthe Whitneyin its commitment to supporting individual artists and meet the standards of excellence the Whitney strives to achieve
• Beacommitted collaborator, energize about the work of the Whitney with asolutions-oriented disposition energizing
  
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