Family Giving Officer

Claremont, CA

Family Giving Officer

Located near Los Angeles, California, Pomona College is widely regarded as one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges. Established in 1887, Pomona College is known for small classes, a challenging curriculum, close relationships between students and faculty, and a range of student research and leadership opportunities. Pomona is a member of The Claremont Colleges.

The Family Giving Officer is a front-line fundraiser responsible for qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gifts of $100,000 or more from current parents, past parents, and family donors of Pomona College. This position plays a key role in identifying emerging family donors and building a strong pipeline for the Family Giving program. Working with regular strategic guidance from the Director of Family Giving, the Family Giving Officer is expected to manage the portfolio with increasing independence over time.

The successful candidate will understand the unique dynamics of family philanthropy, including the importance of timely, relationship-centered engagement within a family’s limited window of connection to the College, and will work in close partnership with the broader Family Giving and Advancement teams in support of Pomona’s comprehensive campaign.

• Manage a portfolio of 125 to 150 major gift prospects who are current parents, past parents, and family donors of the College, with an emphasis on discovery, qualification, and travel to key donor markets.

• Manage a portfolio of major gift prospects through identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship cycles.

• Conduct a high volume of discovery and qualification visits to assess prospects’ affinity, interests, and capacity, and advance qualified prospects toward cultivation and solicitation.

• Partner closely with the Director of Family Giving on prospect strategy, particularly for top-tier prospects, with the goal of working more independently over time.

• Prepare proposals for major gifts ($100,000+).

• Develop long-term cultivation and engagement strategies for donors.

• Develop relationships with assigned prospects through in-person/virtual meetings, in writing, and through electronic resources.

• Make judgments regarding prospects’ financial capability and willingness to support College goals and objectives.

• Manage projects for specific fund-raising objectives as required.

• Create gift proposals and gift agreements. Negotiate dollar amounts and written terms for management of gifts. Monitor and ensure fulfillment of gifts.

• Maintain stewardship contacts with donors and adhere to the highest ethical standards.

• Prepare briefings for senior campus leadership meetings.

• Assist in the creation of stewardship plans and monitor implementation of the plans.

• Participate in all aspects of the donor engagement cycle from initiating contacts to securing gifts in an appropriate and timely manner.

• Serve as a resource for Advancement staff, from identifying potential volunteer connections to knowing about meeting and event spaces in key locations.

• Secure support for a set of campus-wide priorities established by campus leadership.

• Coordinate special projects/tasks/duties and provide assistance as assigned.

• Partner with Alumni and Family Engagement (AFE) staff to support parent and family programming, including regional events such as Summer Welcome Parties and other family touchpoints. Support family engagement during on-campus events such as Orientation, Family Weekend, and Commencement.

• Build strong personal and professional relationships with the entire Pomona College community, including current and past parents,…