Major Gifts Officer

Montgomery Bell Academy is seeking a Major Gifts Officer to join its Advancement team.

The Major Gifts Officer will play an essential role in growing philanthropy  seeks a proven fundraiser who can both work independently to achieve ambitious goals and collaborate effectively with the Advancement team to ensure success across all areas of development.

• Manage a portfolio of 125–150 major gift prospects, including parents, alumni, parents of alumni, and grandparents.
• Proactively identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major and planned gift donors, with an emphasis on commitments of $50,000–$500,000+.
• Meet annual fundraising goals through outright, planned, and non-cash gifts.
• Conduct 100–120 donor visits each year and engage prospects through personal meetings, phone calls, written communication, and school events.
• Develop tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies in partnership with the Advancement Team.
• Draft compelling proposals, briefings, reports, and correspondence to support donor engagement and solicitations.
• Implement effective stewardship plans to strengthen long-term donor relationships and encourage ongoing philanthropic support.
• Recruit, train, and guide volunteers to play an active role in major gift fundraising and campaign initiatives.
• Collaborate with colleagues across annual giving, alumni relations, and advancement services to enhance donor pipeline development and identify leadership-level annual giving prospects.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of donor strategies, contacts, and progress in MBA’s advancement database.
• Partner with the Head of School, Trustees, and Advancement colleagues to align donor strategies with institutional priorities.
• Represent MBA at key events, cultivating and engaging prospects while remaining current on institutional initiatives.
• Monitor and report on fundraising plans, future campaign progress, and stewardship outcomes to ensure accountability and transparency.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and sensitivity in all donor interactions.