Senior Major Gifts Officer

Since 1984, Share Our Strength® has led the fight against hunger and poverty by inspiring and organizing individuals and businesses to share their strengths. Today, through the No Kid Hungry campaign, Share Our Strength is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need. No child should go hungry in America – we’re on our way to making that a reality and we want you to join us.

We’re bold, creative, always open to new ideas, and 100% dedicated to our mission. If that sounds like you, we’d like you to consider becoming part of our team.

will join Share Our Strength during an exciting time of exponential growth. In this role, you will work closely with individuals, families, and family foundations across the New York region to raise more than $1.5M annually in support of our critical mission to end childhood hunger in America. Your primary focus will be securing major gifts ($10,000+) and principal gifts ($100,000+), directly contributing to the New York market’s ambitious revenue goals.

The Senior Major Gifts Officer will manage a dynamic portfolio of current and prospective donors—primarily based in New York City—developing tailored strategies for engagement, leading in-person and virtual donor conversations, and delivering compelling written updates. This position will also collaborate with the Events team on cultivation and fundraising events. Additionally, this position will play a critical role in driving the success of the New York No Kid Hungry Dinner, the market’s annual signature fundraising event.

To help you achieve your goals, you will have access to extensive resources including a donor operations team focused on data and gift processing, research tools, compelling communications materials and resources led by a best-in-class brand and communications team, a culinary events operations team, finance and human resources colleagues, and the support of our executive leadership team. The executive team is highly motivated and willing to be used as a development and cultivation resource.

You will work collaboratively with your peers in other regional locations to share information and develop best practices.

This position is based in New York, NY, and candidates must reside in the New York City metropolitan area. The Senior Major Gifts Officer will report directly to the Senior Director of Development – East. The position offers a salary range of $87k to $90k. Exact compensation within the stated salary range may vary based on skills, experience, and internal equity.

• Personally raise $1.5M+ annually toward the New York market revenue goal through major gifts ($10,000+), principal gifts ($100,000+), and by leading fundraising efforts for the annual New York No Kid Hungry Dinner.
• Renew and upgrade 80% of assigned donors annually, while identifying and qualifying a minimum of 15-20 new donors and prospects to build a strong pipeline.
• Partner closely with the Senior Director of Development to achieve revenue targets and develop long-term growth strategies for the New York market.
• Manage a portfolio of up to 100 major donors and prospects, including individuals, families, and family foundations primarily in New York, as well as surrounding areas (New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania).
• Collaborate closely with volunteer leaders - Board and Leadership Council members - to deepen their engagement with the mission, enhance their philanthropic contributions, and activate their networks to support fundraising efforts.
• Develop and execute creative cultivation and stewardship strategies, including donor meetings, programmatic events and site visits, cultivation events, culinary events, virtual events, and personalized written communications.
• Plan and manage all aspects of cultivation and stewardship events, including logistics, prospect/donor strategy, and follow-up.
• Strategically engage executive leaders, senior development staff, board members, volunteer leaders, donors, and program staff in donor cultivation and solicitation efforts and through moves management; provide briefings, talking…