Major Gifts Officer

This position is designated as
Fully Remote
and is based in FL based on job duties/responsibilities and business need. Only qualified applicants who maintain legal residency in FL within a reasonable commute from a major airport will be considered.

Rotary is a membership organization that unites people from all continents and cultures who take action to deliver real, long-term solutions to pressing issues facing our communities and the world. Each year, Rotary members expand their networks, build lasting relationships, and invest more than $300 million and 16 million volunteer hours to improve lives and create positive change in the world.

In exchange for hard work and dedication in support of Rotary’s clubs, members and other participants, and their humanitarian service projects, our employees receive competitive salaries, flexible schedules, comprehensive benefits, and job enrichment. To learn more, visithttp://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). .

At Rotary, we foster a welcoming environment where all employees are valued and empowered. We are dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities and supporting the growth and well-being of our team. Join us in building a world where everyone can unite, take action, and create lasting change.

The Major Gifts Officer is part of a team of professionals whose primary responsibility is the identification, cultivation and solicitation of individual prospects capable of giving in excess of US $50,000. The Major Gifts Officer for the southeast region will secure major gifts from Rotarians and others who live within a defined territory which consists of Georgia, Florida, and the Caribbean.

Although The Rotary Foundation headquarters is located in Evanston, IL, this position will be remotely based where the MGO resides, within the portion of the assigned territory in Florida and within 30 minutes of a major metropolitan airport.

• Bachelor’s degree and/or CFRE preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (including listening) coupled with strong writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to interact with high-level donors and volunteers while advancing individual relationships resulting in philanthropic contributions.
• An ability and willingness to learn quickly Rotary’s history, mission, demographics, programs, departments, and volunteer structure in order to persuasively articulate how The Rotary Foundation distinguishes itself from other charities.
• Two to three years of prior major gift, planned giving, or stewardship experience is expected.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in a team environment while also being comfortable with qualitative and quantitative evaluation.

• Balancing attention to detail with big picture of donors’ philanthropic goals
• Building and maintaining an active major donor portfolio
• Prioritizing competing goals, stakeholders, and timelines
• Adaptation and flexibility

• Your key responsibility is to personally maintain and staff a portfolio of 100-150 major gift/planned giving prospects in your territory with a capacity to make gifts of US $50,000 and more by maintaining frequent communication with prospects as part of a contact management system.
• In addition, you will average between 10 and 15 face-to-face meetings per month with prospects through identification, cultivation and stewardship visits; average 20 stewardship and/or cultivate phone calls per month; and conduct or manage 20 or more major gift solicitations annually.
• You will do this through maintaining performance standards and workflow processes established as part of a contact management system and through gathering, recording, and properly storing information about prospects and donors utilizing Raiser’s Edge.
• You will also follow department strategies, including the use of demographic overlay information for major gift identification, qualification, cultivation and solicitation.

• You will work closely with a number of staff, including a) lending support to the appropriate Annual Giving Officer(s) to encourage and secure major gifts for the Annual Fund and b) coordinating…