Major Gifts Officer

About TSC Alliance

The TSC Alliance® is an internationally recognized nonprofit that does everything it takes to improve the lives of people with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). We drive research, improve the quality of care and access, and advocate for all affected by the disease. The TSC community is our strongest ally. Collaboration of individuals, families, and partner organizations fuels our work to ensure people navigating TSC have support—and hope—every step of the way.

• We use a comprehensive approach to improve the quality of life for people with TSC—fueling promising research while ensuring that, day‑to‑day, individuals are diagnosed early and receive the highest quality care available. We also use our voice in policy around equitable healthcare access and federal funding for TSC research.
• Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment of our community: dedicated investigators, individuals with TSC, government and industry. Improving quality of care demands healthcare professionals and dedicated volunteers. Raising awareness requires the work of families, individuals, and volunteers.
• We strive to create an environment where all individuals feel included, our organization reflects and serves the broad diversity of our community, and we bridge health inequities.
• We bring together thousands of supporters to fuel our mission. We aim to fundamentally transform our donor base and increase funds available for research, community programs, and advocacy to create a brighter future for everyone impacted by TSC.
• With an annual budget of $9.2 million, the TSC Alliance advocates with and on behalf of our community to ensure everyone living with TSC has what they need to live their fullest lives.

The major goal for the Development Department is to dramatically grow our revenue sources, particularly from major donors, corporate partners, and private foundation grants, while maintaining prudent fundraising ratios and staying within budgets for fundraising expenses. We are launching the 50 Forward Fund to raise significant funds for emerging and important research without jeopardizing our general operating funds needed to continue our vital services.

Reporting to TSC Alliance’s Vice President of Donor Relations, the Major Gift Officer (MGO) will manage, nurture, and enhance relationships with an individual portfolio of 75–100 prospects to improve the probability of continued and increased support. The MGO will build a major gifts program to identify, qualify, solicit, and steward prospects capable of making gifts of $10 000 or more and will coordinate opportunities that match donors’ interests with TSC Alliance priorities.

The position requires the majority of the MGO’s time to be spent outside the office visiting prospects.

Reports to:

VP of Donor Relations. Primary interfaces (internal): VP of Donor Relations, CEO, CFO, Senior Director of Community Programs, Senior Manager of Annual Giving and Partnerships, Senior Manager of Development Systems, Development Coordinator. Primary interfaces (external):
Community volunteers, major donors, corporate partners, vendors, individuals with TSC and their families/caregivers.

• Lead the process of identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift and planned giving prospects to ensure that comprehensive campaign goals are met.
• Assist with the development and execution of a solicitation plan with an emphasis on personal face‑to‑face visits.
• Work in conjunction with the CEO, CSO, VP of Donor Relations, and other members of the Development team to identify, visit, and evaluate prospects; develop strategies to cultivate and update prospects on key TSC Alliance initiatives; solicit prospects for annual giving, and as appropriate for capital and endowment gifts; tailor solicitation proposals; provide prospects with planned giving ideas and illustrations as appropriate;
  
  steward prospects, involving other TSC Alliance representatives as natural partners when appropriate; and engage volunteers for special fundraising projects.
• Develop a tiered system of major gift prospects and facilitate the movement of those prospects…