Advisor, Strategic Philanthropy Austin

Susan G. Komen; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision & retirement (6

Unlimited PTO & holidays

Fully remote

WFH stipend

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Learning culture

Job summary

Susan G. Komen is seeking a Senior Advisor, Strategic Philanthropy to manage a national portfolio of major gift donors, delivering donor-centered engagement and revenue growth across regions from a fully remote location in the U.S.

In collaboration with Donor Experience Officers and the Vice President, you will secure multi-year gifts, steward relationships, and use analytics to prioritize prospects for leadership-level support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; CFRE certification strongly preferred.
• 5+ years frontline fundraising experience with a strong track record in major gifts.
• Proven experience closing five and six figure gifts.
• Experience collaborating in a matrixed or national fundraising organization.
• Strong CRM documentation skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage a national portfolio of major gift donors and prospects with significant revenue responsibility.
• Develop and execute tailored discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Secure major gifts, multi-year commitments, and tax-smart contributions including DAF, stock, and IRA/QCD gifts.
• Maintain high-touch donor engagement across multiple channels and regions.
• Document donor activity and portfolio performance in Salesforce and related tools.

Skills

Donor relationship building

Major gifts fundraising

CRM documentation

Donor analytics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

CFRE preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Gravyty

FreeWill

Momentum

Windfall

Kindsight

MS Office

Job description

Who we are

Brief Description

Susan G. Komen brings a 100% virtual working environment and you can work anywhere within the U.S. We are a force united by a promise to end breast cancer forever.

For over 40 years, we've led the way by funding groundbreaking research, community health initiatives and advocacy programs in local communities across the U.S. Susan G. Komen is the ONLY organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts such as research, community health, outreach and public policy initiatives in order to make the biggest impact against this disease.

Komen strives to have a culture of passionate, growth-minded professionals who thrive in a team environment, and work collaboratively to inspire greatness in others! We take an ongoing approach to ensure open communication from all levels throughout the organization. It’s encouraged to give and receive feedback to ensure two-way accountability with a focus on continual improvement both personally and professionally!

What You'll Be Doing in the role of Advisor Strategic Philanthropy

The Advisor, Strategic Philanthropy (Major Gift Officer) is a senior frontline fundraising position within Susan G. Komen’s Major Gifts & Planned Giving team. This role is responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of high-capacity donors across multiple regions, developing strong philanthropic partnerships, and securing multi-year and leadership-level gifts to advance Komen’s mission.

This position operates in close collaboration with Donor Experience Officers, Director of Donor Experience, and Vice President to deliver a high-touch, donor-centered experience and to maximize revenue outcomes across assigned regions.

This role is a senior individual contributor position with no direct management responsibilities and is focused exclusively on donor relationship management, cultivation strategy, and revenue growth at the national level.

What You Will Bring To The Table

• Manage a national portfolio of major gift donors and prospects with an annual revenue responsibility growing to $1M+.
• Build long-term philanthropic relationships that drive donor retention, upgrades, and increased lifetime value.
• Develop and execute tailored discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Secure major gifts, multi-year commitments, planned gifts, and tax-smart contributions including DAF, stock, and IRA/QCD gifts.
• Maintain consistent, high-touch donor engagement across channels including in-person meetings, video, phone, and personalized written communication.
• Partner with local market teams as necessary to coordinate cultivation strategies and local engagement opportunities to provide a seamless donor experience across regions.
• Coordinate donor engagement across multiple markets to ensure consistent messaging, stewardship, and alignment with donor interests.
• Partner with the Vice President to support overall major gift strategy and qualification pipelines.
• Represent Komen at donor meetings, cultivation events, and stewardship engagements regionally and nationally.
• Required to maintain accurate and timely documentation of donor activity, relationships, and solicitation strategies in Salesforce and associated fundraising tools.
• Use donor analytics and portfolio performance data to inform prioritization, segmentation, and cultivation strategy.
• Track portfolio KPIs and adjust strategies to optimize engagement and revenue outcomes.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support the mission and success of Susan G. Komen.

We Already Know You Will Also Have

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or CFRE certification strongly preferred.
• 5 plus years of frontline fundraising experience with a strong track record in major gifts.
• Proven experience closing five and six figure gifts.
• Experience collaborating in a matrixed or national fundraising organization.
• Strong organizational and CRM documentation skills. Attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Salesforce or comparable donor management systems.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Gravyty, FreeWill, Momentum, Windfall, and Kindsight is a plus.
• Technological fluency with Microsoft Office Suite and CRMs.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, goal-driven fundraising culture.
• Demonstrated commitment to mission-centered, donor-first fundraising practices.

Preferred Experience Includes

• Major gift fundraising experience
• Multi-region or national portfolio management
• Stewardship strategy and donor experience
• Tax-smart philanthropy (DAF, stock, IRA/QCD)
• CRM reporting and performance management
• High-energy individual, with a passion to learn and contribute.
• Flexibility working independently or partnering with a variety of teams.
• Ability to work well across the organization with employees of all levels and in all departments.
• Must be savvy adapting and using technology in daily work.
• Travel requirements required outside of your home office will be up to 50% or more depending on our business needs.

So what's in it for you?

Komen believes in the importance of taking care of our employees so that in turn they can be committed to supporting our critical mission to support those impacted by breast cancer and to help find cures.

Approximate salary $90,000 to $115,000, exact compensation ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's skills, experience and geographic location.

• Health, dental, vision and a retirement plan with a 6% employer match
• Unlimited Flexible Paid Time Off plus scheduled holidays
• Flexible work arrangement in a fully remote working environment
• Bi-weekly work from home stipend
• Parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• A culture of learning and development
• And so much more!

Komen provides a remote and/or home based working environment for all active employees.

Komen defines remote as the ability to work from any physical location within the U.S. where an employee can perform specified work duties without disruption or distraction. Komen defines home-based roles as positions that are required to reside in a specific market. Work schedules for both remote and home based are determined by the organizational needs of each department.

Susan G. Komen is fair and equal in all of its employment practices for persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation. Additionally we embrace Diverse Teams & Perspective and we find strength in the diversity of cultural backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.

SORRY NO AGENCIES

The physical location for the candidate selected must remain within one of our primary selected markets and within the contiguous United States.

Markets can include one of the following and must be within a 30 mile radius of a major airport for travel purposes:

Greater Seattle, WA; Greater Los Angeles, San Diego or Orange County, CA, Austin, TX, Greater New York City, NY or Miami, Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach, FL or Nashville, TN

In the event a move is expected to occur by the candidate selected, it must be pre-approved by Komen's HR team prior to the move.