Annual Giving & Major Gifts Manager

Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidys

Professional development

Job summary

The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum is seeking an Annual Giving Manager to lead the annual giving program, manage strategy, and build donor relationships. The role focuses on growing annual philanthropic support and creating a pipeline for major gifts and grants administration.

The manager will supervise the Annual Giving Administrator, drive strategy, donor identification, retention, and analytics, and partner with museum leadership to secure transformational gifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five or more years of professional fundraising experience.
• Experience with annual giving, major gifts, and grants administration.
• Experience supervising staff and using CRM/database systems.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and evaluate the museum's annual giving program.
• Set annual giving goals and create an annual giving calendar.
• Oversee donor segmentation, appeals, and donor acquisition.
• Supervise the Annual Giving Administrator and provide coaching.
• Collaborate with leadership, boards, and volunteers to cultivate major gifts.

Skills

Donor prospecting

Donor stewardship

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM/database systems

Fundraising analytics tools

Job description

The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum is seeking an Annual Giving Manager to lead the annual giving program, manage strategy, and build donor relationships. The role focuses on growing annual philanthropic support and creating a pipeline for major gifts and grants administration.

The manager will supervise the Annual Giving Administrator, drive strategy, donor identification, retention, and analytics, and partner with museum leadership to secure transformational gifts.