Associate Director, Principal Gift Development

The Nature Conservancy; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy in Boston is seeking an experienced fundraiser to identify, network with and engage ultra-high net worth philanthropists. This fundraiser will be a key member of both the Massachusetts philanthropy team and TNC's global wealth markets team - a cross cutting global team spanning eleven key wealth markets across the world.

This is a new role supporting TNC's new Global Wealth Market Initiative.

Qualifications

• Experience in major gift fundraising or wealth philanthropy.
• Ability to identify and qualify high-potential prospects.
• Strong collaboration with teams and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Identify and build relationships with new prospective donors in the Boston market.
• Qualify prospects and tailor engagement strategies for each.
• Collaborate with prospect development, philanthropy operations, volunteers and senior leaders to advance relationships.

Skills

Fundraising

Prospect research

Donor engagement

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

The Nature Conservancy's mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We're rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Whether it's career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there's lots of reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube or on Glassdoor.

Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging, and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we'll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! To quote myriad TNC staff members, "you'll join for our mission, and you'll stay for our people."

ABOUT THE POSITION

TNC is seeking an experienced, innovative, and driven fundraiser to identify, network with and engage new-to-TNC, ultra-high net worth philanthropists in the Boston market. This fundraiser will be a key member of both the Massachusetts philanthropy team and TNC's global wealth markets team - a cross cutting global team spanning eleven key wealth markets across the world. This is a new role supporting TNC's new Global Wealth Market Initiative. This global effort is focused on fully realizing our philanthropic market potential in eleven key wealth markets around the world by building our Principal Gift level prospect base in and from these markets. The fundraiser will be fully focused on PG level prospect identification and qualification, engaging ultra-high net worth, global citizens in TNC with to goal of building lasting, long-term relationships with these prospective donors.

The Associate Director will work closely with our prospect development team, philanthropy operations team, key volunteer leaders, other TNC fundraisers, and senior leaders from across the Conservancy to identify and build relationships with new prospective donors in the Boston market. The goal is to qualify prospects who are interested in engaging with TNC (while disqualifying those who are not interested) and to develop and execute adapted strategies for each qualified individual, ultimately building a strong relationship between TNC and each prospect.