Director, Major Gifts & Donor Stewardship

Children's Institute; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 130.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous PTO

10 paid holidays

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

403b retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

FSA & HSA

Life and AD&D Insurance

Growth & development opportunities

Team events

Descripción de la vacante

Children's Institute in Los Angeles seeks a Director of Individual Giving to lead strategy, donor engagement, and stewardship with a focus on major gifts and annual goals. You will manage a high-capacity donor portfolio and oversee the Cape & Gown Gala, collaborating with marketing and program teams to align fundraising with organizational priorities.

You will build relationships across departments, steward corporate partners, and drive annual revenue growth while ensuring an excellent donor

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, business, or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of fundraising experience, with at least 3 years in managing individual/major gift portfolios.
• Demonstrated success securing six- and seven-figure gifts from individuals and corporate sponsors.
• Experience leading fundraising events and donor stewardship initiatives.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and implement a strategy to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and corporate partners, emphasizing long-term relationships to grow revenue.
• Manage and expand a donor portfolio with a $5M annual goal; identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts.
• Use moves management and data-informed strategies to track engagement, set targets, and monitor metrics.
• Lead Cape & Gown Gala programming to reach at least $1.2M in revenue and maintain 20% cost-to-raise.
• Partner with Marketing & Communications to craft donor materials, impact communications, and cases aligned with the mission.
• Cultivate corporate giving with Volunteer & Community Engagement, focusing on sponsorship and social impact.
• Identify and qualify new donor prospects through research and referrals to grow the giving pipeline.
• Collaborate with program and finance to align donor engagement with funding priorities and service goals.
• Monitor fundraising performance and donor experience to sustain giving and retention.
• Serve as a visible representative of Children's Institute at community events.

Conocimientos

Donor stewardship

Major gifts

Strategy development

Relationship building

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, business, or related field

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Children's Institute in Los Angeles seeks a Director of Individual Giving to lead strategy, donor engagement, and stewardship with a focus on major gifts and annual goals. You will manage a high-capacity donor portfolio and oversee the Cape & Gown Gala, collaborating with marketing and program teams to align fundraising with organizational priorities.

You will build relationships across departments, steward corporate partners, and drive annual revenue growth while ensuring an excellent donor