Director of Charitable Planning & Major Gifts

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven; New Haven (CT); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 135.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven seeks a Director of Charitable Planning in the Development and Foundation Communications department. This exempt, senior leadership role focuses on major gifts, endowment and planned giving, delivering high-touch philanthropic guidance to individuals, families, and professional advisors.

The Director will build a strong donor portfolio, collaborate on messaging with Communications, supervise staff, and ensure donor intent while expanding charitable

Qualifikationen

• Demonstrated ability to build and manage donor relationships at a high level.
• Experience guiding major gifts, endowment, and planned giving programs.
• Strong written and verbal communications with ability to tell a compelling philanthropic story.

Aufgaben

• Cultivates, solicits, and secures gifts from donors.
• Ensures the Foundation’s mission is clearly articulated to donors and stakeholders.
• Manages a portfolio of major gift and planned giving prospects through the development cycle.
• Develops and maintains relationships with volunteers and advisory groups to advance goals.
• Develops outreach, messaging and marketing strategies with Foundation Communications.
• Provides strategic philanthropic advising to donors and professionals on charitable giving options.
• Maintains accurate donor records, reports, and pipeline in the donor database.
• Leads staff development and mentoring; represents the Foundation at community events.

Kenntnisse

Relationship management

Donor relations

Communication skills

Leadership

Confidentiality

Fundraising knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree required

Advanced degree or CAP designation preferred

Tools

Raiser’s Edge NXT

Jobbeschreibung

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven seeks a Director of Charitable Planning in the Development and Foundation Communications department. This exempt, senior leadership role focuses on major gifts, endowment and planned giving, delivering high-touch philanthropic guidance to individuals, families, and professional advisors.

The Director will build a strong donor portfolio, collaborate on messaging with Communications, supervise staff, and ensure donor intent while expanding charitable