Leadership Giving Officer: Build a Powerful Donor Pipeline

Harvard University FAS Human Resources; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and vision health保险

Retirement plans

Zusammenfassung

Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, seeks a Leadership Giving Officer to manage a portfolio of about 300 annual leadership donors and prospects, with 125–175 active contacts. You will develop data-informed, multi-channel strategies to secure $10,000+ commitments and build a sustainable leadership giving pipeline.

Based in Cambridge, MA, this full-time, exempt role is hybrid, with one to two days per week in the office.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of frontline fundraising experience.
• Demonstrated track record of securing four- and five-figure gifts.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with standard office software and at least one development CRM (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce).
• Willingness to travel domestically and work occasional evenings/weekends.

Aufgaben

• Manage a performance-based leadership giving program with a portfolio of ~300 donors.
• Move prospects toward solicitation and close ~20–30 new/renewed gifts of $10,000+ annually.
• Oversee the annual giving pipeline and collaborate with other gift officers on strategies.
• Promote Term Fellowship giving opportunities to GSD prospects.
• Identify and qualify annual giving prospects to build a robust pipeline.
• Conduct ~125 one-on-one visits (in-person, Zoom, phone).
• Collaborate with the Assistant Director of the Annual Fund on calendar, targets, and engagement strategy.
• Coordinate with university partners to share intelligence and align engagement efforts.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Donor management

Travel willingness

CRM software

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Salesforce

Advance CRM

Jobbeschreibung

Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, seeks a Leadership Giving Officer to manage a portfolio of about 300 annual leadership donors and prospects, with 125–175 active contacts. You will develop data-informed, multi-channel strategies to secure $10,000+ commitments and build a sustainable leadership giving pipeline.

Based in Cambridge, MA, this full-time, exempt role is hybrid, with one to two days per week in the office.