Major Gift Officer

Skidmore College; Town of Texas, City of Saratoga Springs (WI, NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading college seeks a Major Gift Officer to cultivate donor relationships and solicit significant gifts. The role requires strategic planning, collaboration with various stakeholders, and effective communication skills. Applicants should have experience in fundraising and a passion for higher education.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in major gift fundraising or related field.
• Strong interpersonal and volunteer management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term philanthropic relationships with donors.
• Solicit gifts of $50,000 and higher.
• Plan extensive travel to maintain donor relationships.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Public Speaking

Time Management

Decision Making

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Major Gifts the primary responsibilities for the Major Gift Officer (MGO) include developing longterm philanthropic relationships with an assigned group of approximately 120 prospects and donors most of whom are alumni friends and family or parents of current Skidmore students. They also are responsible for the solicitation of gifts with emphasis on those sized $50000 and higher; and recruiting / managing fundraising volunteers.

The MGO will work with their supervisor in consultation with the Research Department to identify new prospects oversee ask amounts for annual and nonannual gifts for their assignments and will be responsible for setting up individual stewardship plans for their donors. These responsibilities entail not only working with the Advancement staff but also with volunteers administrators and faculty across campus.

Primary Job Duties

• Maintain and execute appropriate strategies throughout the donor engagement cycle for each prospect / donor in assigned portfolio.
• Solicit $50000 gifts to achieve or exceed annual goals and assist the Office of Advancement in reaching revenue goal of raising approximately $36M per year.
• Record prospect / donor interaction and strategy in database immediately and effectively. Demonstrate the ability to pull reports and manipulate data.
• Plan and execute extensive travel to build and maintain philanthropic relationships with constituents. Ability to work nights and weekends is a must.
• Conduct effective meetings both inperson and virtually with prospects / donors. Must be comfortable coldcalling prospects.
• Facilitate thoughtful interactions between prospects / donors and key administrators faculty and volunteers.
• Collaborate closely with Skidmore Fund colleagues to manage reunion class prospects appropriately ensuring engagement and solicitation expectations are met.
• Collaborate with fellow Advancement staff especially as their work pertains to prospect management cultivation stewardship and strategy related to major gifts.
• 5% of duties as needed / assigned.

Judgment Discretion and Complexity

Interact with broad array of prospects and donors and assess their capacity and interaction to give. Collaborate with all Advancement departments demonstrating an understanding of their work. Understanding of the Skidmore Fund Gift Planning and building a donor pipeline is critical. Analyze and establish goals and strategize on donor engagement process. Mastery of database management and utilization.

Relationships and Resource Management

Must possess the ability to collaborate with colleagues across campus faculty senior administrators and volunteers. Manage personal travel budget with mindful discretion. Must work effectively with support staff members who share responsibilities with other offices. Able to interact with Alumni Association board members and members of the Board of Trustees.

Qualifications and Competencies

Experience : Requires three to five years of experience in major gift fundraising or related field.

• A combination of major gift annual fund capital and planned giving experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and volunteer management skills.
• Excellent public speaking writing time management judgment and decision making and strong computer skills.
• This position requires a professional whose background is characterized by initiative leadership creative energy refined organizational skills and proven experience as a fundraiser.
• Works well with varied constituents including alumni parents friends senior leadership and staff.
• TheMGO must appreciate the important traditions of higher education and be able to articulate the mission and needs of the College. They must be able to make independent decisions manage projects work productively with colleagues and independentminded volunteers and inspire confidence among associates.
• Discretion and ability to maintain confidence and confidential material is a must.

Work is conducted in an office setting on campus and via travel to / from regional territories. Travel 50% of the time and conduct virtual visits.

Pay range : $65000 $85000

Required documents needed to apply :

• Online application
• Resume
• List of Three References

EEO STATEMENT

Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus community and as an Equal Opportunity Employer does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race color creed religion gender age national or ethnic origin physical or mental disability military or veteran status marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information predisposition or carrier status domestic violence victim status familial status dating violence or stalking or any other category protected by applicable federal state or local laws.

Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable background check result.

CREATIVE THOUGHT MATTERS.

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 65000 - 85000

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Major Gift Officer • Saratoga Springs, Texas, USA