Major Gifts Director, West

Momentumunlimited; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental plans

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Momentumunlimited is seeking a Senior Major Gifts Director, West, reporting to the Global Director of Development. You will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major and principal gifts—$100,000 and above—with a portfolio of donors and lay leaders, advancing Momentum’s fundraising priorities.

This role collaborates across teams, travels domestically and internationally for donor engagement, and uses Salesforce to track activity and reporting.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of proven fundraising or related experience.
• Experience identifying, cultivating, and soliciting five-, six-, and seven-figure gifts from individual donors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong donor relationships.
• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent.
• Experience with Salesforce or development databases is a plus.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally for donor engagement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of major and principal donors and tailor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Identify and cultivate new donors to expand major gift prospects.
• Meet quarterly and annual fundraising targets including retention and upgrades.
• Travel domestically and internationally for donor engagement at events and trips.
• Collaborate with board members and lay leaders to research and prepare fundraising materials.
• Partner with Foundation Strategy & Engagement Director to identify foundation prospects.
• Maintain donor communications and track activity in Salesforce.
• Develop potential future lay leadership.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Donor relationship management

Communication

Travel willingness

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

July 2026 Location: Remote/US Based, LA preferred

Major Gifts Director, West July 2026 Location: Remote/US Based, LA preferred

MOMENTUM BACKGROUND

Momentum is a global movement unlocking the power of Jewish mothers to lead our Jewish future. Through our powerful alliance of partner organizations around the world, we create transformative trips and experiences in Israel, empower communal leadership through a Jewish lens, and inspire Jewish living and learning with our educational tools and digital resources.

Our mission is to empower Jewish women to change the world through Jewish values that transform themselves, their families, and their communities. Since 2009, Momentum has brought together over 24,000 women from 36 countries, in partnership with 450 partners organizations around the world, and have impacted over 48,000 families.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Global Director of Development, the Senior Development Director is responsible for developing and executing strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major and principal gift donors, with a particular focus on philanthropic investments of $100,000 and above. This role manages a portfolio of current and prospective donors, builds meaningful relationships that inspire long-term philanthropic investment, and expands Momentum's pipeline of major gift supporters. Working collaboratively with development colleagues, lay leaders, and cross-functional teams, the Senior Development Director helps advance organizational fundraising priorities through strategic donor engagement, effective stewardship, and data-informed relationship management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Major Gifts Fundraising & Donor Portfolio Management

• Manage a portfolio of existing major and principal donors ($10,000 and above), including developing and executing individualized strategies for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Identify, cultivate and solicit new donors to expand Momentum’s footprint of major and principal gift prospects, developing and executing individualized strategies for new donor development.
• Deliver on quarterly and annual targets and goals by meeting retention, upgrades and increases, and new acquisition metrics.
• Travel domestically and internationally to utilize cultivation opportunities with donors and lay leaders at events, conferences and our signature trips.
• Collaborate with board members and existing high-level donors/lay leaders to research, prep materials and execute fundraising efforts.
• Partner with the Foundation Strategy & Engagement Director to identify and cultivate foundation prospects.
• Provide regular and ongoing donor communications to support stewardship strategy.
• Identify and develop potential future lay leadership.

Development Operations & Collaboration

• Partner with Development leadership to support overall fundraising strategy and organizational goals.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to align donor strategy, program priorities, and operational execution.
• Ensure accurate records to maintain donor data, track activity, and support reporting needs through Salesforce.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong passion and commitment to Judaism, Jewish community, Jewish continuity, Israel and Momentum’s mission.
• At least 7 years of proven successful fundraising/sales or related experience.
• Significant experience identifying, cultivating, and soliciting five-, six-, and seven-figure gifts from individual donors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong and trusted relationships with donors, board members, lay leaders and staff.
• Results-oriented with desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and adapt and respond to rapidly changing priorities.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent.
• Excellent PC literacy is a plus with preferred competency in all Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Sharepoint).
• Advanced proficiency in development-related aspects of databases, preferably experience with Salesforce.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to occasionally work non-traditional hours based on operational needs in a global environment with staff across multiple time zones.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally to meet with donors and attend events.

BENEFITS

• Generous contributions for medical, vision, and dental plans
• Employer sponsored short-term disability and life insurance,
• Optional Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k with company match
• Generous paid time off including vacation days, sick days, and Jewish and American holidays with extended closures over Sukkot and Passover
• Early closures for Shabbat and Jewish holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Work from Anywhere policy
• Sabbatical program after 7 years of service

This is an exempt position. The salary range is $175,000 - $200,000 annually, depending on relevant experience.

Momentum is a growing organization that recognizes and supports individuals from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.