Major Gifts & Donor Engagement Officer

Instituto

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 75,000 - 125,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Reproductive Freedom for All is seeking a Major Gifts Officer on the West Coast (San Francisco Bay Area preferred) to build and grow relationships with high-capacity donors, advancing reproductive freedom through philanthropic and political giving opportunities. You will manage a portfolio of 100–125 donors, collaborating with senior leadership to secure five- and six-figure gifts.

You will solicit major gifts, develop tailored engagement plans, and support planned giving conversations while

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of professional fundraising experience, including major gifts and planned giving.
  • Proven success cultivating and stewarding high-capacity donors and building long-term relationships.
  • Experience engaging donors around planned or legacy giving opportunities.
  • Experience with political fundraising, advocacy fundraising, or movement-based fundraising preferred.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, tailoring messaging for diverse donor audiences.
  • Experience collaborating with executive leaders, board members, and high-profile stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills with attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and travel ~25%.
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion in philanthropy.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and grow a portfolio of approximately 100-125 major donors capable of five- and six-figure investments.
  • Develop and implement cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and upgrade strategies.
  • Personally solicit major gifts and partner with senior leadership and board members on strategy.
  • Identify, cultivate, and steward donors interested in philanthropic and political giving.
  • Support planned giving conversations and legacy opportunities.
  • Identify and engage new donor prospects through prospect development and mapping.
  • Collaborate with Development, Political, Communications, and Executive teams to align priorities.
  • Craft compelling donor communications and coordinate proposals and impact reports.
  • Support donor stewardship through salons and events.
  • Maintain accurate donor records, notes, and pipeline tracking.
  • Represent the organization at donor meetings, events, and fundraising opportunities.
  • Travel regularly to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, including with executive leadership.

Skills

Donor relationship management
Planned giving
Political fundraising
Strategic communication
Cross-functional collaboration
Executive & board partnership
Portfolio & pipeline management
Diversity, equity, inclusion mindset
Emotional & relational intelligence
Adaptability & initiative

Tools

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Trakstar

Job description

Reproductive Freedom for All is seeking a Major Gifts Officer on the West Coast (San Francisco Bay Area preferred) to build and grow relationships with high-capacity donors, advancing reproductive freedom through philanthropic and political giving opportunities. You will manage a portfolio of 100–125 donors, collaborating with senior leadership to secure five- and six-figure gifts.

You will solicit major gifts, develop tailored engagement plans, and support planned giving conversations while

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