Major Gifts & Donor Relations Advisor (On-Site)

Naples Botanical Garden, Inc.; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan with matching

Long -Short Term Disability

PTO

Paid Holidays

Garden Perks

Job summary

Naples Botanical Garden is seeking a Philanthropy Advisor to manage a donor portfolio and drive major gifts and sponsorships. The role requires on-site attendance and collaboration across teams to secure support for annual priorities, initiatives, and endowments.

The ideal candidate will cultivate relationships with individuals and corporations, plan strategic solicitations, and ensure timely documentation of donor activity. Evening/weekend events are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Two+ years in development with major gifts experience.
• Experience creating corporate sponsorship and donor cultivation strategies.
• Experience executing corporate sponsorship programs.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends for events.
• Proficiency with CRM systems, Raiser's Edge NXT preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned portfolio of approximately 115–130 donors and prospects.
• Identify and qualify new donors through visits, referrals, and events.
• Develop cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans.
• Coordinate with program staff to align donor interests with Garden priorities.
• Document donor activity and next steps in Raiser's Edge NXT.
• Represent Naples Botanical Garden professionally in the community.
• Attend donor events and record activity in the CRM.

Skills

Major gifts fundraising

Donor cultivation

Portfolio management

Public speaking

Communication skills

Relationship building

English fluency

Event coordination

Discovery visits

Research abilities

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Raiser’s Edge NXT

MS Office

Job description

Naples Botanical Garden is seeking a Philanthropy Advisor to manage a donor portfolio and drive major gifts and sponsorships. The role requires on-site attendance and collaboration across teams to secure support for annual priorities, initiatives, and endowments.

The ideal candidate will cultivate relationships with individuals and corporations, plan strategic solicitations, and ensure timely documentation of donor activity. Evening/weekend events are required.