Major Gifts & Legacy Giving Steward

Feeding America; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical, dental, &"

Vision insurance

403(b) retirement with employer match

Generous PTO & holidays

End-of-year time off

Job summary

Food Lifeline is seeking a relationship-driven Major Gifts & Legacy Giving Officer to inspire philanthropic investment in our mission to feed people experiencing hunger today while working to end hunger for tomorrow.

This hybrid role manages a portfolio of 100–150 donors/foundations, aims for approx. $2M in annual gifts, and works across departments to connect donors with impact. Ideal candidates excel in relationship building, strategic moves management, and donor stewardship.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5 years of experience in fundraising, philanthropy, donor engagement, relationship management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding significant gifts; five- or six-figure commitments preferred.
• Experience managing a portfolio of donors or high-touch external relationships.
• Familiarity with major gift fundraising and moves management practices.
• Familiarity with planned or legacy giving concepts.
• Experience working with CRM or donor databases such as Raiser's Edge or Blackbaud.
• Ability to use fundraising data and pipeline information to prioritize activity and evaluate results.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Experience in hunger relief or mission-driven organizations welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 100-150 individual donors, family foundations, and prospective donors.
• Develop and execute individualized strategies to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, steward, and renew major gifts.
• Build authentic relationships with donors by understanding their interests and connecting them with Food Lifeline's mission.
• Secure five- and six-figure gifts, multi-year commitments, and leadership-level investments toward an annual revenue goal of about $2 million.
• Identify and qualify new major gift prospects and create strategies for deeper engagement.
• Provide thoughtful stewardship demonstrating impact and strengthen long-term relationships.
• Maintain timely donor engagement through in-person and virtual meetings, events, and personalized outreach.
• Manage and grow the legacy giving program with planned giving strategies.

Skills

Relationship building

Donor engagement

Portfolio management

CRM proficiency

Data-driven fundraising

Collaboration

Communication

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Blackbaud

Word

Excel

Job description

Food Lifeline is seeking a relationship-driven Major Gifts & Legacy Giving Officer to inspire philanthropic investment in our mission to feed people experiencing hunger today while working to end hunger for tomorrow.

This hybrid role manages a portfolio of 100–150 donors/foundations, aims for approx. $2M in annual gifts, and works across departments to connect donors with impact. Ideal candidates excel in relationship building, strategic moves management, and donor stewardship.