Major Gifts Officer — Fundraising Leader

MOTE Marine Laboratory; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida is seeking a Philanthropy Officer to secure significant revenue by building dynamic fundraising strategies, engaging and stewarding a portfolio of major donors, and expanding leadership-level giving for the organization.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, you will manage donor portfolios, personally solicit gifts with face-to-face visits, develop proposals with staff, and represent Mote at events to raise visibility and support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of major gift fundraising experience.
• Experience closing gifts of $25,000 and higher.
• Knowledge of moves management and the gift cycle.
• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to build relationships with donors and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned portfolio of donors and prospects, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donor relationships.
• Personally solicit a portfolio through face-to-face visits and prepare personalized materials.
• Identify interests and articulate programmatic aspects of Mote Marine Laboratory to donors.
• Solicit leadership level annual gifts and multi-year pledges.
• Identify, cultivate and solicit planned gifts within the portfolio.
• Develop funding proposals with education, aquarium and research staff.
• Draft and coordinate donor communications and reports.
• Represent Mote at community events to raise visibility and donor opportunities.
• Maintain accurate donor records in the database.
• Enhance the culture of philanthropy at Mote Marine Laboratory.
• Become an expert on Mote and convey it to donors.

Skills

Major gifts

Donor relations

Portfolio management

Face-to-face fundraising

Proposal writing

Moves management

Event representation

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Donor database

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida is seeking a Philanthropy Officer to secure significant revenue by building dynamic fundraising strategies, engaging and stewarding a portfolio of major donors, and expanding leadership-level giving for the organization.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, you will manage donor portfolios, personally solicit gifts with face-to-face visits, develop proposals with staff, and represent Mote at events to raise visibility and support.