Major Gifts Portfolio Manager

National Museum of Wildlife Art; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 61,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Museum of the Rockies (Montana State University) in Bozeman, MT seeks a Major Gifts Program Manager to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors able to contribute $10,000 or more. The role reports to the Director of Development and Membership and is full-time and exempt with a $72,000/year salary.

Responsibilities include managing a 70–100 donor portfolio using moves management, crafting personalized donor strategies, and coordinating meetings with museum leadership and trustees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Experience securing major gifts ($10,000+) from a donor portfolio or private-sector customers.
• Knowledge of moves management and moving donors through identification, qualification, cultivation, stewardship and solicitation.
• Experience using donor/customer management software for tracking and reporting.
• Ability to compose/edit business correspondence with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift donors ($10,000+).
• Manage a portfolio of 70–100 prospects.
• Use moves management to move donors through pipeline stages.
• Log donor interactions in the CRM and generate proposals.
• Coordinate meetings with museum leadership and Trustees; support events.
• Occasional regional travel and evening/weekend availability.

Skills

Major gifts experience

Moves management

CRM software

Donor cultivation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Museum of the Rockies (Montana State University) in Bozeman, MT seeks a Major Gifts Program Manager to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors able to contribute $10,000 or more. The role reports to the Director of Development and Membership and is full-time and exempt with a $72,000/year salary.

Responsibilities include managing a 70–100 donor portfolio using moves management, crafting personalized donor strategies, and coordinating meetings with museum leadership and trustees.