National Major Gifts Lead for Engineering & Innovation

National Academy of Sciences; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 88,450 - 121,620; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays and personal leave

Transportation subsidies

Education assistance

Job summary

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) seeks an Associate Director to advance major gifts and donor engagement for a $100M Campaign. The role focuses on cultivating and soliciting gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations, while stewarding long-term relationships and collaborating across development, membership, and program teams.

Hybrid work environment with significant travel to engage donors; the candidate should be strategic, relationship-driven,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of fundraising or development experience with gifts at the $50,000 level or higher.
• Experience managing a national portfolio including executives.
• Proven track record designing cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel and work occasional evenings or weekends.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of major and leadership gift prospects; cultivate, solicit, steward gifts.
• Build long-term relationships with NAE members and external partners.
• Collaborate with directors to set fundraising goals and curate donor experiences and events.
• Travel locally and nationally to meet donors and partners.
• Draft proposals, concept notes, and stewardship reports with clarity and rigor.
• Align fundraising opportunities with programmatic priorities.
• Develop cross-cutting fundraising strategies with colleagues across development and membership.
• Support governance meetings with donor analyses and presentations.

Skills

Major gifts

Donor engagement

Proposal writing

CRM RENXT

Portfolio management

Travel flexibility

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

RENXT CRM

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Job description

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) seeks an Associate Director to advance major gifts and donor engagement for a $100M Campaign. The role focuses on cultivating and soliciting gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations, while stewarding long-term relationships and collaborating across development, membership, and program teams.

Hybrid work environment with significant travel to engage donors; the candidate should be strategic, relationship-driven,