Senior Major Gifts & Legacy Philanthropy Officer

Paycom; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Opera seeks a development professional to manage a leadership donor portfolio and drive annual and legacy gifts in San Francisco. You will craft strategies, coordinate with staff and volunteers, and forecast gift activity to achieve revenue goals.

In partnership with the Director of Philanthropy, you will lead the Bel Canto Legacy Program, coordinate communications and events, and ensure donor stewardship with discretion and integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum five years in development with major gifts success.
• Proven ability to manage 90+ donors and close gifts.

Responsibilities

• Develops fundraising strategies for 75–100 accounts with annual and legacy gifts.
• Maintains gift forecasts for each donor.
• Match donor capacity with Opera programs for multi-year gifts.
• Collaborate with staff and volunteers to identify new prospects.
• Provide donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Partner with leadership to meet departmental objectives.
• Meet portfolio revenue goals.
• Oversee Bel Canto Legacy Program activities and team.

Skills

Major gifts

Donor cultivation

Portfolio management

Donor solicitation

Forecasting

Communication skills

Event coordination

Nonprofit fundraising

Strategic planning

Database management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Tessitura

Job description

Opera seeks a development professional to manage a leadership donor portfolio and drive annual and legacy gifts in San Francisco. You will craft strategies, coordinate with staff and volunteers, and forecast gift activity to achieve revenue goals.

In partnership with the Director of Philanthropy, you will lead the Bel Canto Legacy Program, coordinate communications and events, and ensure donor stewardship with discretion and integrity.