Senior Major Gifts Officer

Catholic Recruiter Associates; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advancement Foundation, Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth seeks a visionary Vice President – Major Gifts to lead a strategic portfolio, cultivate high-capacity donors, and advance mission-driven initiatives with the Bishop and diocesan leadership.

You will identify new prospects, tailor donor strategies, manage campaigns, and provide stewardship and impact reporting, while traveling across the Diocese and engaging parishes, schools, and ministries.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in major gifts or fundraising with proven donor commitments.
• Proven ability to build relationships with high-capacity donors and senior leaders.
• Experience with major gifts, capital campaigns, or planned giving preferred.
• Excellent communication, listening, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Bilingual proficiency and CFRE preferred; alignment with Catholic mission.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of major donors and prospects.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward significant and transformational gifts.
• Identify and qualify new major-gift prospects throughout the Diocese.
• Develop personalized donor strategies aligned with donor interests and diocesan priorities.
• Partner with the Bishop and diocesan leaders on key donor relationships and solicitations.
• Advance planned and legacy giving opportunities.
• Support capital campaigns and priority fundraising initiatives.
• Connect donors with parishes, schools, seminarian formation, ministries, outreach, and other areas of Catholic mission.
• Provide meaningful stewardship, impact reporting, and donor recognition.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, forecasts, and portfolio activity.
• Meet established goals for donor engagement, solicitations, commitments, and revenue.

Skills

Donor relations

Major gifts

Fundraising

Relationship management

Communication

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

CFRE certification

Tools

CRM software

Job description

ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION, CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH

The Vice President – Major Gifts is a senior member of the Advancement team responsible for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors in support of the mission and ministries of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer and working closely with the Bishop, diocesan leadership, pastors, schools, and ministries, this role builds trusted, faith-centered relationships with individuals and families capable of making significant and transformational gifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of major donors and prospects.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward significant and transformational gifts.
• Identify and qualify new major-gift prospects throughout the Diocese.
• Develop personalized donor strategies aligned with donor interests and diocesan priorities.
• Partner with the Bishop and diocesan leaders on key donor relationships and solicitations.
• Advance planned and legacy giving opportunities.
• Support capital campaigns and priority fundraising initiatives.
• Connect donors with parishes, schools, seminarian formation, ministries, outreach, and other areas of Catholic mission.
• Provide meaningful stewardship, impact reporting, and donor recognition.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, forecasts, and portfolio activity.
• Meet established goals for donor engagement, solicitations, commitments, and revenue.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in major gifts, fundraising, advancement, relationship management, or sophisticated sales preferred.
• Demonstrated success building relationships and securing significant financial commitments.
• Experience with major gifts, capital campaigns, planned giving, or donor stewardship strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication, listening, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence engaging high-capacity donors and senior leaders.
• High integrity, discretion, emotional intelligence, initiative, and accountability.
• CFRE, bilingual proficiency, and experience in Catholic, faith-based, nonprofit, higher education, or healthcare environments are preferred.
• Deep commitment to the mission, teachings, and values of the Catholic Church.

Success in the Role

Success will be measured by major gifts secured, donor relationships strengthened, new prospects developed, planned gifts cultivated, campaigns advanced, and strong stewardship of

Travel & Schedule

Regular travel throughout the Diocese and occasional evening and weekend availability are