Senior Major Gifts Officer

Sibley Memorial Hospital; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibley Memorial Hospital seeks a senior fundraising professional to lead donor development across annual, major, and planned giving programs. You will cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts while partnering with clinicians, leaders, and volunteers to advance philanthropic priorities.

The role involves managing a portfolio of high-level donors, executing strategic personalized solicitation plans, and representing the Foundation at internal and external events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in fundraising.
• Knowledge of donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, grateful patient fundraising, and principal giving.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clinical leadership, faculty, and donors.
• Oversee major gift prospects focusing on gifts of $50,000 to $1,000,000+.
• Conduct at least 100 in-person prospect and donor visits per fiscal year.
• Collaborate with leadership, physicians, and staff to solicit and steward donors.
• Develop donor strategies aligned with funding priorities.
• Secure six- and seven-figure major gifts through cultivation and direct solicitations.
• Foster relationships with institutional partners to enable major gifts.
• Represent the Foundation at events and meetings as required.
• Record donor interactions and solicitations in the CRM promptly.
• Participate in special projects as needed.

Skills

Donor cultivation

Major gifts fundraising

Prospect research

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Sibley Memorial Hospital seeks a senior fundraising professional to lead donor development across annual, major, and planned giving programs. You will cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts while partnering with clinicians, leaders, and volunteers to advance philanthropic priorities.

The role involves managing a portfolio of high-level donors, executing strategic personalized solicitation plans, and representing the Foundation at internal and external events.