Senior Principal, Principal Gifts- Remote

American Cancer Society, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Remoto; USD 190.000 - 225.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Retirement benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

The American Cancer Society, Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal, Principal Gifts to lead high‑net‑worth fundraising across a remote, national footprint.

You will identify, cultivate and solicit gifts of $5M+ with executives, volunteers and staff to advance our mission to end cancer as we know it. This senior role emphasizes strategic portfolio management, collaboration with leadership, and development of cases for support and donor materials, leveraging Salesforce and other tools to track

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred.
• CFRE certification preferred.
• 10+ years of professional fundraising experience.
• Proven track record closing 7- and 8-figure gifts.

Mansioni

• Manage a portfolio of 15–20 high-net-worth individuals and foundations for $5M+ gifts.
• Partner with ACS leadership to align on mission priorities and donor engagement strategies.
• Develop principal gifts materials, cases for support, funding proposals, and stewardship strategies.
• Engage senior leadership and volunteers to strengthen donor relationships and solicit transformational gifts.
• Utilize donor management systems (e.g., Salesforce) to track, measure, and analyze performance against KPIs.

Conoscenze

Major gifts

Donor relations

Strategic portfolio management

Communication

Networking

Influence without authority

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

CFRE

Strumenti

Salesforce

CRM systems

Project management tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Principal, Principal Gifts- Remote

Location Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Houston, Texas; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California
Position Type Full time

At the American Cancer Society, we'reworking to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.Our employees and 1.3 million volunteersare raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

The Senior Principal, Principal Gifts serves as a senior fundraiser with a focus on securing gifts at the $5M+ level. This position aligns organizational strengths and donor passions in ways that ignite transformational philanthropy, helping donors achieve their philanthropic goals while advancing the ACS vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Designed to be entrepreneurial and collaborative, this role works with leadership, volunteers, and staff across the organization to create and implement personalized donor strategies that lead to long‑term partnerships and deep impact investment.Senior Principals engage with ACS Inc. and ACS CAN board members, members of the ACS Executive Team and other ACS mission staff and are expected to work with these high‑level stakeholders to identify new macro‑level prospects, deepen donor engagement and facilitate successful macro‑level solicitations. In addition, Senior Principals work with assigned department leaders to develop, expand, and refine cases for support, supporting materials and strategy documents for use by the Principal and Foundation Relations Teams, as well as by other fundraisers in the field. Finally, all Senior Principals are expected to understand and execute upon all phases of the ACS All in Against Cancer Campaign and special initiatives as requested by the CEO, CDO and other ACS senior leaders.

**This is a Remote role based anywhere in the United States**

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Strategic Portfolio Management and Fundraising(60%) Manage a portfolio of15-20high-net-worthindividuals and private foundations,andselect corporationstoqualify,cultivate,solicit, close, and steward principalgiftsof$5M+.
• Enterprise Alignment and Collaboration(20%) Partner across ACS leadership and enterprise teams to stay aligned on mission priorities and emerging opportunities. Translate organizational strategy into compelling, donor-centered engagement and solicitation strategies.
• Resource Development (5%) Assist in the development of principalgiving materials andresources,including cases for support, funding proposals, and stewardshipstrategiesthat elevate consistency, clarity, and impact of donor engagement.
• ExecutiveEngagement (5%) Engage senior leadership, national boardmembersand key volunteers to strengthen donor relationships and supportcultivation,solicitationand stewardship of transformational gifts.
• Strategy & Metrics : (10%) Utilize donor management systems (e.g.Salesforce) to track, measure, and analyze performance against KPIs.

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Degree Required:Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred Degree:Master's Degree
• Certificate(s) or License(s):Preferred CFRE
• Years of experience:Atleast10 years of professional fundraising experience, with a proventrack recordin successfully closing7 and 8-figure gifts.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:

• Demonstrated success inbuildingadonor pipelineandsecuring major or principal gifts ($1M - $10M+)
• Exceptional ability to build and sustain high-trust relationships with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family foundations, and institutional partners
• Experience curating personalized cultivation and stewardship strategies for principal giving donors
• Provenexperience workingin highly matrixed environments, with the ability toinfluence acrossteams, functions, and senior leadership withoutdirect authority.
• Exceptionalwritten and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft high-impact proposals, briefings, and donor narratives.
• Excellent interpersonalskillsdiscretion and professionalism with the ability to manage sensitive relationships and confidential information.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and, at times, project management tools.
• Actively seeks opportunities to learn anddemonstratesknowledge of relevant landscapes (social, political, fundraising, etc.) with an ability to apply to this work.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel, including evening and weekend workrequired

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work setting is in typicalofficeand/or home-basedoffice.

The starting rate is $190,000 to $225,000. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

• ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills.
• Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits.

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