West Coast Director of Major Gifts & Development

American Farmland Trust; Sacramento (CA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

American Farmland Trust seeks a Director of Development (DoD-West) for the West Coast, focusing on California. The DoD-West will oversee a comprehensive development program, secure major gifts, and collaborate with national teams to meet revenue goals.

Significant travel is required to cultivate donors and prospects. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial with frontline relationship-building skills, able to articulate AFT’s mission and secure major gifts and pledges.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of major gift fundraising experience with success closing major gifts.
• Experience in planning and executing campaigns, events, and donor stewardship.
• Proficiency in Raiser's Edge and Microsoft Office.

Aufgaben

• Lead the major gifts plan with the development team.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major gift prospects.
• Plan and execute donor events and fundraising activities.
• Prepare tailored proposals, reports and donor communications.
• Travel regionally and nationally to meet donors and prospects.

Kenntnisse

Major gift fundraising

Donor cultivation

Proposal writing

Event planning

Moves management

Prospect research

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

American Farmland Trust seeks a Director of Development (DoD-West) for the West Coast, focusing on California. The DoD-West will oversee a comprehensive development program, secure major gifts, and collaborate with national teams to meet revenue goals.

Significant travel is required to cultivate donors and prospects. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial with frontline relationship-building skills, able to articulate AFT’s mission and secure major gifts and pledges.