[Hiring] Philanthropy Gift Officer @MAP International

Role Description

The Philanthropy Gift Officer (PGO) is responsible for strategically stewarding, cultivating, retaining, and growing a portfolio of rising, major, and signature donor relationships. This role connects donor passions and philanthropic goals with MAP's mission, delivering meaningful engagement opportunities that inspire generosity and deepen commitment.

With a focus on individual revenue and expense goals tied to the assigned portfolio, the PGO will manage a portfolio of rising to signature donors (cumulative gifts of $5,000+), ensuring high retention, increased giving, and enhanced donor involvement. By providing personalized engagement, thoughtful stewardship, and compelling investment opportunities for impact, the PGO plays a vital role in advancing MAP's mission and enabling donors to fulfill their vision for global health.

• Manage a portfolio of assigned donors ($5,000+ cumulative gifts annually), ensuring high retention, increased giving, and deeper engagement.
• Cultivate, steward, and grow relationships with approximately 90–150 rising, major, and signature donors, including individuals, family foundations, and organizations.
• Develop and implement personalized engagement strategies that align donor passions with MAP International's mission and priorities.
• Gather and share accurate, compelling proposals followed by impact stories and data to demonstrate how contributions are used and the difference they make locally and globally.
• Represent MAP at select high-level donor engagements, events, and gatherings to deepen relationships with rising, major, and signature donors.
• Advance prospecting efforts to identify and research new high-capacity individuals, family foundations, and organizations, building a robust pipeline through strategic outreach and early cultivation activities.
• Maintain daily communication with portfolio donors via phone, email, and mail to steward them for gifts, communicate impact, invite them to events, and share urgent needs.
• Develop relationships with donors to understand their passions while clearly communicating MAP's mission and ongoing work.
• Conduct regular in-person visits and virtual meetings with donors and partners, ensuring timely follow-up and meaningful connection.
• Partner with internal teams to coordinate messaging, donor materials, and stewardship efforts for consistency and excellence.
• Maintain MAP's CRM system (Agilon ONE), capturing donor interactions and communications to support reporting.
• Follow moves management plans for each donor consistently and on time to ensure retention and growth.
• Actively participate as a member of the Philanthropy team within Global Giving (Philanthropy, Direct Response, Marketing).

Qualifications

• Ability to qualify donors from the larger pool of organizational donors meeting rising, major, and signature gift criteria.
• Ability to create reasonable financial goals based on donor capacity and giving history.
• Ability to develop individualized contact and solicitation plans based on donor interests, motivations, and preferences.
• Ability to retain and upgrade donors.
• Ability to solicit gifts across giving levels:
  • Rising: $5,000–$9,999
  • Major: $10,000–$99,999
  • Signature: $100,000+
• Ability to develop effective investment opportunity proposals.
• Ability to communicate accurate and compelling impact reporting to donors.
• Ability to manage processes, deadlines, and budgets while following organizational policies.
• Ability to maintain a positive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong team orientation aligned to organizational mission, goals, and values.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills within a relationship-driven fundraising model.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience requiring strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of international relief, global health, or nonprofit operations.
• Moderate to advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with donor databases (Agilon, Salesforce, Raiser's Edge, or similar) required.
• Minimum of 3 years of successful fundraising experience with individuals, foundations, churches, or organizations.
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding fundraising targets.
• Experience in international NGO or relief sector preferred.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal and listening skills.
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude and accountability.
• Team player with a service-oriented mindset.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Confident, innovative, and high-energy self-starter.
• Strong administrative and organizational capabilities.
• Moderate to advanced CRM and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Ability to travel up to 45%.
• Ability to inspire and motivate donors, colleagues, and volunteers.
• Proactive, flexible, and professional demeanor.
• Passion for philanthropy and MAP's mission.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, and communicate.
• Must be able to travel.
• Requires close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus for computer work.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently.