[Hiring] Director of Major Gifts @Indivisible
Feb 06, 2025 - Indivisible is hiring a remote Director of Major Gifts. 💸 Salary: minimum $100,000 annually. 📍Location: USA.
Role Description
The Director of Major Gifts will lead major gifts fundraising at Indivisible to meet ambitious, multi-million dollar annual targets by:
- Cultivating and stewarding existing major donors
- Building a pipeline and moves management strategy for solicitations
- Ensuring high rates of renewals
- Prospecting new donors
As a member of the department’s leadership team, the Director will play a critical part in:
- Developing and executing multi-channel fundraising strategies
- Maintaining a strong, inclusive team culture
- Fostering a culture of philanthropy across the organization
The Director will join a high-performing, collaborative, and dedicated Development team of 7, tasked with raising $10+ million annually.
Responsibilities
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Major Gift Fundraising (50%)
- Lead Indivisible’s major gifts fundraising strategy to cultivate, steward, and grow our portfolio of 200+ donors.
- Build strong relationships with and lead stewardship for existing major gift donors.
- Design & implement tailored cultivation and stewardship plans for major donors.
- Manage donor relationships on behalf of Indivisible’s co-executive Directors and other front-line fundraisers.
- Develop compelling pitches, case statements, and donor-facing communications.
- Organize 3-4 donor-facing events annually.
- Meet aggressive annual goals over $3.5M while maintaining sustainable growth year over year.
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Prospecting (20%)
- Drive creative prospecting tactics to research, qualify, and engage new major donor prospects ($2,500+).
- Manage wealth research platforms.
- Engage the Board, senior leadership, partner organizations, and other stakeholders to facilitate introductions to new prospects.
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Strategy (15%)
- Help develop annual revenue goals; prepare regular reports to the Executive Team and Board on performance.
- Ensure major gifts fundraising is aligned with Indivisible’s fundraising philosophy.
- Track successes and challenges of the major gifts program and make recommendations for improving its effectiveness.
- Prioritize knowledge management, ensuring all major donor data is properly stored and maintained in Salesforce.
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Team Leadership (10%)
- Manage two direct reports on the Major Gifts team.
- Responsible for personnel processes and decisions within the team.
- Support the development department to continue to build a strong, inclusive team culture.
- Contribute to a positive organizational culture.
- Collaborate effectively across departments within the organization.
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Other (5%)
- Coordinate closely with the digital team to track, qualify, and upgrade mid-level donors.
- Occasional travel for in-person meetings as needed.
- Lead one-off fundraising projects related to major donors.
Qualifications
- At least 7 years of relevant professional experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in major gifts fundraising, donor relations, or related roles.
- Experience working with donors in democracy reform, grassroots organizing, civic leadership, and/or progressive political spaces.
- Superior writing skills for producing compelling donor-facing materials.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organization, project management, and collaboration skills.
- Previous experience managing a diverse team.
- Cultural humility and ability to build strong relationships across lines of difference.
- Fluency in donor management systems and fundraising software.
- Alignment on the core values and strategy of Indivisible.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working within organizations that have a 501(c)(4), a PAC, and a 501(c)3 strongly preferred.
- At least 1 cycle of campaign experience in a finance or organizing role strongly preferred.
Requirements
- To be considered, please submit your cover letter and resume by February 21, 2025.
- Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Company Description
Indivisible is a progressive grassroots organization that began in the aftermath of Trump’s election. We’re working to build a democracy that reflects a broad, multiracial “we the people,” one that works for all of us and is sustained by all of us.
We’re deeply committed to equity and building a diverse and inclusive organization.
Indivisible Project is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Salary
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minimum $100,000 annually
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Remote
Location
USA
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Feb 06, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
