Description
The Manager, Major Giving East will play a meaningful role in supporting the USA Philanthropy East team, handling distinct portfolios of high-net-worth donors and prospects, and collaborating with Officers and leadership to implement strategies for significant donor relationships.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with assigned Officers to execute strategies for high-net-worth individuals, securing critical revenue for the organization.
- Draft correspondence supporting Officer interactions with portfolio donors, including letters and contact reports.
- Manage payments for bank transactions, ensuring compliance with IRC and donor policies.
- Assist in creating materials, agendas, and briefings for external meetings and internal strategy sessions.
- Supervise and manage expectations and objectives for each donor and prospect within the portfolio.
- Liaise between donors or prospects and field staff, ensuring clear and strategic communication.
- Collaborate with other teams to oversee the entire donor cycle for Major Giving East.
- Update the donor database (Salesforce) to maintain portfolio assignments and manage donor communications.
- Manage information flows between donors, prospects, program staff, and Officers.
- Supervise internal drafting and approval processes for proposals, reports, and budgets.
- Assist with administrative tasks, including calendar management.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues and IRC program/support staff globally.
Requirements:
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in development, fundraising, non-profit, marketing, or sales.
- Strong interpersonal, oral, written, and presentation skills.
- Experience with relevant technologies and tools, including Salesforce.
- Ability to meet deadlines, multitask, prioritize duties, and handle time effectively.
- Understanding of written communications in building and maintaining individual and institutional relationships.
- Ability to identify, build, and implement processes to support effective donor relationships.
- Strong ability to establish and maintain lasting professional relationships.
- Highly computer literate, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to respond quickly to changes in short-term work priorities.
- Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
- Dedication to fundraising for international development, humanitarian, human rights, social justice, and US immigrant communities.
- Understanding of the US fundraising marketplace.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary ($67,000-$75,000/yr)
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, 403(b) retirement savings plan, disability and life insurance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 10 paid sick leave, 10 U.S. holidays, 20-25 paid time off based on role and tenure