Posted 1 month ago
Major Gifts Associate
Company: The Morton Arboretum
Category: Professional Services
Lisle
Type: Full Time
The Morton Arboretum has a Major Gifts Associate position to fill. This position will manage an externally focused portfolio of approximately 150 major and planned giving donors and prospects to generate new planned gift expectancies and secure restricted and unrestricted major gifts. Serve as an advocate for a culture of philanthropy that supports the best interests of the organization as well as the donors.
The expected hiring range for this exempt position is annualized at $66,000 – $77,000 based on experience that will be evaluated during the candidate selection process. This position is also eligible for a competitive benefits package.
Essential Functions:
- Manage a portfolio of approximately 150 planned giving and major giving prospects with gift potential in the $50,000+ giving capacity including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
- Work with the Senior Director of Principal and Major Gifts to set major and planned giving fundraising goals for individual donors in personal portfolio and develop and implement strategy in support of overall giving goals for the Arboretum fundraising program.
- Actively engage the President, Vice President of Development, trustees, senior leadership, colleagues, and other high-level donors/volunteers in the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and prospects.
- In partnership with development colleagues, support a comprehensive giving program that best matches donor capacity and interest with appropriate giving channels and engagement opportunities through major giving and planned giving.
- Working across the organization, identify fundable programs and initiatives to create opportunities for individual prospects.
- Work in close collaboration with prospect research staff and other development colleagues to identify, qualify, and cultivate high-potential prospects in support of the organization’s strategic priorities and campaign goals.
- Consistently track details of donor relationships in the Salesforce database, including all activity and proposals.
