Senior Major Gifts Manager

About the role:

Reporting to the Director of Major Gifts, the Senior Major Gifts Manager is responsible for creating and implementing strategies to retain existing major gift donors, upgrade their giving, and bringing in new prospects to Indivisible.

To be successful in this role, the Senior Major Gifts Manager is expected to be proactive, a strong writer, communicate effectively and have strong collaborative skills, and have a sharp eye for detail. They should have a keen interest in helping to resource the Indivisible movement. The main duties of this position include being responsible for renewals for a segment of donors, organizing events, writing pitches for our work, leading major gifts projects and campaigns, pitching in on our major gifts prospecting strategy, and supporting cross-team efforts like our acknowledgement process and annual report.

We are hiring for this position immediately. This position is full-time, with a salary range starting at $77,900 per year, commensurate with experience. To uphold organizational parity and pay equity, we use a non-negotiable salary system that takes into consideration the entire breadth of a candidate’s experience, employment, and education to arrive at their final starting base salary. In addition, Indivisible provides a robust benefits package including full medical/dental/vision/life coverage, a professional development stipend, and an employer-matched 401(k) plan.

To be considered, please submit your cover letter and resume.

Notes:

• Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.
• This position is based in Washington, D.C. While the majority of work will be conducted remotely, frequent in-person office visits to the DC office will be a recurring requirement.

What you'll do:

Major Gift Renewals & Stewardship - 40%

• Responsible for securing renewals and upgrades from a segment of our portfolio of major donors
• Develop and implement personalized cultivation and stewardship strategies for the segment of donors in your portfolio, including regular meetings, communication, events, and other engagement activities throughout the year.
• Manage the co-executive directors' workblocks, ensuring their time is well managed and the development team's asks are clear and well prepared; manage up to the Executive Team of Indivisible to support them in building their relationships with some donors in your portfolio

Pitch and Strategy Development - 25%

• Leading the development of 3-5 major gifts projects/events over the year. This may include owning a campaign on a major scope of work for Indivisible, strategizing and owning aspects of donor-facing events, leading travel and event planning in target markets, or new initiatives that this position develops
• Write concise, persuasive pitches about Indivisible’s work, including in rapid response moments
• Lead writing and submission of grant reports, proposals, and other required written materials for a segment of major donors

Prospecting and Cultivation - 15%

• Support major gifts prospecting work in collaboration with the internal team and our external consultants to identify, research, qualify, and help Indivisible’s leadership build relationships with new major gift donors and current donors who have capacity to upgrade their gifts
• Implement donor cultivation and engagement plans to develop personalized tactics to secure new gifts and upgrades of our top prospects
• Strengthen our relationship with donor advisors and donor communities we know, including by managing up to the leadership of Indivisible to ensure they are in frequent communication and preparing outreach for them to send
• Help to identify new donor advisors and donor communities, and create strategies for building connections

Gift Processing and Data Management - 15%

• Lead and innovate on gift processing, including tracking checks, wires, and online contributions; lead on drafting and sending major gifts acknowledgements; and working closely with Finance staff to ensure compliance
• Prioritize