Major Gift Officer

Status: Full time

Hours: 40 hours/week

Company Sponsored Time: We are piloting a 4-day, 32-hour work week, and YWCA will provide this role 8 hours of Company Sponsored Time for you to use on Fridays to maintain work-life balance while maintaining pay at 40 hours a week.

Pay Range: $40.87/hr to $47.12/hr

Benefits: Visit our Benefits and Perks Tab by Clicking Here

Mission:

We’ve identified the day-to-day responsibilities linked to each position. In addition to the position specific responsibilities provided below, each YWCA Clark County employee must share responsibility for upholding and modeling the organization’s core value on a daily basis.

• Assure that participants, staff, volunteers and community partners are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender or socioeconomic background.
• Gain approval for, track, and engage in activities that meet the organization’s 1% for Social Change requirement.
• Think through the lens of racial equity and its intersections with poverty. Use the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in all daily tasks
• Incorporate the YWCA’s commitment to social justice by understanding how racism, sexism, classism and other oppressions intersect and are embedded in institutions. Seek opportunities for continued learning about racial, gender and class equity.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of 150 major donors
• Develop customized cultivation and stewardship plans to deepen donor relationships and increase giving.
• Conduct one-on-one donor visits, solicitations, and stewardship meetings to engage high-net-worth individuals and family foundations.
• Utilize a moves management approach to identify, qualify, and solicit new donors while upgrading existing donors.
• Craft impact-driven proposals, presentations, and reports to effectively communicate fundraising opportunities.
• Develop donor engagement strategies that align with YWCA’s mission and commitment to racial and gender equity.
• Work with the Chief Executive Officer to set and achieve annual revenue goals, contributing to YWCA’s overall fundraising strategy.
• Develop multi-year giving strategies to secure long-term donor commitments.
• Partner with the Communications teams to align major donor messaging, outreach, and impact storytelling.
• Identify opportunities to expand the major gifts pipeline, including planned giving and endowment contributions.
• Partner with program and leadership staff to connect donor interests with funding priorities.
• Ensure the accurate tracking and reporting of donor interactions using Raiser’s Edge.
• Participate in key YWCA fundraising events and donor engagement activities.
• Prepare regular reports on portfolio performance, revenue projections, and donor pipeline.
• Attend and be mentally present during all required and scheduled YWCA Clark County meetings.
• On a daily basis, check and respond to voicemails, emails, and other correspondence in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Requirements

There is a strong social justice component to all program positions within YWCA, requiring critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty and other forms of oppression. Knowing the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values.

Related experience: 3-5 years of progressive experience in philanthropic fundraising.

Ability to earn: Proven track record of setting and meeting progressively higher fundraising goals, securing four, five, and six-figure gifts, and utilizing the moves management process.

Ability to influence: Build buzz, excitement, and donor engagement through compelling storytelling and persuasive written and verbal communication.

Ability to work strategically: Handle multiple moving priorities with follow-through and demonstrate unwavering integrity and accountability.

Ability to persevere: Creativity when needed to find the right approach, ability to test and discover new strategies and techniques.

Strong relationship-building skills: Demonstrated success in building and maintaining relationships with high-net-worth donors, corporate partners, and family foundations.

Strong project management skills: Maintain a strategic focus while managing multiple donor engagements, deadlines, goals, and organizational needs.

Strong technological skills: Effectively use various programs to track, communicate, and capitalize on past fundraising successes. Competence with Microsoft Office Suite, database management, and CRM systems (preferably Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge) essential for success.

Demonstrated knowledge of philanthropy best practices: Understanding of donor psychology, fundraising trends, and strategies to grow major gifts and multi-year donor commitments.

Don't meet every single requirement after reading through this post? You may be just the right candidate for the role or future roles, and please know we value lived experience! Studies have shown that due to white supremacy culture, systemically oppressed communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. YWCA Clark County is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.