Description:
Rosie’s Place was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States. Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment to help poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity, and find security in their lives.
Over the years, we have become much more than a shelter. We are a multi-service community center that not only provides meals and shelter but also creates answers for thousands of women a year through wide-ranging support, housing, and education services. Rosie’s Place relies on the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations and does not accept any city, state or federal funding.
OPPORTUNITY
Rosie’s Place is seeking a Director of Major Gifts to join the Development team. Reporting to the Director of Development, this position offers an exciting opportunity as the organization seeks to expand its philanthropic footprint by growing an already vibrant and sustaining major gift program. The Director of Major Gifts will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to secure major gift donations from individuals including existing Rosie’s Place donors and identifying new prospects both in the database and externally. They will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of 150 individuals. This position will be highly visible within the organization and externally, working to develop compelling gift opportunities and engage prospective and existing donors in our work.
This position will oversee the Major Gifts Officer.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy Development:
- Develop a comprehensive individual major gifts strategy aligned with the organization's mission and goals.
- Identify potential major gift prospects and create personalized cultivation plans for each donor
Donor Cultivation and Engagement:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective major donors. Meet with 10 -15 donors monthly.
- Organize and oversee donor cultivation events, personalized meetings, and engagement activities.
- Prepare and write briefings for supervisor and senior leadership.
- Develop and implement stewardship plans to ensure ongoing engagement and retention of major donors.
Fundraising and Solicitation:
- Collaborate with Director of Development, senior leadership, President/CEO, and board members to engage them in donor cultivation and solicitation activities.
- Create compelling fundraising materials, proposals, and presentations tailored to major gift prospects.
Leadership
- Oversee and provide guidance, mentorship and professional development to Major Gifts Officer
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive work environment promoting teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
Data Management and Reporting:
- Maintain accurate records of donor interactions and manage donor information in the RE/NXT system.
- Generate regular reports to track progress, analyze fundraising metrics, and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies.
Collaboration and Coordination:
- Work closely with the development and leadership teams to integrate major gifts initiatives into overall fundraising efforts.
- Work with donors, the President/CEO, board members, and independently to open doors to potential major gift donors and leverage the existing relationships of the CEO to secure meetings when appropriate.
- Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to create targeted messaging for major gift prospects.
Research and Prospect Identification:
- Conduct research to identify new potential major gift prospects in and outside the Rosie’s Place community and assess their philanthropic interests.
- Analyze donor-giving patterns and wealth indicators to prioritize and qualify prospects.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS
There are innumerable ways to learn, grow, and excel professionally. We know people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We respect this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work. This said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate most of the qualifications and experiences listed below:
- A bachelor’s degree and a minimum 5 to 7 years of demonstrated fundraising experience or similar professional experience.
- Strong commitment to social justice and the mission of Rosie’s Place.
- Proven experience in major gift fundraising, with a track record of securing significant donations.
- Excellent writing, proofreading, and computer skills.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and networking skills with large groups.
- Ability to maintain poise and professionalism in all circumstances.
- Demonstrated ability to take primary responsibility for a diverse number of projects and to complete them promptly with limited supervision.
- Strong strategic planning and project management abilities.
- Proficiency in Raiser’s Edge software and fundraising tools preferred.
- Ability to be flexible and available for occasional evening meetings and weekend events as necessary.
- Sound judgment and the ability to manage relationships with diverse groups, including board members, corporate and individual donors, vendors and volunteers
WORK EXPECTATIONS
We are a hands-on team and seek employees who are passionate about our work and service to our community. The Director of Major Gifts is a full-time, exempt position. While the Director of Major Gifts is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, they must work on-site at Rosie’s Place during part of their work week and engage regularly with staff, guests, and volunteers. They are also expected to be flexible with their in-person days to participate in organization events and other work obligations. This position will require travel between Rosie’s Place facilities and community locations.
We continue to adapt to safety protocols related to COVID-19 as we understand them, and all employees must follow our safety protocols. Among these protocols, we require all employees to be up to date with their COVID vaccinations. Requests for medical or religious exemptions from the COVID vaccination are considered.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The starting salary range for this position is $95,000-$115,000 commensurate with experience. Rosie’s Place offers a robust benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement plan, pension contributions, paid vacation, and more.
To increase equity, and because we know that salary negotiations tend to have an unfair bias, we do not participate in salary negotiations outside of this stated starting salary range. We present the best offer possible commensurate with experience and relative to internal equity.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your resume and cover letter through Rosie’s Place’s online portal to apply.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At Rosie's Place, we believe diversity, equity and inclusion are core components of justice. We commit to acting daily to dismantle injustice to ensure that opportunities and equitable outcomes are available to all members of our community regardless of individual characteristics including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation or perceived ability.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We value diversity in our workplace and strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law
