Required Experience:
Be a passionate, visible and informed advocate for the Wadsworth, actively seeking opportunities to engage with the broader community. Attends all Development and membership events, including exhibition openings, donor benefit and cultivation events.
Researching Major Gift donor prospects.
Calling and emailing donors on a regular basis.
Reporting on Major Gifts activities including budget forecasts, scorecards, and reconciliation on a monthly basis.
Working collaboratively with the Director of Advancement, Leadership, and Board on fundraising prospects.
Performs other tasks as needed and directed by the Director of Advancement.
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Major Gifts Officer
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
2.2
2.2 out of 5 stars
600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103
$85,000 - $100,000 a year - Full-time
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Pay
$85,000 - $100,000 a year
Job type
Full-time
Location
600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103
Full job description
Position Overview:
The Major Gifts Officer is responsible for cultivating and soliciting a portfolio of Major Gifts donors and prospects including managing benefit fulfillment and stewardship. The candidate will develop relationships, write solicitation letters, acknowledgements, and other donor correspondence as needed. They will engage in departmental administrative functions including but not limited to database management, prospect management, and creation of Major Gifts procedures and protocols for a growing portfolio of donors. The candidate will be a strategic thinker who will focus on acquisition, including identifying new prospects, coordinating small cultivation events and special projects as needed. The ideal candidate will have excellent writing skills, great attention to detail, and be proactive. They should be able to function both independently and in close collaboration with the Membership Manager and Director of Advancement.
Target Pay Rate: $85,000 to $100,000 annually
Responsibilities:
Delivers a work product that supports donor cultivation, stewardship, engagement and fundraising/friend-raising targets.
Meet defined donor and prospect interaction metrics that will be determined in conjunction with the Director of Advancement. Such metrics include, but are not limited to, number of calls, interactions, prospect visits, and gift solicitations.
Manage the annual fund including the planning and execution of two key campaigns at the end of the calendar and fiscal year in conjunction with the Membership Manager.
Cultivate and steward annual giving donors with the goals of donor retention and creating a pipeline for leadership and major donors.
Coordinate monthly donor income reports and liaise with the Finance Department to ensure accurate accounting.
Support the Database Specialist in building out reports for donor engagement.
Design and support the execution of the development department?s major gifts strategy in conjunction with the Director of Advancement.
Plan and execute special events for the premier members in collaboration with the Manager of Events and Special Programs.
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