Required Experience:
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; CFRE or advanced degree preferred.
5+ years of fundraising experience with a strong emphasis on major gifts and donor relations.
Demonstrated success in securing gifts in the $100,000–$1M+ range.
Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with cultural humility and the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Strong storytelling, presentation, and writing skills; ability to communicate ARC’s impact with clarity and authenticity.
Comfort working closely with high-net-worth individuals, executives, and community leaders.
Familiarity with donor databases (Raiser’s Edge or equivalent) and prospect management best practices.
Lived experience with the criminal justice system or deep understanding of mass incarceration is highly valued.
Salary/Benefits
Salary range: $80,000 – $95,000, commensurate with experience.
Multiple employer medical/dental/vision plans with up to 100% employee coverage and 50% coverage for dependents.
Employer-funded life insurance.
401(k) matching.
10 paid vacation days, 6 paid sick days.
Equal Opportunity Statement
ARC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other category protected by local, state, or federal laws. We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive staff team. We strongly encourage applicants who are people of color, LGBTQ, women, trans and gender non-conforming people, people with disabilities; and/or formerly incarcerated people.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
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Duties / Expectations:
Major Gifts Officer
The Anti-Recidivism Coalition
Los Angeles, CA 90026
$80,000 - $95,000 a year - Full-time
Responded to 51-74% of applications in the past 30 days, typically within 4 days.
Skills
Major gifts
Fundraising
Donor and alumni database management
Databases
Do you have experience in Major gifts?
Education
Bachelor's degree
(Required)
Do you have a Bachelor's degree?
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k) matching
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Paid sick time
Life insurance
Full job description
About the Organization
The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) works to end mass incarceration in California. To ensure our communities are safe, healthy, and whole, ARC empowers formerly and currently incarcerated people to thrive by providing a support network, comprehensive reentry services, and opportunities to advocate for policy change. Through our grassroots policy advocacy, we are dedicated to transforming the criminal justice system so that it is more just and equitable for all people. Learn more at: www.antirecidivism.org.
Position Summary
The Major Gifts Officer is a frontline fundraiser responsible for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding ARC’s major donors and philanthropic partners. Reporting to the Director of Development, the Major Gifts Officer manages a portfolio of high-capacity individuals, foundations, and corporate supporters who share a commitment to criminal justice reform and equity.
While the Director of Development sets ARC’s fundraising strategy and oversees the Development team, the Major Gifts Officer is externally facing—building authentic donor relationships, securing corporate sponsorships, connecting supporters to ARC’s mission, and securing transformational gifts that advance the organization’s $25 Million+ budget. This position is ideal for an experienced major gifts officer with extensive relationships with high-net-worth individuals and philanthropically-minded corporations who thrives on personal engagement, storytelling, and inspiring donors to invest in social change.
Candidates who have been directly system-impacted are strongly encouraged to apply.
Essential Job Functions
Manage a portfolio of 100–125 moderate to major donors and prospects, with an emphasis on securing 6 to 7 figure individual contributions.
Cultivate and steward donor relationships through personalized outreach, meetings, site visits, small gatherings, and regular impact communications.
Solicit significant gifts in collaboration with the Executive Director, Director of Development, and Board of Directors.
Develop compelling cases for support, proposals, and reports that align donor interests with ARC’s mission and programs using evidence-based research and in-house data.
Partner with program staff to highlight ARC’s reentry services, advocacy efforts, and lived-experience leadership in donor engagement.
Lead the management and oversight of the individual donor management software for prospecting, documenting, and reporting of contributions.
Represent ARC at donor meetings, community events, and other external opportunities to grow visibility and support.
Cultivate in-kind gifts and corporate sponsorships to support ARC events and elevate programmatic impact of the organizational broadly.
Other duties as assigned to support the Development Team at large
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