Major Gift Officer

Job Description:As one of our Major Gifts Officers, you’ll be responsible for managing and cultivating relationships with existing Major Gift prospects in California. An ability to empathize with donors and clearly communicate our organization’s mission is key. You’ll be expected to energize team members, persuade prospects, and persevere in initiating, developing, and deepening our donor’s connection to our mission.This MGO position is regular, full-time, exempt, and reports to the VP of Business Development. The position is remote and offers lots of regional travel opportunities. Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience.Responsibilities:■ Help donors accomplish their philanthropic goals and ambitions through a deepening relationship with our organization.■ Secure Major Gifts at the $1,000 to $500,000 level with the goal of raising $1 million annually.■ Manage systems and software to track and cultivate donors and prospects, including our donor database and wealth screening tools.■ Cultivate, develop, and steward a portfolio of approximately 100 existing donors.■ Create and implement moves management plans.■ Make direct, face-to-face solicitations and help with donor communications.■ Acknowledge major donors through public and private recognition.■ Track and report progress using specific metrics.■ Assist with coordination of donor events and outreach, as needed.Qualifications: ■ You are a true people person with an outgoing nature. You’re a self-starter and are driven by results.■ You have at least 3 years of nonprofit fundraising experience and have shown an ability to secure individual and Major Gifts and meet objectives. You make donors feel valued because you are sensitive to their needs.■ You are comfortable using a donor database, prospect research, and other wealth screening tools to aid in your moves management process.■ You can make and keep friends. You establish and maintain good working relationships throughout the organization and with outside constituencies.■ You have honed your writing and speaking skills and use them to inspire individuals to action.■ You are not someone who spends a lot of time in the weeds, but you know donors expect you to be organized, prepared, detail-oriented and to follow through on promises.■ People are inspired by your determination. You bring people in line with a vision and motivate them to reach goals.■ You have Strong Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) skills and experience.■ You enjoy travel and have the ability to do so.■ You have well-developed phone and email skills and enjoy the challenge of creatively and persistently finding ways to reach sometimes hard-to-reach people.■ You have a commitment to the mission of the Epoch Times.Job Details:Salary ranges from $60,000 to $120,000 annually DOE plus bonus, health insurance, 401K, and paid time off.If you are self-motivated, passionate about The Epoch Times' mission, and possess the necessary skills and qualifications, we invite you to apply by submitting your resume via the following link:https://bit.ly/EpochMGOJoin our team and make a real impact to advance truth and tradition with The Epoch Times!