Major Gift Officer

Help Us Change Lives

As a dynamic, faith-based nonprofit, Auberle – and its subsidiary agency, Ward Home - builds strong individuals, families, and communities through more than 20 holistic programs that reach 10 counties across Western Pennsylvania. We serve more than 4,000 individuals and families each year through five core program areas: Workforce Development, Housing, Young Adult Services, Foster Care, and Behavioral Health. Our staff is comprised of more than 200 passionate individuals who are dedicated to finding innovative solutions to our community's most difficult problems. We are committed to building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive work environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion are celebrated and valued.

The success of Auberle’s staff and those it serves has been both locally and nationally recognized with many awards. Most recently we were named a Top Nonprofit Workplace in the nation by Energage and 11 years on the regional Top Workplaces list by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Our other accolades include being named the Bank of America 2023 Neighborhood Builders Awardee, Agency of the Year in the U.S. by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and the Aramark Building Community Organizational Leadership Award in recognition of “great leadership, strategic governance, a focus on equity, a culture of partnership and innovation, and a commitment to values-based advocacy,” (Aramark press release). Auberle is also a recipient of the Wishart Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management, Smart Business Magazine Smart 50 Award for Impact, Innovation and Sustainability and was the first human service agency to receive the Innovation Award from the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Auberle Seeks: Major Gift Officer

We are seeking a highly motivated Major Gift Officer (MGO) to help Auberle expand our reach to change more lives across Western Pennsylvania through strategic fund development. This person will play a key role in the organization during a pivotal time in our history, as we embark upon a major campaign.

Join a nationally recognized human service nonprofit and help expand our life-changing work by raising transformational funds. As a results-oriented front-line fundraiser with a demonstrated track record of significant fund development, you will play a key role in Auberle’s Development Team. Working closely with the Director of Development (DoD) and the CEO, the Major Gift Officer (MGO) will build and cultivate pipelines of Major Gift support using targeted wealth screening data.

The Major Gift Officer will build out a Major Gifts program by developing a donor cultivation and request strategy for Major Gift prospects. Responsibilities include:

• Focus on moves management within a select portfolio comprised of approximately 100-120 individual prospects to engage/re-engage, cultivate, solicit, and close 4-5-6 figure gifts, with a focus on multiyear pledges as part of Auberle’s major campaign.
• Qualify Major Gift prospects in tandem with prospect research and historical giving data to create a comprehensive strategy for donor cultivation, solicitation, and retention based on the donor's giving history and capacity.
• Initiate outreach, build relationships, and increase engagement with individuals, thus moving non-donors to engaged annual supporters, mid-level supporters to Major Gift status (4-5 figure gifts), and major donors to multi-year commitments (5-6 figure gifts), with eventual planned gift support.
• With direction from the DoD and CEO, develop a cultivation strategy for each portfolio member and execute that strategy that includes personalized donor experience through regular correspondence, face-to-face meetings, written appeals, and timely acknowledgements.
• Partner with DoD, CEO, and volunteers on funding requests by providing prospect briefings, strategic guidance, and assistance with donor communications.
• Plan, develop, and participate in strategic donor engagement opportunities, such as small events for targeted prospects and larger donor stewardship events.
• Track prospect activity in database to develop and maintain regular reports that reflect progress toward building relationships and increasing donor support.
• Possess and communicate a passion for Auberle’s mission.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the cultural diversity of consumers, volunteers, staff and other stakeholders.
• Become a passionate and recognizable advocate for Auberle throughout the community.

• Attend and assist with development-related events throughout the year including occasional evenings and weekends.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Track record of securing Major Gifts and moves management within a portfolio of donors. Experience in human service fundraising highly desirable.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and a business development approach.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies including staff, board members, and donors with varying levels of philanthropic sophistication.
• Comfortable working in Microsoft Office and Salsa (or equivalent CRM software).
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines and work independently with little supervision.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of discretion with respect to confidential information.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, with 5-7 years of professional fundraising, relationship management, and/or sales experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• The position relies heavily on networking and outreach capabilities; therefore, event management, public relations, marketing, and community relations skills are also desirable.
• Must have access to transportation for travel to meetings and appointments.
• Ability to obtain preemployment clearances: FBI and Act 33/34 (criminal and child abuse)

Auberle offers excellent training opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental, Vision & optional Flexible Spending Accounts
• Flexible schedule with a hybrid work model
• Paid Vacation Days (increases with tenure)
• Paid Sick Days (Accrual per pay period)
• Paid Parental Leave
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Basic and Optional Life Insurance
• Optional Supplemental Insurances
• 403 B Retirement Savings with an employer match
• Educational Assistance
• Public Service Learn Forgiveness Qualifying Employer

If you are highly motivated, passionate about the community and ready to help change the world –

be sure to apply!EOE

*Random drug testing may be conducted to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties for this position, but an idea of the work being done.