Major Gifts Officer

Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Main Campus - Studio City, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Salary Range
$120,000.00 - $160,000.00 Salary/year
Job Category
Education
TITLE: Major Gifts Officer
REPORTING TO: Director of Advancement
JOB STATUS: 12 month position, exempt
Campbell Hall, founded in 1944 and situated on 15 naturally landscaped acres in Studio City, California, is an independent, all-gender, college preparatory, Episcopal day school for students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The school is committed to fostering a community dedicated to honoring the diversity of the human experience, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, and creed, place of national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation or physical ability.
Campbell Hall is seeking a Major Gifts Officer to develop a portfolio of prospective donors and personally cultivate and solicit individuals and families capable of contributing gifts of $50,000 or more. Working strategically with the Director of Advancement, the Head of School, and key volunteers, the Major Gifts Officer will play an important role in the successful completion of CH NEXT, the largest and most ambitious capital campaign in Campbell Hall's history.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage a portfolio of 100-150 Campbell Hall parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends capable of making gifts of $50,000 or more
• Achieve a minimum of 12 personal visits per month to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective donors
• Travel within the Los Angeles area and outside of the area, as needed, to engage with potential donors
• Create and present a minimum of three proposals per month to prospective donors for consideration according to their interest and philanthropic capacity
• Serve as a liaison among donors, the Advancement Office, key school administrators and departments
• Partner with Advancement colleagues to deliver a comprehensive fundraising strategy that includes capital campaigns, Annual Fund, and event sponsorships
• Participate in regular departmental moves management meetings to identify new prospects and plan cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for capital campaign gift prospects
• Document and manage fundraising activity for prospects in Raiser's Edge
• Assist in marketing and implementation of Campbell Hall's planned giving program
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree required, graduate degree preferred
• Five or more years of Major Gifts fundraising experience, preferably in an independent school or higher education setting
• Proven success in directly soliciting and closing charitable gifts and in meeting fundraising goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven capacity to build rapport across a diverse stakeholder groups
• Demonstrated success in working with volunteers, trustees, and senior leadership
• Knowledge of financial planning, tax and charitable gift laws, and planned giving vehicles and methods preferred
• Appreciation for and understanding of Campbell Hall's mission and values and an ability to communicate them to external constituencies
• Desire to be involved in all aspects of life at an independent school
• Demonstrated capacity to operate in a fast-paced, varied work environment that includes high volume responsibility and atypical or unpredictable hours and tasks
• High executive functioning skills, including organization, strategic planning, and time management
• High integrity, and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and tact
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and Google online platform; experience with Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge software a plus

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Campbell Hall believes in and operates on the premise that it is the right of all persons to seek work and to advance on the basis of their individual merits, ability, and potential. Campbell Hall has been, is, and will continue to be, strongly committed to the principle that equal employment opportunity must be afforded to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, family care status, veteran status, marital status, age, medical condition, and disability.