Senior Manager Major Gifts

1 month ago

Boston, United States The Greater Boston Food Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Title: Senior Manager of Major Gifts

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Reports to: Senior Director of Development


GBFB is being represented by ByalaSearch LLC in the search for this role. To learn more about the position or to apply, please go to: www.byalasearch.com

Position Summary

The Senior Manager of Major Gifts is responsible for advancing relationships with individual donors who have the capacity to make significant philanthropic investments in The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB). In this fundraising role, their primary focus is on securing gifts of $10,000 and above from a portfolio of individuals to support the organization’s mission. They achieve this by implementing strategies to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors toward annual, endowed, and planned gifts that support the current and long-term priorities of GBFB. The Senior Manager of Major Gifts may collaborate with other GBFB team members, leaders, and volunteers to execute these activities.

Role & Responsibilities

  1. Manage a portfolio of 150+ individual donors and prospects; apply moves management best practices to secure five, six, and seven-figure gifts.

  1. Actively cultivate and engage with donors on a consistent, ongoing basis, achieving a minimum of 150 visit contacts (in-person, virtual, telephone) annually across portfolio.

  1. Conduct at least 25 major gift solicitations annually.

  1. Collaborate with the frontline fundraisers, members of the Advancement team, other GBFB departments, senior and executive leadership, advocates, and volunteers to support donor cultivation and stewardship activities and events.

  1. Consistently record activities and update information in Salesforce to ensure accuracy and upkeep of donor accounts, the overall donor pipeline, and for moves management tracking.

  1. Frequent travel, with some evening and weekend work required.

Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 5-7 years of major gift fundraising experience.
  • Must possess a professional demeanor, as well as strong interpersonal, customer service, organizational, and verbal and written communications skills.
  • Proven capacity to develop constructive relationships with donors, colleagues, volunteers, advocates, and others.
  • Ability to prioritize and be proactive.
  • Capable of working independently and collaboratively.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and CRM databases (Salesforce a plus) required.
  • Ability and willingness to travel within Massachusetts, including having a valid driver’s license.
  • Genuine appreciation of GBFB’s mission and the ability to authentically communicate it.
  • Demonstrates the required digital competencies that result in the effective usage of the full range of digital technologies at GBFB.

Physical Demands

  • Ability to work in an office environment.
  • Ability to sit for up to 3 hours at a time.
  • Ability to lift up to 25 lbs with or without assistance.

Work Environment

  • This role follows a hybrid schedule working in accordance with GBFB’s hybrid work policy. In-office time is used primarily for team meetings and formal and informal collaboration necessary to foster and support a positive work culture. This schedule is subject to change based on organizational needs.
  • The job is performed indoors in a traditional office setting.
  • Several hours a week may be spent traveling to meet with donors.
  • Special events may take place during evening/weekend hours.

Travel Required – Yes or No (Highlight one)

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GBFB is being represented by ByalaSearch LLC in the search for this role. To learn more about the position or to apply, please go to: www.byalasearch.com

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