Associate National Director, Leadership Giving

As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. We invest in the most promising research to turn ideas into life-changing therapies and devices. We work with government, regulatory officials, and insurance companies to address issues that impact the T1D community -- breaking through barriers that limit access to care worldwide. We provide resources and guidance that makes it easier to live and thrive with T1D. This is more than a moment -- we're empowering a movement for the T1D community. Share your support and help educate and empower individuals facing type 1 diabetes.

Our mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent and ultimately, cure T1D and its complications. Always, we are guided by a single purpose: As we drive towards curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it.

This is a remote position open to candidates in Boston area.

Key Responsibilities:

Fundraising (80%)

• Master the organization's case for support and effectively communicate funding priorities to prospective donors.
• Manage a portfolio of 125-150 current and prospective major gift donors across assigned markets; develop and implement tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Partner closely with Field Leadership and national partners to build pipeline, support donor strategy, and align efforts with territory needs and organizational priorities.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with individual donors, board members, foundations, and volunteers.
• Lead the strategic development, packaging, and solicitation of major gifts ranging from $100,000 to $1 million
• Achieve individual and regional fundraising goals aligned with organizational benchmarks.
• Ensure exemplary stewardship for all donors in the assigned portfolio.
• Support the national strategy and execution of individual solicitations.

Cultural Leadership (10%)

• Serve as a lead on initiatives or projects that strengthen the Leadership Giving (LG) department and promote a culture of philanthropy across Breakthrough T1D.
• Collaborate with division LG team members, the Mission Department, and Field leadership to support revenue and donor engagement goals.

Administration & Management (10%)

• Maintain accurate and timely activity tracking through Salesforce CRM.
• Assist in creating and managing the Leadership Giving budget for assigned territories.
• Facilitate territory-level Leadership Giving meetings with internal stakeholders as needed.
• Support additional responsibilities and organizational priorities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 7 years of professional fundraising experience in a complex, mission-driven organization.
• Demonstrated success securing major gifts of $100,000 or more.
• Strong ability to convey complex scientific or medical information clearly and persuasively.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship management skills.
• Collaborative team player with experience working in cross-functional and volunteer-driven environments.
• Skilled in donor strategy, prospect research, and moves management.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and capable of working independently in a remote setting.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Salesforce (or comparable CRM).
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time, including overnight and occasional weekend travel.
• College degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

Essential Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and infrequently up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional information:

Requests for medical, religious, and other exemptions will be considered on an individual basis. Breakthrough T1D will comply with all federal, state, and local laws.

Breakthrough T1D supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Breakthrough T1D is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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