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About the Role

The Senior Individual Philanthropy Officer will play a central role in helping The Asia Foundation grow and strengthen its individual giving program. This position manages a portfolio of major donors and prospects while supporting donor engagement strategy, fundraising communications, events, and team operations. It is an ideal role for a relationship-driven fundraiser who is comfortable cultivating donors, writing compelling communications, coordinating high-touch events, and using data to drive strategy.

Responsibilities

Manage and grow a portfolio of major donors and prospects using moves management to secure five- and six-figure gifts.
Develop individualized engagement and solicitation strategies aligned with donor interests and organizational priorities.
Conduct donor meetings, virtual briefings, cultivation events, and follow-up activities.
Identify and cultivate new major donor prospects.
Track donor activity, pipeline movement, and next steps in the CRM.
Facilitate the creation of donor-facing communications including proposals, stewardship reports, and newsletters.
Translate complex programmatic work into compelling donor-centered narratives.
Ensure consistency in donor communications and messaging in line with brand guidelines.
Coordinate and support the planning and execution of donor engagement opportunities and fundraising events.
Manage event logistics including budgets, invitations, registrations, and follow-up.
Utilize donor data and metrics to support strategy development, segmentation, forecasting, and pipeline management.
Maintain accurate donor records and engagement tracking within the CRM.
Prepare donor and fundraising reports, dashboards, and analytics to support decision-making.
Identify opportunities to improve systems, workflows, and donor engagement processes.
Collaborate with program teams to gather stories, data, and programmatic updates.
Participate in fundraising planning and strategy development.
Represent the organization professionally with donors, partners, and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
5-10 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, major gifts, or donor engagement.
Demonstrated success managing donor relationships and soliciting five- or six-figure commitments.
Strong writing, storytelling, and donor communication skills.
Experience supporting donor events, cultivation activities, or fundraising campaigns.
Experience with fundraising databases and CRM systems.
Ability to analyze fundraising data, manage donor pipelines, and support forecasting.
Strong organizational and project management skills.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Skills

Major gift solicitation
Donor relationship management
Moves management
Donor communications
Storytelling
Event coordination
Data analysis
Pipeline management
Project management
Raiser’s Edge
CRM proficiency

Location

San Francisco, CA
Washington, DC

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote
Full-Time
Regular

Experience Level

5-10 years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

$95,000 - $120,000

About the Company

The Asia Foundation is an international development organization.

Equal Opportunity

The Asia Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.