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About the Role
The Department of Development & Philanthropy at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a part-time Major Gifts Officer / Senior Staff Associate. This role is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding high-net-worth individuals to secure significant philanthropic support, managing a portfolio of donors, and aligning donor interests with organizational priorities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain meaningful relationships with donors and prospective donors to understand their philanthropic interests, goals, and priorities.
- Cultivate, solicit, and secure major gifts ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000, with an annual fundraising goal of approximately $5 million.
- Manage an established portfolio of approximately 75–100 donors and prospective donors, including the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospects.
- Conduct direct, face-to-face meetings and solicitations with donors and prospective donors.
- Develop individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies designed to move prospective donors through the major gifts pipeline.
- Utilize donor management systems, CRM platforms, wealth screening tools, and other resources to identify, track, cultivate, and manage donors and prospects.
- Maintain accurate and timely records of donor interactions, strategies, solicitations, and outcomes.
- Collaborate with the Development Department and organizational leadership to coordinate fundraising efforts, establish priorities, and achieve fundraising goals.
- Coordinate appropriate public and private recognition and stewardship activities for major donors.
- Track, evaluate, and report fundraising activity and progress using established performance metrics.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Experience in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding high-net-worth individuals.
- Proven ability to manage a portfolio of donors and prospective donors.
- Experience in developing and maintaining long-term relationships.
- Familiarity with donor cultivation and moves management processes.
- Ability to align donor interests with organizational strategic priorities and funding needs.
- Proficiency in using donor management systems, CRM platforms, and wealth screening tools.
- Ability to maintain accurate and timely records.
- Experience in coordinating fundraising efforts and establishing priorities.
- Ability to coordinate recognition and stewardship activities.
- Experience in tracking, evaluating, and reporting fundraising activity.
Skills
- Major Gifts Fundraising
- Donor Cultivation
- Donor Solicitation
- Donor Stewardship
- Relationship Management
- Moves Management
- CRM Software
- Wealth Screening Tools
- Performance Metrics Tracking
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
Location
- Brooklyn, NY
Work Type
- Part-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior Staff Associate
About the Company
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers.
- It is the only academic medical center in Brooklyn.
- Serves a large population that is among the most diverse in the world.
- Highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Equal Opportunity
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
- Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
- If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu.