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About the Role
The American Cancer Society is dedicated to ending cancer and is seeking individuals who are passionate about this lifesaving mission. This role involves managing a major gifts portfolio to secure significant funding through cultivating relationships with donors, volunteers, and corporate leaders.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute donor strategies to secure six-figure and above, multi-year philanthropic commitments.
- Partner with appropriate teams to develop funding opportunities, proposals, and solicitations.
- Build and manage long-term relationships with high-impact donors and prospects through personalized cultivation, solicitation, recognition, and stewardship.
- Serve as a knowledgeable and compelling ambassador for the organization’s mission and priorities.
- Qualify and advance donors through disciplined moves management, developing individualized strategies, and maintaining a healthy pipeline.
- Collaborate across Development and organizational teams to deliver integrated donor strategies.
- Maintain accountability for portfolio performance, including fundraising goals, pipeline progression, and activity tracking.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree required.
- 5+ years proven track record of securing $100,000+ gifts or equivalent experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Computer proficiency.
- Successful track record of securing 6, 7, and 8 figure gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations.
- Strong working knowledge of the major gifts area.
- Sales management and campaign experience are highly desirable.
- Established ability to build and cultivate relationships with individuals, corporations and foundations.
- Ability to establish collegial, effective working relationships and partner with staff and volunteers.
- Strong financial acumen.
- Ability to drive lead generation for individual and corporate major giving opportunities.
- Ability to be an ambassador for the American Cancer Society.
- Ability to work within a complex organizational structure.
Skills
- Oral and written communication
- Computer proficiency
- Major gifts fundraising
- Sales management
- Campaign management
- Relationship building
- Financial acumen
- Lead generation
Location
- Assigned territory
Work Type
- External in market 3 days per week average
- Some overnight travel
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 to $135,000
Benefits
- Generous paid time off policy
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Wellness programs
- Professional development programs
About the Company
- At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
- Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day.
- We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities.
- The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.
Equal Opportunity
- We are a proud equal opportunity employer.