Director, Individual Giving / Major Gifts Officer

NPR seeks to hire a dynamic, experienced, and mission-driven major gifts officer to join NPR’s development team. Reporting to and partnering closely with the Executive Director of Individual Giving, the Director will manage a prospect portfolio of major donors, volunteers, and prospects in the New York or California region (capable of making high  6-, and 7-figure gifts), utilize fundraising best practices, develop individual donor strategy, execute moves management (cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship) to help NPR achieve short and long-term fundraising goals,, and work across NPR to continue building a strong culture of philanthropy for public media.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage and grow an existing portfolio of around 75-150 prospects with the ability to secure high 6-8 figure gifts, including members of the NPR Foundation Board of Trustees. Outline donor strategies for the prospect portfolio and create a pipeline to track activity and progress  Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward this portfolio, using moves management tools and fundraising best practices to ensure prospects and donors are moving through the appropriate prospect cycle  Ability to be self-reliant and create engaging donor proposals, reports, and impact from existing templates Communicate frequently with the Executive Director, sharing activity and progress regularly Partner with the Donor Operations team to utilize templates to create donor proposals, stewardship touches, and other donor materials as required Partner with Planned Giving team for blended gifts as appropriate Maintain and update donor information promptly in the donor database (Salesforce) to ensure accuracy  Partner with local Member stations on any collaborative donor prospects Exemplify fundraising best practices and a high level of ethics in all activities

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in work experience preferred

WORK LOCATION: This is a remote or hybrid permitted role. This role is based out of our Washington, D.C. office but the employee may choose to work on a remote basis from a location on the East or West coast that NPR approves.

REQUIRED SKILLS

7-10+ years of frontline fundraising experience at a large, complex organization Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience Proven track record cultivating and closing 6+ figure gifts and pledges Strong ability to create and execute donor strategy, apply moves management, and implement fundraising best practices Advanced interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to work closely and professionally with a wide range of constituents, including staff, board members, Member stations, external partners and donors/prospects  Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail  Proven ability to manage multiple projects, to set and adjust priorities, and work under pressure while maintaining composure and a sense of humor  Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet concurrent deadlines, organize time and priorities, and to do so in collaboration with diverse stakeholders  Cultivate and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace A self-starter is who able to be motivated in a remote setting Cultivate and support an inclusive and equitable workplace culture

PREFERRED SKILLS

An understanding of complex fundraising organizations or federated nonprofit models  An understanding of media/public radio and the relationship between NPR and its Member Stations