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JOB DESCRIPTION Environmental Health Strategy Center Title: Major Gifts Officer Job Status: Full or Part time considered The Major Gifts Officer is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing the individual major donor program to meet the organizationâs major gifts fundraising goal and build the individual donor base. The Major Gifts Officer is responsible for direct solicitation of gifts as well as for coordination of other staff and board members in additional cultivation and solicitation. Major Responsibilities 1. Manage the large donor program 2. Solicit large gifts on behalf of the organization 3. Manage relationships with donors and donor prospects
Major gift fundraising is the first step in raising the bulk of funds during a capital campaign. In a campaign for many organizations, major gifts can make-up 70% to 80% of funds raised. For a church capital campaign, major gifts may only raise 50% or less due to the large number of likely donors.