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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
Often major gifts officers focus exclusively on dollars raised and devote their complete attention to two or three of their finest prospects in hopes of capturing the âmega-giftâ, and impressing management.