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Position Description: Major Gifts Manager

This position reports to: Director of Development

Principal Responsibilities:

The Major Gifts Manager will play a critical role in securing donations and cultivating a base of major donor prospects ($25,000+) nationally, with a goal of generating $1 million in new revenue in FY 2010. The Major Gifts Manager will: develop cultivation and solicitation plans for assigned prospects, conduct prospect research, attend major donor fundraising events throughout the year, and correspond monthly with visits, e-mails, phone calls, postcards, gift acknowledgements, distribution of press materials and other appropriate means of communication. All of this will be done towards the ultimate goal of securing individual major gifts.
The Major Gifts Manager reports to the Director of Development and works with the Center's senior management team and volunteer leadership as well. The Major Gift Manager will be a dynamic, experienced development professional.

Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Managing a portfolio of mid-range and major gift donors and prospects, which includes managing all written and verbal communication, and the development and implementation of tailored solicitation.
· Actively identifying, managing, tracking and ranking new major donor prospects for CCC and conducting prospect research. This person will also conduct basic prospect research for new sources of foundation funding as well.
· Supporting and providing value to the Development Department through overall strategy development in conjunction with the Director of Development.
· Working effectively and collaboratively with program staff.
· Conceptualizing, organizing and supporting donor cultivation events.
· Being an ongoing and proactive advocate for CCC within the community at-large by attending appropriate functions and events.
· Developing a working knowledge of CCC's various projects and initiatives.
· Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor's Degree, plus five to seven years of development experience in a non-profit environment. Experience with events management and basic foundation research a plus.
· Minimum of two to three years hands on experience securing major gifts and managing a major donor portfolio.
· Ability to prioritize tasks and work accurately under deadlines and the pressure of a fast-paced work environment.
· Superb writing and editing skills.
· Computer literacy required; excellent Raiser's Edge and MS Office Suite skills a big plus.
· Knowledge of professional fundraising standards and practices.
· Excellent communication skills; discretion and diplomacy in dealing with the philanthropic sector.
· Team player, with capacity to be resourceful and flexible.

Salary & Benefits: CCC offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Closing Date of Position: October 16, 2009

How to apply: Please submit resume, a cover letter that includes salary expectations and at least two writing samples to:

employment@communitychange.org
Center for Community Change
Human Resources
Re: Major Gifts Manager
1536 U Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
(Fax) 202-387-4891

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