Philadelphia, PA; East Coast proximate (NYC-Washington, DC); or near major airport preferred. Remote work also be considered.
The Director of Leadership Gifts focuses on the cultivation and solicitation of individuals who have the greatest potential for supporting AFSC’s programs and supervises gift officers who also solicit leadership gifts (unrestricted and restricted). The Director of Leadership Gifts relates to donors who require the most deftly carried out cultivation leading to solicitation of major gifts, planned or blended gifts, including bequest intentions. The Director of Leadership Gifts will have some expertise in financial planning, estate planning, and life income gift issues and an interest in developing it further in concert with the Director of Planned Gifts. The Director of Leadership Gifts must coordinate the involvement of other development and program staff and volunteers in the cultivation process so that priorities are kept in view, deadlines are met, and duplication of effort or action at cross purposes is avoided.
In the role as Director of Leadership Gifts, they will lead conversations around individual giving (inclusive of major gifts, but also touching on grassroots, online, and other community-based fundraising), coordinate across program units, and play a significant role in conversations at the leadership level of the organization (current GPPG).