Major Gifts Officer

This role represents the inaugural MGO position for The Marshall Project. This role will be a key member of a small team of fundraising professionals. The MGO will develop and manage a portfolio of donors, with a focus on individuals, and work directly with The Marshall Project’s leadership on cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospective donors capable of giving $10,000 or more annually.

The development staff is a small team with big ambitions! Since March, face to face meetings, in person events and travel have been off the table. The team is nimble and adjusted their approach, holding exclusive online briefings for friends and supporters, convening conversations with thought leaders, and increasing personal outreach and communications. While social distancing, they are finding ways to connect their work to prospective donors and reinvent major gifts work.

They seek someone who is eager to build and develop a portfolio of prospective donors and volunteer leadership. The Marshall Project is supported by philanthropy, with about 95% of the budget coming from gifts over $5,000. Their membership program (launched in 2017 with 2,500 members) now stands 12,000 strong. The Marshall Project requires a professional fundraiser who can meet the challenge and create lasting relationships with current and prospective donors. With a recent influx of donors, this is an incredible opportunity to develop a donor pool and be a part of the team that takes the organization to the next level.