Newfields
Director Of Individual Philanthropy
Newfields Director of Individual Philanthropy will join a dynamic, supportive advancement team of fundraising professionals who share their commitment to creating a vibrant, innovative cultural campus for our community and dedication to serving donors. Providing strategic direction and leadership to a team of professional Philanthropy Officers, they will have the satisfaction of ensuring the funding needed for today and for the future, continuing the fundraising momentum of the Newfields Advancement program. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer and working in partnership with the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, the Director of Member and Donor Engagement, and the Advancement Services Manager, the Director of Individual Philanthropy will play a vital role in developing and implementing strategies to reach ambitious goals in individual and planned giving at Newfields. This is a unique opportunity to define the donor journey, creating an integrated program that moves donors into a deeper and more engaged relationship with the organization and through repeated gift cycles. The Director of Individual Philanthropy will provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to a team of fulltime gift officers working with major and midlevel individual donors, while also managing a portfolio of their own. They will exemplify fundraising best practices, leading to substantive on-going philanthropic support for operations, programs, special projects, capital needs and endowment growth from individuals. In addition to leading the Philanthropy Officers, the successful candidate for this position will play a vital role in developing strategies to grow individual giving at all levels, overseeing the implementation of a qualification program, refining annual giving messaging, and assessing the individual donor pipeline in preparation for current fundraising initiatives and future campaigns. Responsibilities include managing their own portfolio of high-level donors, leading and inspiring a team of philanthropy officers, developing and implementing a planned giving marketing strategy, serving as a member of the Advancement leadership team, developing and managing strategies to meet individual annual and campaign fundraising goals, working with senior leaders to identify and package major gift and annual support opportunities, collaborating with the Advancement Services team in their efforts to leverage member and donor engagement, assisting in budget development for the advancement program, and maintaining accurate and timely tracking of all donor activities using Raisers Edge NXT. Required skills include experience building and maintaining long-term relationships with high-level individual donors, a passion for leading, managing and inspiring a multidisciplinary team, a deep love for philanthropy, self-motivation, experience in planning and delivering budgetary responsibilities, excellent writing skills, coursework or other training in current trends in principles, practices, and procedures of charitable giving and fundraising, and understanding of the inner workings of cultural organizations. Education and/or experience includes an undergraduate degree in relevant area of studies required; graduate studies or Masters degree preferred; minimum of 7-10 years of fundraising experience and proven track record in securing substantive funding from individual donors and managing employees.
Newfields Director of Individual Philanthropy will join a dynamic, supportive advancement team of fundraising professionals who share their commitment to creating a vibrant, innovative cultural campus for our community and dedication to serving donors. Providing strategic direction and leadership to a team of professional Philanthropy Officers, they will have the satisfaction of ensuring the funding needed for today and for the future, continuing the fundraising momentum of the Newfields Advancement program. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer and working in partnership with the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, the Director of Member and Donor Engagement, and the Advancement Services Manager, the Director of Individual Philanthropy will play a vital role in developing and implementing strategies to reach ambitious goals in individual and planned giving at Newfields. This is a unique opportunity to define the donor journey, creating an integrated program that moves donors into a deeper and more engaged relationship with the organization and through repeated gift cycles. The Director of Individual Philanthropy will provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to a team of fulltime gift officers working with major and midlevel individual donors, while also managing a portfolio of their own. They will exemplify fundraising best practices, leading to substantive on-going philanthropic support for operations, programs, special projects, capital needs and endowment growth from individuals. In addition to leading the Philanthropy Officers, the successful candidate for this position will play a vital role in developing strategies to grow individual giving at all levels, overseeing the implementation of a qualification program, refining annual giving messaging, and assessing the individual donor pipeline in preparation for current fundraising initiatives and future campaigns. Responsibilities include managing their own portfolio of high-level donors, leading and inspiring a team of philanthropy officers, developing and implementing a planned giving marketing strategy, serving as a member of the Advancement leadership team, developing and managing strategies to meet individual annual and campaign fundraising goals, working with senior leaders to identify and package major gift and annual support opportunities, collaborating with the Advancement Services team in their efforts to leverage member and donor engagement, assisting in budget development for the advancement program, and maintaining accurate and timely tracking of all donor activities using Raisers Edge NXT. Required skills include experience building and maintaining long-term relationships with high-level individual donors, a passion for leading, managing and inspiring a multidisciplinary team, a deep love for philanthropy, self-motivation, experience in planning and delivering budgetary responsibilities, excellent writing skills, coursework or other training in current trends in principles, practices, and procedures of charitable giving and fundraising, and understanding of the inner workings of cultural organizations. Education and/or experience includes an undergraduate degree in relevant area of studies required; graduate studies or Masters degree preferred; minimum of 7-10 years of fundraising experience and proven track record in securing substantive funding from individual donors and managing employees.