Major Gift Officer - Carney, Sandoe & Associates : Job Details

Carney, Sandoe & Associates, an educational recruitment firm, is currently seeking an experienced Major Gift Officer at an independent school in Weston, MA.

The Major Gift Officer, who will be responsible for developing strategies to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward long-term relationships with key donor prospects. Through face-to-face solicitations, the frontline fundraiser will be responsible for generating revenue in the form of annual, major, and planned gifts.

Responsibilities:

• Manage an assigned portfolio of approximately 80 prospect.
• Participate in the development of overall fundraising strategies, as well as prepare written and oral presentations and proposals.
• Participate and manage all aspects of building donor relations and solicitation of gifts.
• Collaborate with the Director of Annual Giving to solicit top annual fund gifts.
• Ensure donors are appropriately thanked and stewarded by the office.
• Establish and build relationships with the professional community to better represent the school.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work, multi-task, and work with many people on different projects—from administrators, professional community members, volunteers, parents/caregivers, and alumni.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Must be a collegial, flexible, and collaborative team player.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of direct fundraising experience.
• Transferable experience, preferably in an educational setting.
• An understanding and appreciation of independent schools is preferred.
• Must have a demonstrated record of fundraising success.
• Must have exceptional writing and communication skills. Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• High level of fluency with Raiser's Edge NXT, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office.

To Apply

Qualified candidates will be contacted to complete a job seeker profile in order to match them with their own job search counselor.

About CS&A

Our job placement service is free to job seekers. By getting to know you personally -- beyond just your resume -- we connect you directly with hiring schools whose open positions match your specific requirements (location, school type, position type, etc.) and skills, saving you the time of sorting through hundreds of job postings and getting lost in a pile of resumes.

More importantly, as an educator you deserve to have someone on your side who can help you find a position in a school community where you'll thrive. That's our mission.

We have positions available throughout the United States and abroad including but not limited to: Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charlotte, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Carney Sandoe does not discriminate on the basis of physical handicap, sex, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its services, consulting, events, professional development, or other programs.

• Industry
• Primary/Secondary Education
• Employment Type
• Full-time
• Job Functions