Major Gifts Officer – Arts Program

Job Summary:

The Major Gifts Officer, Arts, will play a key role in advancing AltaMed’s Arts and Healing programs, with a particular focus on supporting the future Chicano and Mexican American Museum. This position is responsible for qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors, many of whom will be newly identified outside of existing portfolios. The Major Gifts Officer will apply best practices to drive fundraising efforts for the arts initiatives, ensuring strategic growth and donor engagement.

The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with a proven ability to identify new prospects and develop long-term relationships. Responsibilities include writing compelling solicitation letters, proposals, acknowledgments, and other donor communications. Additionally, the Major Gifts Officer will coordinate small cultivation events and manage special projects to foster deeper connections with potential and current donors and demonstrating a strong commitment to the mission and goals of AltaMed’s arts programs.

Skills and Abilities:

• Exceptional verbal and writing skills.
• Exemplary attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently or in teams, whichever is appropriate, to identify, qualify, solicit and steward donors.
• Ability to interact with individuals of high net worth.
• Active engagement in relationship-building.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking, and strategic planning skills.
• Knowledge of planned to give products, including annuities, CRTs, Unitrusts, and others.
• Ability to quickly acquire and apply sophisticated understanding of the health care and fundraising field.
• Strong commitment to AltaMed’s mission, value of arts and healing programs, and the development of a Chicano & Mexican American Arts Museum.
• Strong computer skills, including experience with fundraising databases.
• Tracks trends in the fields of philanthropy and economic development to determine what fits for AltaMed.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit, stand, stoop, reach, lift (up to 10 pounds), bend, etc., hand and wrist dexterity to utilize a computer.
• May require travel to sites/programs and special functions.
• Ability to work outside of normal working hours as needed to meet deadlines.

Environmental Conditions Critical to Performance:

• Work in an office environment, climate-controlled through central air conditioning.
• May have some exposure to outside environments while traveling.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in business, communications, arts, art history, Chicano Studies, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years in major gift fundraising experience.
• Verifiable experience in major gift fundraising, specifically with multiple years of successful solicitation of gifts from individuals at the $100K to $2M range.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Essential Job Functions of Job Description

• Works as a partner with key AltaMed Art Program staff on key fundraising initiatives.
• Conducts research on individuals and utilizes research data to define strategic plans for solicitation of prospects.
• Qualifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards donors who have given more than than $100K or have a Gift Capacity Range beginning at $500K
• Solicits donors for both planned gifts, blended gifts, and major cash contributions.
• Prepares and presents proposals to prospective donors and/or their advisors.
• Maintains an understanding and knowledge of various Major Gift techniques for use in major gift solicitation.
• Adheres to philanthropy industry best practices
• Maintains professional growth and development and keeps abreast of the latest trends in the area of expertise.
• Collaborates with other Development staff on the identification and promotion of individuals, and to a lesser extent, corporations, and foundations, from annual contributors, support group participants, and select prospects for major and planned gifts.
• Collaborates with Stewardship team and uses communications and donor recognition materials, and programs to implement effective donor relations.
• Arranges and coordinates tours of the AltaMed Art Collection, including at clinics, art space in Montebello and AltaMed headquarters, with prospects and donors.
• Maintains a positive image when dealing with executive staff, donors, prospects, fundraisers, and other AltaMed employees.
• Follows established AltaMed and department policies, procedures, objectives, performance improvement, attendance, safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines, including adherence to the workplace Code of Conduct and Compliance Plan. Practices a high level of integrity and honesty in maintaining confidentiality.
•  Plans, directs, and implements programmatic, capital, and endowment fundraising.
• Conduct research on their individual donors.
• Exercises considerable judgment in the management and development of fundraising proposals and presents proposals to prospective donors.
• Serves as a lead development resource for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and acquisition of individual major gift donors, specifically, donors with gift capacity starting at $500K, while focusing on gift amounts between $100K and $2MM.
• Partner with donors to develop high-impact solutions that include cash, gifts of stock, planned gifts, and blended gifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

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