Major Gifts Manager
We seek a Major Gifts Manager to join the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s Development & Membership department.
The Major Gifts Manager will lead our efforts to steward and grow MOFGA’s portfolio of major donors, ensuring MOFGA reaches its annual major gifts fundraising and long-term endowment goals. The Major Gifts Manager will work closely with the Director of Membership and Development, MOFGA leadership, and the membership and development team.
The Major Gifts Manager will be a self-motivated professional who excels at both fundraising strategy and administration. We seek someone to deepen existing donor relationships, identify and lead MOFGA’s efforts on new major gift opportunities, partner with our membership base to build a pipeline of new mid-level and major donors, and serve as an ambassador for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association across the community. The position covers all fundraising cycle phases, from prospecting to stewardship.
The Major Gifts Manager reports to the Director of Membership and Development.
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is a broad-based community that educates about and advocates for organic agriculture, illuminating its interdependence with a healthy environment, local food production, and thriving communities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional fundraising experience, including membership and moves management skills.
- Superior interpersonal skills and ability to communicate professionally with a culturally diverse group of volunteers, co-workers and donors.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills and ability to prioritize workload on time to complete assignments with many deadlines and competing requirements.
- The candidate must be a motivated self-starter able to manage their time independently.
- Adept at utilizing donor management software databases.
- Proficiency in Google Suite and a working knowledge of search functions for donor research purposes.
Position Requirements:
- Willingness to be hands-on in a role that requires a high level of energy and professionalism.
- Willingness to travel in Maine and regionally as necessary and work occasional nights and weekends, including supporting the annual Common Ground Country Fair.
- Regular commitment to work onsite in Unity to partner with staff across all teams.
MOFGA’s success depends on the collaborative spirit among its staff members and volunteers. Employees are expected to be ready and willing to assist colleagues in all program areas when directed to do so by their supervisors. This includes having all staff work at the Common Ground Country Fair.
$60,000-65,000
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is a broad-based community that educates about and advocates for organic agriculture, illuminating its interdependence with a healthy environment, local food production, and thriving communities. MOFGA is committed to creating an inclusive and sustainable workplace that reflects this mission. MOFGA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, political orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We strongly encourage BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and LGBTQ+ individuals, as well as veterans, to apply.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Mary Weitzman at mweitzman@mofga.org. Applications will remain open until the position is filled. We will begin the application review and interview scheduling by November 8, 2024.