Major Gifts Officer

Job Type: Part-time 20 hours per week

Reports To: Community Relationships Manager

Location: Edmonton - in office 1-2 day a week, visiting individuals 1-2 days a week
Salary: 45k per year

Purpose

Your purpose is to connect hearts to IslamicFamily's impactful work, strategically and methodologically raising funds and building enduring relationships that help sustain the organization’s work.

Your Impact

You’ll help directly sustain IslamicFamily's critical work in the community: supporting victims of violence, reentry of the incarcerated, advancing mental health support, feeding people, building affordable housing, advancing community research, and more.

You will help the community connect to local causes and places they can have a sustaining impact.

How you’ll benefit

• Be actively supported to gain a CFRE or related designation.
• Have the opportunity to help shape the role and create meaningful relationships in the community.

Future Growth…

This role can grow into a full-time position with the organization. Salary increases will be connected to performance and organizational growth. This role may be a stepping stone for senior leadership in the organization, government, or tech sector.

Position Overview

The Major Gifts Officer will play a pivotal role in securing significant financial contributions to support IslamicFamily’s expanding services. This position is responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with high-net-worth individuals, corporations, foundations, and community leaders. The Major Gifts Officer will work closely with the Community Relationships Manager to design and implement strategies for major donor engagement and stewardship, aligning with IslamicFamily’s mission and growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Donor Cultivation and Stewardship: Develop and manage relationships with major donors, ensuring ongoing engagement and personalized stewardship. This primarily includes regularly calling and interacting with donors.
• Major Gift Acquisition: Identify, qualify, and solicit high-net-worth individuals and institutional donors capable of making gifts of $10,000 or more.
• Major Event Execution: Plan and coordinate major fundraising events, ensuring personalized donor engagement, meaningful experiences, and alignment with IslamicFamily’s mission.
• Strategic Fundraising Planning: Work with leadership to develop and execute comprehensive major gift strategies that align with the organization's short- and long-term goals.
• Proposal Development: Prepare tailored proposals and presentations for potential major donors, articulating IslamicFamily’s impact and the strategic value of their contributions.
• Prospect Research: Conduct in-depth research to identify prospective donors and their philanthropic priorities.
• Donor Recognition: Create and manage recognition programs to acknowledge major donors in a way that reflects their values and deepens their connection with IslamicFamily.
• Event Coordination: Collaborate with the team to plan and execute fundraising events targeted at major donors, ensuring meaningful engagement.
• Reporting: Maintain accurate records of all major gift activities and provide regular updates to the Director of Fund Development.

30 day milestones

• Complete onboarding and gain familiarity with IslamicFamily’s mission, programs, and key services.
• Review current donor portfolio and conduct research and analysis  to identify major donor prospects, and understand IslamicFamily’s donor base.
• Develop a strategy that includes both the number of engagements and the quality of donor interactions, ensuring long-term relationship-building and alignment with donor interests.
• Schedule a minimum of 3 introductory engagements (meetings, calls, or events) with current or potential major donors, focusing on meaningful, personalized interactions.

60 day milestones

• Begin outreach to key major donor prospects and schedule meetings with high-net-worth individuals.
• Collaborate with leadership to refine major donor engagement and stewardship plans.
• Attend one community or donor-related event to build relationships and network with potential donors.
• Secure at least $20,000 in major gift commitments from new or existing donors.

90 day milestones

• Secure a minimum of $50,000 in major gift commitments from new or existing donors.
• Prepare tailored proposals and presentations for major gift prospects, demonstrating the impact of donations.
• Provide a progress report to leadership, highlighting wins, challenges, and upcoming donor opportunities.
• Finalize planning of major community event in Ramadan

Qualifications:

Mandatory

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to engage with diverse communities and donors.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities, including experience drafting donor proposals and presentations.
• Proficiency in customer/donor management software and prospect research tools.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet fundraising goals.
• A commitment to the mission and values of IslamicFamily, with an understanding of Islamic charitable giving principles (Zakat, Sadaqah, etc.) being an asset.

Desired

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, nonprofit management, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in fundraising, with a focus on major gifts or corporate partnerships.
• Track record of securing major gifts ($10,000+) from individuals or institutions.

Application Process:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume or LinkedIn profile and in lieu of a cover letter a short (≤5m) video talking about the approach you’d take to connect new donors to IslamicFamily.