Senior Manager, Major Gifts

Job overview

Senior Manager, Major Gifts is a hybrid role based in Boston, MA, with donor travel in Massachusetts. The salary is $91,156–$113,966 per year. The role supports The Greater Boston Food Bank's fundraising for its mission. The manager cultivates, solicits, and stewards individual donors capable of significant philanthropic investments. Managing a donor portfolio and coordinating with colleagues, leaders, and volunteers helps secure gifts that support the organization's current and long-term priorities.

What you'll do

• Manage a geographically focused portfolio of 150 or more individual donors and prospects
• cultivate and engage donors, targeting at least 150 visit contacts annually
• conduct at least 25 major gift solicitations annually
• collaborate with Advancement colleagues, other departments, leadership, advocates, and volunteers on donor cultivation and stewardship
• maintain donor activity and account information in Salesforce.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior manager

major gifts

fundraising

donor relations

philanthropy

boston ma

the greater boston food bank

hybrid

full-time

$91,156–$113,966/year

massachusetts travel

evening and weekend work

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The role focuses on gifts of $10,000 and above and requires frequent travel, with some evening and weekend work. A bachelor's degree is required; five or more years of major gift fundraising experience is preferred.

About the employer

The Greater Boston Food is hiring for this role. Industry: Community Food Services. Sector: 62.