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Major Gifts and Community Partnerships Strategist
Exempt/ Full-Time / Regular / 40 Hours per week
Supervisor: Chief Executive Officer
Location: 174 Rains Ave, Nashville, TN 37203
Overview:
The Major Gifts and Community Partnerships Strategist plays a key role in advancing FiftyForward’s mission by cultivating meaningful relationships that drive philanthropic growth and community engagement. This position focuses on developing and stewarding major donors, expanding individual giving, and building partnerships that strengthen support and bring in revenue for programs serving older adults.
The ideal candidate is a confident and passionate ambassador for FiftyForward’s mission, skilled in relationship management, data-informed fundraising, and community outreach. This position requires a strategic thinker who thrives in a collaborative environment and will achieve measurable growth in both donor engagement and revenue.
Essential Functions (Duties/Responsibilities):
- Confidently represent the vision and impact of FiftyForward’s mission and work to donors; exhibit passion and genuine interest in assisting older adults
- Cultivate, steward, and further develop agency’s current major donors to ensure continued giving; develop moves management plan for each
- Develop and manage additional portfolio of new major donors each year (10-15) to ensure growth of individual giving
- Work with leadership to transition development program to the next level of growth, implementing innovative strategies to expand fundraising efforts and reach new milestones
- Meet regularly with directors/leadership and advisory councils for gift referrals
- Maintain proficiency in donor management software and stay knowledgeable about social media platforms, leveraging technology to enhance fundraising efforts and drive revenue
- Oversee management of data entry and thank-you process for each gift and any direct mail, social media, or other solicitations for individual/major donors
- Prepare monthly donor reports for agency, funders, and others analyzing data and identifying new opportunities; Assist with creation of donor lists for appeals, newsletters, events
- Collaborate and engage with development team to integrate individuals in all of agency’s fundraising efforts and events
- Coordinate or develop and host monthly or quarterly opportunities for individuals to engage with agency programs or centers to further donor engagement and enrollment in agency programs
- Engage with individuals across the organization and community (healthcare organizations, spiritual/religious leaders, business executives, etc.) and other stakeholders to increase donors and direct support of centers and supportive care programs
- Support the growth of the agency’s revenue-generating programs (center membership, supportive care) by promoting programs at annual community events, meeting with prospective users/families
- Responsible for achieving quarterly and annual revenue objectives as defined by the agency.
Qualifications Summary
- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree required; minimum of 5 years of experience in fundraising, with a focus on individual and major gift cultivation.
- Fundraising Expertise: Demonstrated success in developing and managing donor portfolios, securing major gifts.
- Technical Proficiency: Experience using donor management databases (CRM systems).
- Mission Alignment: Genuine interest in and commitment to advancing FiftyForward’s mission of supporting, championing, and enhancing life for older adults.
EEO Statement/Diversity Statement:
FiftyForward is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
At FiftyForward we see and celebrate the differences in every person. Together, we are creating a responsive community that is open, engaged, and accepting of all.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Agency Competencies:
Employees should be committed to:
- Serving older adults with tenderness and understanding while elevating and responding to their needs, as we believe service to others is life’s highest calling.
- Ensuring every interaction, regardless of complexity or difficulty, is met with kindness and empathy, giving hope to those who think they are alone in this world.
- Nurturing and promoting a compassionate team and community that supports, honors, and values all older adults without judgement.
- Working with integrity, holding ourselves accountable as we do the rewarding work of service to honor and benefit older adults.
- Connecting older adults to one another, resources and to the greater community, helping to overcome isolation and leading to longer, healthier lives.
- Building an inclusive community through providing safe spaces for every older adult to gather and feel a genuine sense of closeness in all centers and programs.
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