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    Major & Planned Giving Officer - Eastern Cape - Free State - Gauteng - KwaZulu-Natal - Limpopo - Mpumalanga - North West - Northern Cape - Western Cape - International, South Africa - WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION

    WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION
    WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION Eastern Cape - Free State - Gauteng - KwaZulu-Natal - Limpopo - Mpumalanga - North West - Northern Cape - Western Cape - International, South Africa

    1 week ago

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    Summary

    The Major & Planned Giving Officer will serve as a front-line fundraiser on a team charged with securing annually increasing revenue targets through major, planned, and blended gifts. This newly created role will report to the Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving (MG&PG) and will bring an increased depth of planned giving expertise to the department.

    You are responsible for:

  • Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects, soliciting 30-50 planned gifts of $10,000+ per year, with emphasis on 6- and 7-figure gifts.
  • Foster strong, life-long relationships with a diverse portfolio of individual donors, with a primary focus on securing documented planned gift commitments, while also setting annual and major giving strategies for assigned donors.
  • Solicit and secure present, future, and blended/complex gifts, typically working independently on an assigned portfolio of prospects. At times, assist other members of the Major & Planned Gifts team with planned giving strategies to support donors in their portfolios.
  • Develop and execute follow-up strategies for high-capacity leads generated by FreeWill and other planned gift marketing.
  • Steward existing members of the Wikipedia Legacy Society in order to retain and increase their commitments.
  • Identify prospective major gift donors within Legacy Society membership and develop an appropriate strategy for their cultivation and solicitation.
  • Follow IRS regulations regarding planned gift fundraising
  • Attend meetings, conferences, seminars and planned giving training sessions (when appropriate and within the budgetary limits), and share learnings with the team.
  • Ability to travel occasionally to meet with donors in person and to attend Foundation gatherings.