Major Gifts Officer

About the Company

Turning Point USA is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 whose mission is to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government. TPUSA is the largest and fastest-growing youth organization in America, with a presence on over 5,000 high school and college campuses.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of 250 active and prospective major donors in a dedicated geographical region
• Cultivate and solicit assigned donors, serving as the face of TPUSA
• Identify, research, contact, cultivate, and solicit prospective donors
• Implement stewardship best practices and adhere to department policies
• Utilize wealth screening and research to create individual cultivation and solicitation plans
• Track and monitor all activities in Virtuous database using moves-management functionalities
• Travel 50%-70% to meet with donors and represent TPUSA at conferences or seminars
• Assist with donor events and outreach as needed

Requirements

• 3+ years of fundraising or relevant nonprofit experience
• Personal alignment with the mission and principles of TPUSA
• Solid understanding of major gifts fundraising practices
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Ability to travel 50% of the time
• Proficiency with Virtuous or other donor databases
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities