Director of Major Gifts

National Ability Center • Park City, UT

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Major Gifts identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards major donors to secure significant financial contributions for the National Ability Center (NAC). The role requires demonstrated experience securing gifts of $10,000 and above and leads strategies for developing long-term donor relationships and maintaining high levels of engagement and support. The Director is accountable for donor research, donor appreciation, database management, and actions necessary to achieve revenue targets.

The National Ability Center empowers individuals with disabilities through sport, recreation, and educational programs. It includes family and friends in programming to strengthen relationships and support systems, and draws on specialized equipment, techniques, teaching methods, full-time staff, seasonal instructors, and more than 1,000 volunteers.

The position is based in Park City, Utah, with a hybrid schedule of two to three days in the office. Applications are accepted through DRiWaterstone Human Capital’s application link.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience securing gifts at the $10,000 level and above.

Responsibilities

• Build donor relationships through face-to-face cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship alongside the CEO and VP of Development.
• Recruit and steward individual donors through year-round engagement activities, such as tours, ski days, meetings, and NAC events, to maximize revenue and build donor loyalty.
• Develop and maintain year-round relationships with individual gift donors to grow immediate, long-term, and planned gifts.
• Increase annual revenue through relationship-based fundraising and strategic moves management.
• Attend community events and fundraisers as a lead NAC representative.
• Conduct donor research and appreciation, manage donor database activities, and take necessary actions to achieve revenue targets.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed