Major Gifts Associate

Philadelphia Ballet • Philadelphia, PA

56d

About The Position

The Major Gifts Associate is responsible for supporting Philadelphia Ballet’s comprehensive efforts to raise blended annual, capital, endowment, and planned gifts from both individual and institutional (corporate, foundation, and government) supporters throughout every fiscal year. This will include regular interaction with individual and institutional donors and prospects rated with capacity for five- and six-figure gifts who might contribute toward Philadelphia Ballet’s ongoing Building Joy Campaign and/or regular operations. Collaborate across the Advancement team to ensure consistent, comprehensive, donor-driven strategies for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years relevant work experience required
• 1-3 years of frontline fundraising and/or volunteer management experience
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft 365 applications
• Positive attitude and exceptional work ethic.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Establish and maintain effective and productive working relationships within a diverse and multicultural environment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Ability to collaborate well with others across all functional areas
• Take appropriate steps to promote and enforce safe work practices within each area of responsibility in accordance with policies and protocols.
• Must provide satisfactory background checks and child abuse clearances as may be required for role.

Responsibilities

• Manage small, targeted portfolio of donor and/or prospect households and corporate entities qualified to contribute at least $5,000 annually to Philadelphia Ballet.
• Regularly update and complete supporting documentation for major gift finalization, including (though not limited to) gift agreements, acknowledgement letters, EITC paperwork, and pledge/gift confirmation.
• Coordinate and deliver donor benefits of various kinds, including (though not limited to) for the Building Joy Campaign, corporate sponsorship, and/or foundation grants.
• Lead accurate outreach + progress reporting in our Tessitura database to build trust and acquire new and consistent major supporters by tracking assigned portfolio performance across the entire Major Gifts team through complete management of our comprehensive database update and plan steps process.
• Participate in specific campaign strategy development, including campaign donor and prospect research and identification, execution of campaign briefings and events, and campaign-focused solicitations.
• Leverage Philadelphia Ballet events to cultivate and steward any and all major donors and prospects, incorporating approved personal messaging, segmentation, and individual follow-up within targeted approach.
• Participate in a robust rotating performance schedule and all major Advancement events and activities.
• Perform additional duties as required/assigned by Philadelphia Ballet in conversation with direct supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees