Transformational Philanthropy Director, Northeast

Blood Cancer United•Washington, DC

1d•$107,000 - $160,000

About The Position

The Transformational Philanthropy Director, Northeast is a senior frontline fundraiser responsible for building and managing long-term relationships with individuals, family foundations, and family offices capable of making transformational gifts. The Director develops personalized engagement strategies, aligns donor interests with the organization’s highest-impact priorities, and secures seven- and eight-figure commitments in support of Blood Cancer United’s mission. Working closely with Executive Leadership, Board members, mission leaders, and regional colleagues, the Director helps present the organization’s most significant opportunities to donors across the Northeast. The role manages a portfolio of approximately 30–50 prospects and donors with giving capacity of $1 million or more, and works across teams to identify prospects, develop donor strategies, secure gifts, and provide a seamless donor experience. The position requires regular travel throughout the Northeast and to organization-wide meetings and events, approximately 40%–50% of the time. Periodic evening and weekend work is required. Physical demands are minimal and typical of comparable roles; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Seven to ten or more years of progressive experience in major or principal gift fundraising, with demonstrated success securing complex, high-value gifts.
Proven ability to build trusted relationships with high-net-worth individuals, family foundations, family offices, senior volunteers, and organizational leaders.
Experience developing donor-centered strategies and aligning philanthropic interests with institutional priorities.
Strong executive presence, judgment, communication, and collaboration skills.
Ability to manage multiple sophisticated relationships and opportunities with focus, discretion, and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with Salesforce or a comparable constituent relationship management system.

Responsibilities

Meet or exceed annual fundraising goals through identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of principal gift prospects and donors.
Manage an active portfolio of approximately 30–50 prospects and donors with giving capacity of $1 million or more, primarily across the Northeast.
Develop donor-centered opportunities for outright, blended, multi-year, and other complex philanthropic commitments.
Maintain consistent high-value donor activity, including personal outreach, meetings, proposals, and solicitations.
Collaborate with Donor Engagement to develop and execute personalized stewardship plans and customized donor engagement strategies.
Work with Executive Leadership to prepare for and participate in donor strategy, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship opportunities.
Engage Board members, mission experts, regional leaders, and other internal partners to deepen relationships and advance opportunities.
Serve as a mission ambassador, translating organizational priorities and research into clear, compelling investment opportunities.
Partner with the Transformational Philanthropy prospect researcher and regional and enterprise colleagues to identify, research, and qualify principal gift prospects and strengthen the giving pipeline.
Coordinate donor strategies across teams to ensure transparency, clear ownership, thoughtful engagement, and a seamless donor experience.
Develop and document strategic cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans in Salesforce and other organizational tools.
Monitor portfolio health, activity, next steps, and revenue projections, and adjust strategies as relationships and opportunities evolve.
Contribute to a collaborative, ambitious, and donor-centered Philanthropy team culture.
Travel throughout the Northeast and to organization-wide meetings and events, approximately 40%–50% of the time.
Work periodically during evenings and weekends.