Major Donor Manager

🔥 41 minutes ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £42k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Cool Earth

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11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

Cool Earth is a non-profit organization that champions the relationship between people, rainforest, and climate. The organization focuses on people-led conservation initiatives and works with indigenous communities to combat deforestation and fight the climate crisis. By providing direct financial support and partnering with local communities, Cool Earth aims to protect rainforests, which serve as vital carbon-storing ecosystems, while ensuring that the voices of those living in these areas are heard and supported.

📋 Description

• Grow and develop Cool Earth’s major donor income by building meaningful, long-term relationships with high-net-worth individuals and philanthropic supporters • Own a portfolio of existing and prospective major donors • Research and qualify prospects based on capacity, interest and mission alignment • Develop relationships through introductions, networks, referrals, events, personalised cultivation, proposals, meetings and strategic asks • Build a pipeline of prospects across the UK, US and international markets • Maintain accurate, up-to-date CRM records • Cultivate donors through meetings, calls, events and tailored engagement • Develop tailored proposals and donor communications • Make asks for significant and multi-year gifts • Provide personalised stewardship and grow relationships toward larger and longer-term commitments • Conduct donor due diligence and manage ethical, reputational and mission-alignment risks • Work with senior leaders, trustees and cross-functional teams on donor engagement, proposals and communications • Contribute portfolio insight to major donor strategy and proposition • Manage portfolio plans, income targets, forecasting, reporting and pipeline metrics

🎯 Requirements

• Track record of personally securing five- and six-figure gifts from individuals • Experience finding and developing new donor relationships • Confidence making asks for significant and multi-year gifts • Strong writing skills and experience producing persuasive, tailored proposals • Experience managing a donor portfolio and pipeline, with accurate records and forecasting • Sound ethical judgement, including due diligence and sensitive donor relationships • Ability to work across teams and influence colleagues without line management authority • Experience working with senior stakeholders, such as senior leaders or trustees, on introductions, cultivation and asks • Commitment to Cool Earth’s mission and respect for the leadership of Indigenous peoples and local communities • Experience fundraising from US or other international donors • Experience using wealth screening and prospect research tools • Legal right to live and work in the UK; visa sponsorship unavailable • Satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible hours with the opportunity to work from home, the office, or overseas • Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 helpline, counselling services, and self-guided mental health programmes for employees and families • Learning & Development budget for every employee • Organisation-wide workshops and trainings • Generous and enhanced holiday, sickness, medical and family leave • Extra time off to volunteer for good causes • Tax-free charitable donations through payroll giving scheme