Major Gift Officer

🕒 August 24

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

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Texas Public Policy Foundation

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1989

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📚 Education

Consulting • Healthcare • Education

Texas Public Policy Foundation is a nonprofit, conservative public policy think tank based in Austin, Texas that conducts research, outreach, and advocacy to promote limited government, free markets, and individual liberty in Texas and nationally. It publishes analysis, commentary, videos and newsletters, provides expert testimony to lawmakers, runs events and initiatives, and seeks to influence legislation and public opinion on issues including taxes, spending, education, family policy, and regulatory reform.

📋 Description

• Develop, cultivate, and secure major gifts for the Foundation’s work • Manage a portfolio of current donors and prospects • Support cultivating new donors through outreach efforts, including special donor events • Perform donor research, including identifying new major prospects • Develop cultivation strategies through personal visits, correspondence, and event participation • Motivate supporters and prospects toward the shared goal of making Texas an even better place, making solicitations when appropriate • Provide high-quality stewardship after a gift • Report all donor contact in the TPPF database • Make presentations to senior management on donor strategies and efforts when needed • Report to the Director of Major Gifts • Communicate TPPF’s mission and vision to philanthropists in Texas and across America

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in major gift fundraising with a track record of success • Knowledge of free market donors and national/state network a major plus • Superb story-telling, writing, oral communication, and debate skills • Strong project management skills • Ability to multi-task, set priorities, and follow through • Strong commitment to the principles of personal responsibility and free enterprise • High attention to detail • Personable, self-motivated, and professional • Bachelor’s Degree or above • Integrity in managing sensitive and confidential information • Willing to travel when needed; approximately 20% anticipated

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries • Excellent health insurance for staff and dependents • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policies • Holidays • Parental leave • Retirement contribution matching