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Major Gifts Officer
DEPARTMENT: Development
REPORTS TO: Director of Major Gifts
SUPERVISES: N/A
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time, Exempt
SUMMARY
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) seeks an experienced and successful Major Gifts Officer to join the Company’s Development Department. As a member of the major gifts team, the Major Gifts Officer is a frontline fundraiser soliciting prospective donors to BLO for gifts of $10,000 or more and plays a central role collaborating with Board and staff leadership of the Company. The Major Gifts Officer carries their own portfolio of 150 individual prospects and achieves annual fundraising goals and helps to ensure the success of long-term capital and deferred goals in a multitude of ways. This position is an ideal opportunity for a high-performing, collaborative, and experienced development professional to join BLO’s dynamically growing team.
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Job Conditions
The position is full-time, non-exempt. Regular business hours are Monday to Friday, with evening and weekend work during seasonal high-volume periods. Administrative work is currently hybrid/remote. Regular onsite work is required for BLO performances and events in Boston and across the greater Boston area (both during the week and/or on weekends). Ideal candidates for this role will live in the greater Boston Area. Candidates must comply with company COVID mitigation and control plans which includes a vaccination policy. Reasonable accommodation may be granted, please mention at the time of application.
Salary
The salary for this position is based on a candidate’s experience and skills- beginning at $85,000.00 -$100,000.00 per year, in addition to a benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage, an Unlimited Vacation policy, 8-hours of paid Volunteer time, and 401k retirement plan.
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Sports & Recreation
$92k-130k (estimate)
11/24/2022
06/07/2023
blo.org
BOSTON, MA
200 - 500
1976
NGO/NPO/NFP/Organization/Association
JANICE M DELSESTO
$10M - $50M
Sports & Recreation
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The Major Gifts Officer will also be responsible for leading appeal campaigns and formalizing and growing the organization’s first planned giving program.
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Communicate with portfolio through face to face cultivation, solicitation and stewardship meetings, and written strategies; ensure that each major donor and prospect has a clear strategy and timeline for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
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Use email templates and samples to follow-up with potential major donors after one-on-one conversations.
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Understand the organization’s vision and funding needs.
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