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Director - Major Gifts

Intrepid Museum
York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 11/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/15/2026
The Intrepid Museum is seeking an experienced Director of Major Gifts to join our Institutional Advancement Department. The Director of Major Gifts will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors to secure significant philanthropic support for the Intrepid Museum's mission and programs. This role will play a critical part in expanding the Museum's individual giving efforts and achieving ambitious fundraising goals.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000.

Responsibilities include the following:
 Develop and implement strategies for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual major donors along with the Vice President of Institutional Advancement.

 Manage a portfolio of high-net-worth individual prospects and donors, moving them through the donor cycle and recording all interactions/progress in database.

 Conduct in-depth prospect research to identify new potential major donors.

 Develop customized cultivation and solicitation plans for individual donors.

 Prepare compelling proposals, presentations, and other donor communications.

 Coordinate and attend donor meetings, often alongside the Vice President of Institutional Advancement and/or the President of the Museum.

 Ensure timely and appropriate donor recognition and stewardship, including benefit fulfillment for major donor circles.

 Collaborate with other members of the Institutional Advancement team on donor events and annual appeals.

 Work with program staff to identify funding opportunities and align donor interests with Museum priorities.

 Attend occasional evening and weekend events as needed.

 Other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Institutional Advancement.

Qualified candidates will possess Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college/university or equivalent combination of academic and work experience; advanced degree preferred.

At least 7-10 years of relevant experience professional fundraising experience and experience working with a donor database, experience with Tessitura is a plus. Demonstrated track record of successfully soliciting and closing major gifts ($25,000 ). Must have demonstrated ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple projects, develop strategies for new prospect identification and donor cultivation, create and maintain research systems. Must have an ability to develop and harness strong investigating skills to create effective cultivation and solicitation strategies. Must have an ability to take direction, act independently, set and maintain priorities, balance demands of multiple tasks, and meet deadlines. Familiarity with the New York City community and philanthropic environment will be an advantage.

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring from a diverse pool of candidates – as such we encourage you to apply regardless of your race, religion, age, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences.

We believe that a range of lived experiences, voices, and perspectives directly contributes to the success of our team. If you are interested in a job role, we encourage you to apply to any open position even if you do not consider yourself 100% qualified for a specific role. Our goal is to recruit, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment to the person who is well-suited for the role.

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