Major Gifts Officer

About Rosie’s Place

Rosie’s Place was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States, with a mission to provide a safe and nurturing environment to help poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity, and find security in their lives.

Rosie’s Place is a multi-service community center that not only provides meals and shelter but also creates answers for thousands of women a year through wide-ranging support, housing, and education services. Rosie’s Place relies on the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations and does not accept any city, state or federal funding.

Every year, Rosie’s Place meets thousands of poor and homeless women with thousands of unique needs and challenges. The leadership, staff and board at Rosie’s Place have formed a supportive community and understand that there’s no single cause of poverty and homelessness and consequently, there is no single cure-all. For this reason, Rosie’s Place offers a spectrum of services to guests. The organization’s constellation of programs and services include the following:

• Emergency Services: Rosie’s Place offers free meals 365 days a year; a food pantry with non-perishable items and fresh produce; showers, laundry and lockers; overnight beds for up to 28 days; and providers who offer health and wellness care.

• Opportunity: Women can take English as a Second or Other Language, as well as Literacy and Computer classes in the Women's Education Center and find assistance with job and housing searches.

• Advocacy and Empowerment: Multi-lingual Advocates assist women with short- and long-term issues, attorneys provide holistic legal services, and guests are encouraged to participate in Rosie’s Place’s diverse Arts and Public Policy activities, which can empower them to be their own best advocates.

• Outreach and Stability: Rosie’s Place stays connected to guests by providing ongoing follow-up to newly housed guests, oversight of women who have complex physical and mental health issues, and home visits to isolated women. The organization reaches women beyond their walls through a satellite office at Franklin Field and collaborations with Boston Public Schools and Massachusetts Trial Courts.

While Rosie’s Place provides resources and information, the organization also provides the message that every woman is a resilient and resourceful individual, whose past and present need not be her limits. Rosie’s Place strives to hold that image regardless of the setbacks their guests face along the way.

For more information about Rosie’s Place, please visit: https://www.rosiesplace.org/

About Philanthropy at Rosie’s Place

The fundraising program at Rosie’s Place is well established, sophisticated, and poised for additional growth. In the last five years, annual funds raised have grown significantly, with funds coming from individuals, foundations, estates, and corporations. By the end of FY26, the organization is projected to raise $18.2M. Rosie’s Place relies solely on the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations to fund its operations. Rosie’s Place does not accept any city, state, or federal funding, allowing for greater flexibility and sustainability. The organization embraces the utilization of metrics for all aspects of their work, including their fundraising program, which is data-driven and evidence-based.

About the Position

Reporting to the Director of Major Gifts, the Major Gifts Officer is responsible for the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of major gifts in support of annual operations, special events, special projects, and capital projects. This is an exciting time of growth for Rosie’s Place, and this position will engage prospective donors in creative ways while serving as a positive ambassador for Rosie’s Place. There are two available Major Gifts Officer positions available at this time.

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively across the organization; develop a deep understanding of the mission, programs, and values of Rosie’s Place.
• Manage a portfolio of individual donors, prospects, and corporate donors.
• Work both independently as well as collaboratively with other team members.
• Identify, evaluate, and cultivate individuals capable of contributing gifts of at least $1,000 annually.
• Prepare meaningful and effective funding proposals, reports and customized collateral for individual donors, prospects and corporate donors.
• Schedule, manage and attend regular donor meetings.
• Manage all information relating to current major donors and prospects in Raiser’s Edge in a timely manner.
• Attend staff and committee meetings as required and represent Rosie’s Place at networking events.
• Perform any additional duties, including gift processing and acknowledgement support, as needed and assigned by the Director of Major Gifts.

Key Qualifications

• 3 years of active solicitation experience and demonstrated success in major gifts fundraising with a focus on prospect identification, relationship-building, and solicitation.
• Demonstrated abilities in planning and/or execution of fundraising and donor cultivation events.
• Proficient with Raiser’s Edge, MS Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Advanced knowledge of moves management.
• Demonstrated experience working with volunteers and program staff.
• Superior written and oral communication skills, as well as excellent research skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines and willingness to meet unexpected requests.
• Self-motivated with the ability to make independent decisions.
• Strong commitment to the mission of Rosie’s Place and/or knowledge of issues relating to women’s poverty and homelessness.

Work Expectations at Rosie’s Place

Rosie’s Place is a hands-on team and seeks employees who are passionate about their work and service to the community. The Major Gifts Officer is a full-time, exempt position. While the Major Gifts Officer is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, they must work on-site at Rosie’s Place during part of their work week and engage regularly with staff, guests, and volunteers. They are also expected to be flexible with their in-person days to participate in organization events and other work obligations. This position will require travel between Rosie’s Place facilities and community locations. Day-to-day work involves being in an office environment, including paper and computer work as well as interaction with staff, guests and volunteers.

Rosie’s Place continues to adapt to safety protocols related to COVID-19 as they understand them, and all employees must follow the safety protocols. Among these protocols, they require all employees to be up to date with their COVID vaccinations. Requests for medical or religious exemptions from the COVID vaccination are considered.

Compensation

The salary for this position is $85,000 per year, commensurate with experience. Rosie’s Place offers a robust benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement plan, pension contributions, paid vacation, and more.

Rosie’s Place values diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds. Rosie’s Place is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To express interest, please submit your cover letter and resume in confidence here.

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