Major Gifts Officer
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Columbus, OH
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
Description
The Major Gifts Officer leads the strategy and relationship management that drives leadership-level giving at $10,000 and above, building a strong and sustainable base of support within an assigned region. This role manages a portfolio of 50 to 100 major donors through all stages of the relationship, including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and long-term stewardship. The Major Gifts Officer also provides strategic direction for community engagement efforts and leads the development of Affinity Groups that deepen relationships, foster connection, and expand organizational reach.
Union Status: Union Eligible Cultural Awareness Associates are expected to demonstrate ethical and cultural awareness aligned with PPGOH’s In This Together ethos by:
Treating all individuals with respect, empathy, and dignity
Protecting confidentiality and sensitive information
Valuing diverse cultures, identities, and lived experiences
Seeking to understand the communities we serve and delivering inclusive, culturally responsive services
Supporting equitable access to the highest attainable standard of health for all, regardless of background or identity.
Responsibilities
Major Gifts Strategy & Portfolio Management
Develops and implements a comprehensive Major Gifts program strategy in collaboration with the Development team
Manages a dynamic portfolio of major donors through all stages of the donor lifecycle, including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
Prepares compelling, donor-centered proposals and reports that align donor interests with organizational priorities
Conducts in-person meetings, attends events, and provides meaningful outreach to maintain and deepen donor relationships
Sets annual goals, builds actionable plans to achieve them, and tracks progress to increase giving and expand reach year over year
Affinity Group Development & Community Engagement
Designs and launches Affinity Groups in partnership with leadership that bring supporters together around shared interests and identities
Shapes the vision, builds implementation plans, and guides Affinity Groups as they grow and evolve
Serves as an organizational connector in the community, with particular focus on engaging supporters historically underrepresented in traditional philanthropy
Collaboration & Cross-Functional Partnership
Partners across the Development team to align major gifts efforts with midlevel giving, annual fund, campaigns, and planned giving
Collaborates with other departments, including health services, to understand programs and develop strong cases for support
Ensures donors experience a seamless and cohesive engagement at every touchpoint across the organization
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Strong face-to-face solicitation skills with demonstrated ability to close leadership-level gifts
Professional writing experience, including donor proposals and reports
Ability to translate complex program information into persuasive, donor-centered cases for support
Skilled at representing an organization and building trust with a wide range of stakeholders, including high-level decision-makers
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Canva, and constituent or CRM database management
Ability and willingness to travel across the state as needed
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Knowledge of trends in charitable giving and ability to apply them in practice
Genuine commitment to sexual and reproductive rights and broader social justice work
Sound judgment, professionalism, and ability to handle complex, fast-paced situations in a mission-driven environment
Preferred Qualifications
Experience raising six-figure gifts
Experience with grant writing and reporting
Demonstrated ability to manage donor portfolios and match donor interests with organizational priorities
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree required
Minimum of five years of professional development experience, including donor proposal preparation, report writing, and direct face-to-face solicitation
Experience managing donor portfolios and raising six-figure gifts highly valued
Work Schedule and Availability
This role requires availability during core business hours of 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. Eastern Time and requires occasional work during evenings and weekends based on operational needs, project timelines, or system implementations.
Travel Requirements
Occasional travel may be required for meetings, training, community engagement activities, or project-related activities. The ability to travel within the service area is required.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
Work is primarily performed in a remote, home-office based environment and requires prolonged periods of sitting or standing, computer use, screen time, and attendance at in-person and/or virtual meetings, trainings, and events.
The role requires regular and timely attendance at virtual and in-person meetings, trainings, and/or events, reliable internet access, maintenance of a private and secure workspace, and compliance with confidentiality and data-security requirements. Work involves frequent collaboration with colleagues through scheduled and unscheduled virtual meetings and communication tools. Occasional travel to organizational worksites and sites operated by third-parties will be required for meetings, training, or operational needs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks to be performed when circumstances change.
Salary Range and Employee Benefits
$90,000-95,000
How to Apply for this Job
About the Organization
Care. No matter what: PPLM has been a leader in promoting sexual health for more than 90 years. We believe that all people deserve the information and expert services to make informed, personal decisions that affect their health, their lives and their futures. We are the state’s leading provider of sexual and reproductive health services. We educate families and empower youth to make responsible choices that lead to healthier lives. We advocate for policies that improve sexual health.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: PPLM believes sexual health is essential to every person’s overall health, well-being and happiness. We recognize that geographical and systemic barriers entrenched in discrimination and stigma prevent people in Massachusetts from having equitable opportunity to choose their own path and access to sexual and reproductive health care. In order to address health equity in communities across Massachusetts in an authentic way, we must start with ourselves. We are taking focused steps to make progress in our own organization. We have embarked on a diversity, equity and inclusion journey that will lead us toward becoming an organization that better reflects our patients and embodies cultural humility. We are wholeheartedly committed to this work.
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