Major Gifts Officer (Remote)

Location: Remote within the United States; approximately 2–3 weeks per year of organizational travel and 30–40% donor-related travel. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET.

Salary: $85,000–$120,000 per year, plus eligibility for annual performance-based incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global is a think network advancing the principles and practices of freedom in academia, public policy, and civil society.

What you will do

• Manage a portfolio of 100–150 major-gift prospects and donors through qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Develop individualized cultivation and solicitation plans, conduct donor visits, present funding opportunities, and close five- and six-figure gifts and multi-year commitments.
• Identify and qualify new prospects through first-contact relationship development and sustained cold outreach.
• Own relationship development within the Intellectual Builders donor community and develop the corporate giving segment.
• Coordinate with Development Operations, Portfolio Management, Foundations, Communications & Marketing, executive leadership, scholars, and Programs staff.
• Maintain portfolio activity, opportunities, contact reports, cultivation status, solicitation plans, pipeline projections, and gift forecasts in Salesforce.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of front-line fundraising experience across the donor gift cycle, including a documented record of closing five-figure commitments. Candidates at the upper end of the salary range require 5+ years of experience and a record of six-figure closes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust and sustain professional relationships with donors and prospects.
• Ability to qualify prospects and initiate donor relationships from first contact, including sustained cold outreach.
• Experience with CRM platforms, specifically Salesforce, including independently creating and maintaining personal opportunities, activities, and contact reports.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to independently manage a complex, multi-stage national portfolio with consistent follow-through.
• Authorization to work for any employer in the United States. Visa sponsorship or transfer of sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience in corporate or institutional giving, including developing an under-built giving segment.
• Substantive knowledge of and appreciation for the classical liberal intellectual tradition, with the ability to engage donors on policy, economics, and related ideas.
• Fundraising experience within a think tank, university, or policy-oriented nonprofit.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work environment with organization-wide staff gatherings and on-site collaboration.
• Full-time schedule from Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.
• Annual performance-based incentive compensation eligibility.
• Approximately 30–40% donor-related travel and 2–3 weeks of organizational travel annually.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and cover letter explaining interest in the position and alignment with the IHS mission in one PDF document.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.