Director, Major Gifts

Location: New York, NY, USA. Hybrid work with a commitment to spend at least three days each week at the Central Office in downtown Manhattan.

Salary: $116,800–$146,000 per year. Typically, fully qualified new hires start at $124,100.

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit network of high-performing public charter schools serving K–12 students in economically disadvantaged communities.

What you will do

• Build and manage a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Develop individualized engagement strategies, proposals, letters of inquiry, and donor communications.
• Lead in-person and virtual donor meetings, school visits, and curated engagement experiences.
• Identify and qualify new high-capacity prospects through research, events, and outreach.
• Maintain donor records and pipeline data in Salesforce or similar CRM systems.
• Forecast fundraising revenue and collaborate with development, marketing, program, school, and Home Office leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10+ years of professional experience or an equivalent track record managing sophisticated major gift portfolios.
• Demonstrated frontline fundraising experience focused on major or principal gifts.
• Success personally cultivating, soliciting, and closing six- and seven-figure philanthropic gifts from high-net-worth individuals.
• Experience building relationships with senior executives, trustees, philanthropists, or other high-profile stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, donor strategy experience, and proficiency with Salesforce or a similar CRM.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the New York City philanthropic landscape.
• Experience collaborating across teams on fundraising strategy.
• Strong analytical skills for planning and decision-making.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person organization with a hybrid schedule and at least three office days per week.
• 19 days of paid time off plus three weeks of paid winter and summer organization-wide holidays.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Paid parental, medical, and disability leave options.
• Mental health support, wellness benefits, flexible spending accounts, dependent care benefits, and health savings accounts.