Major Gifts Engagement Manager

GREATERGOOD

Major Gifts Engagement Manager at Greater Good Charities, focusing on major donor communications and engagement strategies. Aiming to cultivate and retain high-value donor relationships.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $63,000 - $70,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates exceptional writing ability and strong research skills to create compelling donor narratives and manage major donor communications. Proficient in CRM systems and familiar with wealth screening tools to enhance donor engagement and fundraising strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Major Donor WritingProspect ResearchCRM ProficiencyEmail Campaign ExecutionAttention to Detail

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Hard Skills

WritingEditingData SynthesisGrant Proposal DevelopmentDonor Correspondence

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsDiscretionProfessionalism

Tools & Technologies

WealthEngineDataroHubSpotMicrosoft Office

Industry Keywords

Nonprofit AdvancementDevelopment CommunicationsAnimal WelfareEnvironmental SectorHumanitarian Sector

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the major donor newsletter end to end — editorial calendar, sourcing, writing, production, review cycle, and distribution.
Work directly with the Growth team and program staff across causes to source stories, outcomes, and data that meet a major donor's standard of evidence.
Maintain a consistent editorial voice that is succinct, plainspoken, and gap-focused, in line with GGC brand guidelines.
Help curate a reusable content library of impact stories, figures, and imagery for use across major donor channels.
Plan and execute segmented email campaigns to defined slices of the non-portfolio major donor lists — by program affinity, giving level, recency, tenure, etc.
Write and produce cohort-specific appeals, including year-end, mid-year, emergency response, and program-restricted campaigns.
Own GGC's moves management strategy to bridge mid-level donors to portfolio donors managed by Major Gifts Officers — the defined sequence of communications and touches that advances a donor from one giving level to the next.
Conduct prospect research for major gifts within the GGC CRM based on intent signals and enrichment data from Wealth Engine and Dataro, and within Foundation Center for grants.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, journalism, nonprofit management, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in nonprofit advancement, development communications, or a related role, with a demonstrated portfolio of major donor writing — proposals, impact reports, donor correspondence, or similar materials.
Exceptional writing ability, with a distinctive capacity for translating complex program information and data into emotionally resonant, donor-centered narratives; ability to adapt tone and style to reflect the voice of senior leadership and the organization.
Experience in prospect research, including familiarity with wealth screening tools (WealthEngine, Dataro, iWave, or similar), philanthropic databases, and public records research.
Experience contributing to grant proposals and reports preferred; familiarity with foundation research tools (e.g., Foundation Directory Online, Candid, Instrumentl) a plus.
Strong research and analytical skills; ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into clear, actionable profiles and recommendations.
Proficiency in CRM systems (HubSpot preferred) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
Discretion and professionalism in handling confidential donor information.
Experience in animal welfare, environmental, humanitarian, or related nonprofit sectors preferred.
Demonstrated ability to produce donor and grant materials that translate directly into closed gifts and funded proposals.
Commitment to the mission of Greater Good Charities and ability to bring that mission to life on the page.

Benefits

Comp & perks

13 paid national holidays
sick leave
paid vacation
parental leave
401K
life insurance
medical, dental, and vision benefits