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Leadership Gifts Officer / Senior Leadership Gifts Officer

Information Technology$90k–$100k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have sections: About The California Academy Of Sciences (intro), About The Opportunity (role description), Primary Responsibilities, Donor Engagement & Events, Cross-Functional Collaboration & Experiences, Internal Leadership & Strategy, Qualifications, Framing for Officer / Senior Leadership Gifts Officer (maybe duplicate), Organizational Culture, Physical Environment, Compensation And Benefits, Schedule. We must use

for section headings. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

    for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "How To Apply" etc. Also remove "The Academy’s Talent Acquisition representative will be able to provide the Leadership Gifts Officer Job Description should you meet those qualifications." That's boilerplate? Might be considered filler; but it's not a list; we can keep? It's not substantive? It's basically saying they can provide JD. Probably remove as it's not substantive content. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to keep details about responsibilities, qualifications, compensation, schedule, etc. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". The Compensation section includes "Actual compensation will be commensurate with the final candidate's qualifications and experience..." That's filler? It's a statement but not a specific number; but we still have salary range. The instruction: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD")". So we cannot have a Compensation section if the only content is that phrase? But we have salary range specifics: $90,000-$100,000 for Senior, $80,000-$95,000 for Leadership. So we can keep Compensation section with those specifics and maybe also note that actual compensation will be commensurate... but that phrase is filler; we could omit that sentence. We should keep the substantive salary ranges. Also benefits: "The Academy offers a total compensation package that emphasizes both base salary and comprehensive benefits based on the hours per week worked." That's vague; we could keep but it's not specific benefits. Might be considered filler. Better to keep only if there are specific benefits listed; there aren't. So maybe we omit Benefits section entirely, as no specific benefits listed. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state Pay (salary range) and Schedule (Full-Time/Hybrid 3 days onsite, 40 hours per week). So we can have Pay and Schedule sections. Benefits not stated specifically, so we should not create a Benefits section. Thus sections: About the California Academy of Sciences (intro), About The Opportunity (role overview), Primary Responsibilities, Donor Engagement & Events, Cross-Functional Collaboration & Experiences, Internal Leadership & Strategy, Qualifications, Framing for Officer / Senior Leadership Gifts Officer (maybe we can combine? It's somewhat duplicate of About The Opportunity; but it's substantive? It repeats some info; we could keep but might be redundant. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. If we omit that section, we lose some info (the framing). But the info is largely covered elsewhere. However to be safe, we could keep it as a section, but ensure not filler. It contains substantive description of roles. We'll keep. Organizational Culture, Physical Environment, Compensation (Pay), Schedule. We must not include application instructions, EEO, etc. Now format: Use

    for each section heading. Use

    for prose paragraphs. Use

    • for lists. We need to identify lists: Primary Responsibilities has bullet-like sentences but not formatted as list; we can convert to
      • . Similarly Qualifications is a list; we can convert. Also maybe Donor Engagement & Events has bullet-like sentences; we can convert to list. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Experiences also list. Internal Leadership & Strategy list. Framing section maybe prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; we can convert sentences to list items. Let's extract content. Section: About The California Academy Of Sciences Paragraph: "Founded in 1853, the California Academy of Sciences is a globally renowned, AZA-accredited non-profit scientific and cultural institution located in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Home to a world-class planetarium, aquarium, rainforest, research institute, and natural history museum—all under one living roof—our mission is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration. Our living collection reflects Earth’s vast biodiversity, consisting of nearly 60,000 animals representing over 800 species. Our research collections are the largest west of the Mississippi, spanning nearly 46 million plants, animals, fossils, and cultural artifacts from across the globe and throughout history. Our diverse team includes leading biodiversity scientists, educators, storytellers, designers, and communicators who are passionate about advancing knowledge and catalyzing action through science and storytelling. Whether you're conducting research behind the scenes or engaging the public on the museum floor, your work will help connect people to the natural world and empower them to protect it." We'll put that in

        . Section: About The Opportunity Paragraph: "The Leadership Gifts Officer / Senior Leadership Gifts Officer is a seasoned frontline fundraiser responsible for a robust portfolio of high-net-worth donors and prospects, with a focus on securing and stewarding major and principal gifts. The role leads complex identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies, partners closely with Advancement Leadership, staff, and Leadership Philanthropy team as well as Academy program leaders to design high-impact donor experiences, and models best practices that strengthen a donor-centered, data-informed culture across the division." We'll put in

        . Section: Primary Responsibilities We have two sub-sections: Portfolio Management & Fundraising, Donor Engagement & Events, Cross-Functional Collaboration & Experiences, Internal Leadership & Strategy. But the instruction: Use

        for section headings. So we could keep those as subheadings? They are not specified as allowed headings; only section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we can still use

        for any heading; they didn't restrict to only those exact words, just gave examples. So we can use

        for each subsection heading. However we must not create thin sections; but these have substantive content. Thus we can have:

        Primary Responsibilities

        Then under that we could have subheadings like

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        for section headings. We could just use
        • directly under Primary Responsibilities without extra headings. But we have distinct categories; we could keep them as

          within Primary Responsibilities? That would be nested headings; but spec didn't forbid. However to keep simple, we can treat each bullet category as a

          section itself, but then we would duplicate "Primary Responsibilities" heading. Better: Keep Primary Responsibilities as

          and then inside use
          • for each responsibility item, preserving the detail. Thus we need to extract each responsibility sentence. From text: Portfolio Management & Fundraising: - Manage a portfolio of 70-90 donors and prospects, with emphasis on leadership (six-figure) and principal gifts (seven-figure +). - Independently develop and execute tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for each donor and prospect. - Consistently secure gifts of $100,000+, prioritizing unrestricted flexible support as well as advancing priorities across biodiversity science, environmental learning, and conservation. - Regularly identify and cultivate opportunities for upgrading donor gifts from five to six-figure gifts. - Maintain disciplined moves management, forecasting, and pipeline documentation and reporting in Tessitura. - Identify pipeline development opportunities with internal stakeholders and partners to advance high-potential donors and prospects into the leadership gift pipeline. Donor Engagement & Events: - Serve as primary relationship manager for select high-profile donors, supporters, and prospects. - Deliver bespoke, high-touch experiences—behind-the-scenes tours, lab/collections visits, field and site visits—that deepen affinity and accelerate giving. - Collaborate with Donor Experience and Communications teams to provide personalized, timely stewardship touchpoints and impact reporting. - The work schedule varies, with long hours during critical periods and special events, such as Academy Day, Big Bang, and SuperNatural fundraising events. This job requires occasional in-person event support on evenings and weekends, which may fall outside of normal business hours. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Experiences: - Partner with scientists and program leads to align donor interests with mission-critical work; translate complex initiatives into compelling donor offers. - Collaborate with the Donor Experience team to plan and execute curated on-site and field-based activations that advance cultivation and stewardship goals. - Work with Advancement Operations to leverage data, dashboards, and reporting that inform strategy and drive results. - Collaborate with Legacy Giving team to identify prospects for the Eastwood Associates and create custom solicitations for blended gifts. - Deepen relationships with well-cultivated new prospects following initial engagement by the Advancement Coordinator, Advancement Research Manager, or Direct Response fundraising team. Internal Leadership & Strategy: - Partner with the Director of Leadership Philanthropy and the Associate Director of Leadership Philanthropy to provide input on donor strategy goal-setting for the division. - Identify potential board candidates and help lead them toward deeper engagement and philanthropy. - Model donor-centered communication, rigorous planning, and cross-team collaboration; serve as a mentor and fundraising strategy expert for wider division, reviewing approaches and coaching on donor conversations. - Represent Leadership Philanthropy in internal meetings as needed, contributing to seamless coordination across Advancement and program teams. We'll put each as
          • . Section: Qualifications We have two levels: Leadership Gifts Officer and Senior Leadership Gifts Officer. We need to preserve both. List items: Leadership Gifts Officer: - 2+ years of relevant frontline fundraising experience or equivalent high-level relationship management, with a track record of securing $50,000+ gifts. - Demonstrated success managing a robust major-donor portfolio, including gift forecasting and closing complex, multi-stakeholder solicitations. - Experience with complicated gift vehicles such as DAFs, stock/security donations, and family foundations. - Capital or comprehensive campaign experience welcomed. - Experience partnering with executive leadership and board members on solicitations. - Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills; poised and effective with high-profile donors and institutional leaders. - Experience designing and executing bespoke donor engagements (tours, field visits, events) tied to program impact. - Strong organizational and project-management skills; adept at prioritizing across multiple donors, deadlines, and partners. - Proficiency with fundraising CRMs and reporting (Tessitura preferred); data-driven approach to strategy and forecasting. - Collaborative, generous teammate with a coaching mindset; committed to sharing practices that strengthen team culture. - Deep interest in the Academy’s mission; familiarity with science, climate, conservation, or museum philanthropy is a plus. Senior Leadership Gifts Officer: - 6+ years of frontline fundraising or equivalent high-level relationship management, with a track record of securing $100,000+ gifts. - Demonstrated success managing a robust major-donor portfolio, including gift forecasting and closing complex, multi-stakeholder solicitations. - Experience with complicated gift vehicles such as DAFs, stock/security donations, and family foundations. - Capital or comprehensive campaign experience welcomed. - Experience partnering with executive leadership and board members on solicitations. - Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills; poised and effective with high-profile donors and institutional leaders. - Experience designing and executing bespoke donor engagements (tours, field visits, events) tied to program impact

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