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Major Gifts Officer

Wildlife Conservation Society · New York, NY · 1 mo ago
Sales$25k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have sections: About Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) maybe as About the role? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content: About WCS (description). Could map to "About the role" or maybe "About Wildlife Conservation Society". The instruction says use those example headings; we can use "About the role" as heading for the description about WCS and job summary? But we also have Job Summary separate. Could combine? Probably better: "About the role" for job summary and about WCS. Then "Responsibilities" for Major Responsibilities. Then "Qualifications" for Qualification Requirements. Possibly "Skills" not needed separate. "Pay" we have Salary Range 110,000-150,000 -> include Pay section. "Schedule" maybe not explicit; they mention hybrid, occasional evenings/weekends, travel. Could include Schedule? The instruction: only include if posting actually states them. They do mention hybrid, occasional evenings/weekends, travel. That's schedule info. Could include Schedule section. Benefits not mentioned; skip. Skills not separate; could be part of Qualifications. We'll include About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. Also remove "Physical Requirements" and "Workplace Conditions"? Those are substantive? They describe hybrid, travel etc. Could be part of Schedule or maybe we incorporate into Schedule. But we should preserve ALL substantive information. Physical Requirements and Workplace Conditions contain info about hybrid, occasional evenings/weekends, travel, office-based, etc. That's schedule-related. We'll put that in Schedule section. We need to use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For responsibilities we have a list; we'll make
      . For qualifications we have bullet-like list; we'll make
        . For schedule we have prose; we can use

        . We must not invent or summarize away detail. Preserve all substantive info. So we need to include all details from About WCS, Job Summary, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Physical Requirements, Workplace Conditions, Salary Range. Let's craft. Section About the role: include paragraph about WCS and job summary. We'll combine:

        About the role

        ...

        Responsibilities:

        Responsibilities

        • ... each bullet. Qualifications:

          Qualifications

          • ... each bullet. Pay:

            Pay

            Salary range: $110,000–$150,000.

            Schedule:

            Schedule

            Hybrid role based in New York City (Bronx Zoo); regular office work with remote flexibility; occasional evening, weekend, and holiday attendance at events; periodic travel domestically and internationally; regular collaboration with colleagues, donors, partners; requires ability to flexibly schedule donor/prospect meetings in greater NYC/Tri-State area.

            We need to ensure we didn't miss any details: Physical Requirements: office-based, regular computer/telephone use, frequent sitting/standing, occasional walking, stair climbing, driving, light lifting up to 20 lbs, periodic travel. Workplace Conditions: hybrid NYC-based, regular collaboration, occasional evening/weekend attendance at events, periodic travel to support corporate engagement, most work indoors professional office, MGO hybrid with time at home and WCS NYC office at Bronx Zoo, must be able to flexibly schedule donor/prospect meetings in greater NYC/Tri-State area, occasional national/international travel, occasional evenings/weekends/holidays based on donor/event schedules. We incorporated many but maybe missed "light lifting up to 20 pounds". We'll add that in Schedule or maybe a separate Physical Requirements section? But we only have allowed headings list; we could add a section "Physical Requirements" if we want, but instruction says use those example headings; not limited to them? It says use

            for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we can use those headings; but we could also use other headings? Probably better to stick to those. Physical Requirements could go under Schedule or maybe under Qualifications? Not ideal. Could add a section "Requirements" for physical requirements? But we already have Qualifications. Could add a section "Requirements" for physical requirements. The example includes Requirements as a possible heading. So we could have a Requirements section for physical requirements. Let's do that. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements (physical), Pay, Schedule. We must not create sections with filler. All have content. Now craft content precisely. About the role paragraph: Include WCS description and job summary. Let's write:

            Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) saves wildlife and wild places worldwide, combining on‑the‑ground field conservation programs in more than 55 countries with the world’s largest network of urban wildlife parks based in New York City. Its five wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo, have educated and inspired over 425 million visitors since 1899 and welcome about 3.5 million visitors annually to the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, and New York Aquarium. WCS has a long track record of innovative, impactful results at scale, helping recover species such as bison, tigers, gorillas, whales, and coral reefs, and assisting governments in creating more than 430 protected areas worldwide.

            As a Major Gifts Officer (MGO) reporting to the Director, Individual Giving, you will cultivate and secure major gifts starting at $25,000 with the goal of growing a portfolio focused on $100,000+ gifts, managing a high‑value portfolio of donors capable of five‑, six‑, and seven‑figure+ contributions, working directly with WCS Trustees and leadership worldwide to support the organization’s fundraising goals and contribute to over $160 million in annual department revenue.

            That covers. Responsibilities: list each bullet from Major Responsibilities. Let's extract bullet points: - Manage a portfolio of 150-250 high-net worth individuals, including current donors and prospects. - Develop bespoke cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans for each. - Create and execute personalized strategies to successfully cultivate, solicit, and steward each prospect to support the WCS mission at their maximum capacity. - Demonstrate exceptional stewardship of new and established donors, including developing personalized outreach plans for individuals. - Continually assess portfolio health and make recommendations for donor moves to the Director, Individual Giving. - Regularly meet with donors and prospects, including introducing them to WCS, briefing them on WCS and their impact, providing tours of WCS facilities, and making funding requests. - Develop and maintain familiarity with programmatic needs, budgets, and priorities. - Represent WCS's mission and persuasively articulate WCS's impact and strategies. - Strategically activate and coordinate efforts with WCS Trustees, leadership, program staff, and other colleagues to create donor cultivation and stewardship strategies. For example, actively participate in donor strategy sessions with WCS leadership and program staff. - Help develop inspiring proposals, reports, letters, and other correspondence, working with our fundraising communications team and program experts around the world. - Attend WCS events to support donors and prospects, such as Gala events, lectures, salons and dinners, and similar convenings. These events occasionally include evenings, weekends, and holidays. - Propose and implement strategies to engage new prospects. - Work with the WCS Development Research Team to develop materials required for cultivation and solicitation of prospects. - Actively participate in team meetings and collaborate with colleagues by providing feedback and suggestions to help advance donor strategies. - With support from Development colleagues, effectively use Salesforce to track and evaluate key performance metrics and activities. - Maintain an up-to-date record in Salesforce for each donor and prospect and follow best practices for data hygiene. We'll put each as
          • . Qualifications: list bullet points from Qualification Requirements. Extract: - 4+ years of frontline fundraising experience with demonstrable success in closing 6-figure gifts; experience closing 7-figure gifts a plus. - Ability to work independently and interface effectively with the highest level of WCS donors and senior staff members, developing and maintaining long-term, productive relationships. - Excellent communication, writing, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills. - Advanced understanding of fundraising best practices and competency in developing and managing high-level solicitation strategies. - A commitment to the highest fundraising standards and values, and an eagerness to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture. - Passion for the mission and work of WCS. - BS/BA degree. - Valid Driver's License preferred. We'll list each as
          • . Requirements (physical): include Physical Requirements and Workplace Conditions combined. Let's craft a paragraph:

            This role is office‑based with regular computer and telephone use, frequent sitting and standing, occasional walking, stair climbing, driving, and light lifting of up to 20 pounds. Periodic travel is expected. The position is hybrid, based in New York City (Bronx Zoo), requiring regular collaboration with colleagues, donors, and partners; occasional evening and weekend attendance at events; periodic travel to support corporate engagement activities. Most work is performed indoors in a professional office environment. The MGO splits time between remote work and the WCS NYC office at the Bronx Zoo, must be able to flexibly schedule donor and prospect meetings in the greater NYC/Tri‑State area, and may include national or international travel, as well as occasional evenings, weekends, and/or holidays based on donor and event schedules.

            That covers. Pay:

            Salary range: $110,000–$150,000.

            Schedule: Actually we already put schedule-like info in Requirements. But we still need a Schedule section per instruction? We could combine schedule info into Requirements and not have separate Schedule. But we might still need a Schedule section if we have schedule info. However we already placed schedule-like info in Requirements (physical). Could we rename Requirements to "Requirements" and include both physical and schedule? The instruction says we can use Requirements heading for any requirements. So we can put physical requirements there. Then we could still have a Schedule section for schedule specifics like hybrid, occasional evenings/weekends, travel. But that would duplicate. Better to have Schedule section for schedule details, and Requirements for physical requirements only. Let's split. Thus: Requirements (physical): bullet list? It's prose; we can use

            . Schedule: hybrid, occasional evenings/weekends, travel, etc. Let's extract schedule specifics: - Hybrid/ Bronx Zoo, New York City - Regular collaboration with colleagues, donors, partners - Occasional evening and weekend attendance at events - Periodic travel to support corporate engagement activities - Most work indoors professional office - MGO hybrid with time at home and WCS NYC office at Bronx Zoo - Must be able to flexibly schedule donor/prospect meetings in greater NYC/Tri-State area - Occasional national or international travel - Occasional evenings, weekends, and/or holidays based on donor/event schedules We'll put that in Schedule section as

            . Now Requirements (physical) section: include office-based, computer/telephone use, sitting/standing, walking, stair climbing, driving, light lifting up to 20 lbs, periodic travel. Let's craft. Now ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The WCS description, job summary, responsibilities, qualifications, physical requirements, schedule, salary. Also mention "Position Managed: N/A" we

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