Major Gifts Coordinator, EMILY's List (Washington, DC)

[Kate Watt]

Major Gifts Coordinator

EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest financial resource for women candidates, is searching for a Major Gifts Coordinator to join the Development team. Throughout its 30 year history, the organization has recruited and trained over 9,000 women to run, worked to elect 110 pro-choice Democratic women to the House, 19 to the Senate, 11 governors, and over 700 women to state and local office. EMILY’s List has also helped elect every single Latina, African American, and Asian American Democratic Congresswoman currently serving.

 

Principal Responsibilities

 

The EMILY’s List Major Gifts Coordinator works within the Development Department to facilitate fundraising call time for the president of EMILY’s List and support for regional finance directors. The Major Gifts Coordinator will primarily work with the Majority Council Manager, Regional Finance Directors, the executive office, the Major Gifts Assistants, and interns to ensure that call time, briefing materials, and donor research are accomplished.

 

Specific Duties

 

·         Facilitate the president’s call time: work with Regional Finance Directors and Majority Council Manager to plan and prioritize development and fundraising calls to major donors and prospects, and coordinate preparation of call sheets;

·         Staff president during scheduled call time, communicate call time results and necessary follow-up to the Regional Finance Directors and update contact history in the Raiser’s Edge donor database for record keeping;

• Ensure seamless support of Regional Finance Directors’ needs, including research projects, data/lists requests, donor profiles, and travel briefing materials;

·         Supervise and hire two to four Major Gifts interns every semester and summer;

·         Troubleshoot database and content management system issues within the department and with Regional Finance Directors;

• Serve as lunch hour back-up and break relief for front desk as needed;
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications

 

The ideal candidate for this position must have a college degree, an interest in electing Pro-Choice Democratic Women, and the ability to be a self-starter. Attention to detail a must.  Political and fundraising experience is preferred.

 

EMILY’s List offers a competitive salary and a strong benefits package. To apply, email resume and cover letter to jobop...@emilyslist.org, --subject line “Major Gifts Coordinator.”  No calls, please.

 

EMILY's List is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a multi-cultural, diverse working environment.  Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply.