Director of Major Gifts

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Director of Major Gifts will lead philanthropic revenue generation and strategic fundraising initiatives, personally managing a portfolio of high-capacity donors while securing significant six- and seven-figure commitments. This role will oversee major gifts, annual fund, and events functions, coaching a team toward measurable fundraising goals while strengthening donor relationships and expanding new revenue opportunities. The ideal candidate is a results-driven fundraising leader who combines hands‑on major gift solicitation experience with strategic planning, pipeline development, and a passion for advancing meaningful organizational initiatives. PERKSCompetitive compensation package with a salary budget of up to $160,000, based on experience and qualifications. Hybrid work flexibility with opportunities to work remotely while engaging with donors throughout the Houston area. Leadership opportunity to shape and grow major gifts, planned giving, annual fund, and special events programs. Meaningful opportunity to support impactful psychiatric treatment, research, and education initiatives. Collaborative leadership environment with opportunities to coach and develop fundraising professionals while working alongside senior development leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Personally manage a portfolio of approximately 75–120 qualified major gift prospects and donors, cultivating, soliciting, negotiating, and closing significant six- and seven-figure philanthropic commitments. Develop and execute strategic fundraising plans, including annual revenue goals, donor pipeline strategies, prospect qualification, and accurate revenue forecasting. Build new relationships with high-net-worth individuals, family offices, family foundations, grateful patients, trustees, and other prospective philanthropic partners. Lead, coach, and manage a team, establishing performance expectations, monitoring fundraising results, and supporting successful solicitation strategies. Develop and expand major gifts, grateful patient, planned giving, and other strategic growth programs while strengthening donor retention, stewardship, and long‑term giving. Provide strategic oversight of fundraising events, including sponsorship development, revenue goals, budgets, donor cultivation, and overall financial performance.

QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated success personally securing significant major gifts, including six- and seven-figure philanthropic commitments, through prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, negotiation, and stewardship. Strong experience managing and growing a major gifts portfolio, developing donor pipelines, implementing moves management strategies, and accurately forecasting fundraising revenue. Proven leadership experience coaching and developing fundraising professionals, managing performance expectations, and driving measurable revenue outcomes. Experience engaging high‑level donors, trustees, board members, and volunteer leaders to advance fundraising objectives, along with developing strategic donor cultivation and stewardship initiatives. Excellent written and verbal communication, relationship‑building, and strategic planning skills, with proficiency in CRM databases, fundraising research, and Microsoft Office applications.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: The salary budget for this position is up to $160,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Additional benefits information will be shared during the interview process. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non‑biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.