PURSUIT SOFTWARE

PURSUIT SOFTWARE

Director of Individual Giving

New York · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$160kDetected 63 days ago
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About the role

  • This role is open as either a full-time hire or an 8-month fractional contract engagement at 4 days/week.
  • We are in the early stages of a multi-year campaign with a directional goal of $45 million over the next three years, and individual giving is central to that plan.
  • The HNWI portfolio and major gifts pipeline

Responsibilities

  • Pursuit is hiring a Director of Individual Giving to build and lead our individual donor program at one of the most consequential moments in our organization's history.
  • You will build and run a year-round strategy for individual giving at the major and principal gift levels.
  • You will personally carry a portfolio of high-capacity individuals and partner with the CEO and CDO on Pursuit's top donor relationships.
  • The Director of Individual Giving will own the individual giving track of the AIJI campaign.
  • The Director of Individual Giving will own Bash end-to-end - strategy, donor cultivation, table sales, and sponsorship.

Nice to have

  • Designing the giving structure for individuals - including naming opportunities, giving tiers, and a principal gift framework for the largest commitments
  • Identifying, cultivating, and soliciting HNWI prospects against the campaign's individual giving target
  • Partnering with the CEO and CDO on the closes that require executive engagement
  • 5-6 years of fundraising experience with a focus on high-net-worth individual giving and major gifts
  • Demonstrated track record of closing 6- and 7-figure individual gifts
  • Comfortable owning a portfolio independently and partnering with a CEO and CDO on top relationships
  • Strong written and verbal communicator - equally fluent in donor-facing materials, internal strategy memos, and event execution
  • Excited about Pursuit's mission and the opportunity to shape a fast-growing development function during a once-in-an-organization moment

Compensation

  • $140,000-160,000 base salary, plus performance bonus eligible

Visa & Work Authorization

  • The Director of Individual Giving will own Bash end-to-end — strategy, donor cultivation, table sales, and sponsorship.

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