Full-Time

Senior Manager

Major Gifts & Planned Giving

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Wikimedia Foundation

Wikimedia Foundation

501-1,000 employees

Operates Wikipedia and free knowledge projects

Social Impact
Education

Compensation Overview

$134.1k - $203.4kAnnually

Senior

Remote in USA

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Requirements
  • Seven plus years of successful fundraising experience, including direct experience and success in raising money from individual major donors and through planned gifts in the 6 to 7-figure range
  • Experience creating and implementing successful fundraising strategy, ideally for an endowment and/or planned giving
  • Experience leading teams, including mentoring and developing staff with a wide range of experience
  • Broad-based knowledge of various development campaign activities including: direct solicitations, planned giving, event planning and management, institutional grantmaking, and leveraging fundraising databases
  • Experience building relationships through mission-supporting ventures; a comfort with major donors and a respect for and understanding of their goals and objectives;
  • Ability to create and maintain strong internal relationships and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders
  • Demonstrable track record as an exceptional communicator, in writing as well as verbally; adept at writing solicitation letters, donor correspondence, and other kinds of material for publication; experience preparing and making effective presentations to diverse groups large and small
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of donor information and a finely-tuned sense of discretion
  • Experience working in an organization with a distributed workforce, using asynchronous and synchronous communication methods, and an ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability
  • Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment.
Responsibilities
  • Retaining, recruiting and managing a team of fundraising professionals and consultants; establishing work plans, performance objectives, and goals for each team member and regularly reviewing performance; providing professional development and training required to cultivate staff skills and professionalism
  • Achieving annual major gifts ($10K+) and planned giving targets; collaborating with other leaders in the fundraising program to develop donor journeys that funnel mid-level prospects into the major donor audience.
  • Collaborating with the Sr. Director of Development on the development of a sustainable major giving strategy for the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimedia Endowment, including the implementation of the major gifts portion of the second 10-year, $100M campaign for the Wikimedia Endowment
  • Leading the ongoing development of the planned giving program and building a robust pipeline of planned giving commitments that will provide support for the Wikimedia movement for decades to come
  • Partner with the Sr. Director of Development, Major Gifts Stewardship Manager, and Fundraising Events Manager to further develop the events strategy to support increasing individual and planned giving fundraising; strengthening the stewardship and donor recognition program, with the objective of establishing a life-long, relationships with major and planned giving donors
  • Collaborate with the Endowment Board of Trustees to develop fundraising strategy, lead fundraising implementation and identify potential new board members
  • Ensuring the cultivation and stewardship of a diverse portfolio of existing donors and donor prospects, including undertaking direct individual donor solicitations and cultivating high value relationships. As appropriate, working closely with top-level executives and board members on these efforts, by matching senior leaders to development opportunities and specific donors
  • In collaboration with the Major Gifts Stewardship Manager, overseeing portfolio management, major donor prospecting, and systems support for gift officers to identify and qualify new major donors
  • Partner with managers and subject matter experts across the fundraising program to define cross-team strategies, goals, and help set up the structure for execution, including for planned giving marketing
  • Generate creative solutions to improve donor experience and fundraising performance, considering current capacities and donor interests
  • Coordinate with other teams and departments in the Wikimedia Foundation to realize opportunities and enhance organizational impact

The Wikimedia Foundation operates Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects, aiming to create a world where everyone can freely access and share knowledge. It provides a platform for users to read, contribute, and share content, while also supporting the volunteer communities that help maintain these projects. The foundation is different from competitors because it is a nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals and institutions, rather than advertising or subscription fees. Its goal is to ensure that all people have the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from a collective pool of knowledge.

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$145.9M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2003

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What believers are saying

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  • Holistic AI's audit under the DSA enhances Wikimedia's platform safety and accountability.
  • Collaboration with Open Foundation West Africa combats misinformation during Ghana's elections.

What critics are saying

  • Reliance on Nvidia's AI tech may affect Wikimedia's data processing autonomy.
  • DSA audit could reveal vulnerabilities requiring significant resources to address.
  • Decentralized platforms like Mastodon may divert users from Wikipedia.

What makes Wikimedia Foundation unique

  • Wikimedia Foundation operates the world's largest free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
  • It supports a diverse range of projects like Wiktionary and Wikisource.
  • The Foundation is a non-profit, relying on global donations for funding.

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