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
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working with technical and/or scientific donors

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 knowledge is freely available to everyone, fostering a collaborative environment for knowledge sharing.

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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