Director, Individual Giving, Major Gifts & Special Projects

• Build and maintain a portfolio of prospects across a broad range of fundraising interests and priorities
• Work with curators across the research libraries to understand their priorities, and develop a plan for outreach and financial support.

• Oversee and mentor the Individual Giving, Major Gifts & Special Projects team
• Highlight and share restricted priorities among Development Directors and other departments at the Library
• Educate and inspire donors and prospective supporters about The New York Public Library’s mission to ensure free and open access to information and ideas

• Stay up to date with the fundraising priorities of the President and Chief Development Officer
• Understand the department’s operations relating to the Raiser’s Edge database and data entry, reporting, list management, and gift processing procedures

• Cultivate donor relationships between key NYPL Senior Leaders and respective prospects and donors
• Develop new ways to engage prospective, lapsed, and new donors

• Understand all current major fundraising priorities and be introduced to relevant NYPL Senior Leadership that they might be working with

• Have conducted significant outreach to donors identified as Major Gift prospects and will be taking meetings

• Have closed 9 gifts relating to major gift priorities

• Oversee and grow Major Gifts & Special Projects which raises $5 million annually and is focused on gifts of $100,000 and above
• Implement a strategic and aggressive moves management program to upgrade support from current donors
• Develop and implement a plan for outreach to new prospective donors who may be interested in supporting the Library’s priority areas.
• Serve as a gift officer and personally manage a portfolio of high-level donors
• Prepare and execute asks, proposals and reports for targeted major gift priorities
• Steward major gift donors and prospects through through the Library’s unique engagement opportunities and events
• Manage and mentor the Major Gifts Officer and Manager for Individual Giving, Major Gifts & Special Projects 
• Fundraise for other Library priorities as identified by Senior Leadership

Required Education, Experience & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree required 

• 7 to 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience, preferably in cultural institutions
• A proven track record of achieving fundraising goals

• Flexibility and patience with changing priorities and deadlines
• Excellent writing, editing, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to establish necessary rapport with high-level donors and trustees
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues both within the department and across the Library
• Demonstrated strategic thinking abilities
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical and computer skills
• Experience working with a relational database a necessity, preferably Raiser's Edge, as well as MS Office

• Direct experience training and managing front line fundraisers

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• Be Helpful to patrons and colleagues
• Be Resourceful in solving problems 
• Be Curious in all aspects of your work
• Be Welcoming and Inclusive

• Office Environment
• May require travel throughout NYC

• Limited physical effort may be required
• May require travel throughout NYC

• No

•  Non-Union

• Exempt

• Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; some nights/weekends as required