Summary
AIPAC seeks a Transformational Wealth Director responsible for designing and implementing a national program for the cultivation, engagement, and retention of high-net-worth donors.The Transformational Wealth Director will focus on developing scalable structures and strategies that enhance donor experience and maximize retention and growth of high-net-worth households.This position will report to the Chief Growth Officer, manage a team of direct reports in the DC Development Department, and serve as a key partner to AIPAC’s most senior fundraising professionals in the field.
As a member of the AIPAC’s senior staff, the Director will work cross functionally across the organization to collaboratively achieve strategic priorities.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop, oversee, and implement a comprehensive strategy to enhance engagement, cultivation, and retention for high level donors across the organization.
- Design and help implement impactful fundraising strategies to activate existing and new high level donors, leveraging their transformational capacity to support the mission and growth of the organization.
- Partner with AIPAC’s major gift fundraisers to identify, create, and execute personalized cultivation and engagement strategies for high-net-worth donors and prospects.
- Work with AIPAC’s major gift fundraisers and regional development staff to drive cross-regional identification, cultivation, and stewardship of high level donors.
- Develop and help implement an acquisition strategy to attract and engage prospective high-net-worth donors.
- Create and implement a framework for comprehensive stewardship plans for high level donor households and their sphere of influence.
- Oversee regional and national program planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure a short- and long-term return on investment from results-oriented, cost-effective high level donor programs (ex: in-market events, national conference, and international travel opportunities.)
- Spearhead and implement a national donor mapping initiative aimed at identifying the sphere of influence surrounding existing transformational wealth donors.
- Collaborate with the marketing, communications, content, and events teams to integrate messaging and develop engagement and stewardship opportunities that drive retention and acquisition.
- Partner with AIPAC’s Director of Prospect Research to create a dependable pipeline of quality prospective donors and track individual pipeline and progress with identified leads.
- Collaborate internally to augment AIPAC’s efforts to effectively utilize technology data to enhance fundraising and donor engagement.
Qualifications & Skills
- Passion for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, as well as knowledge of issues related to Israel, the Middle East, and American politics
- An understanding and appreciation for AIPAC’s bipartisan, single-issue approach
- 15+ years’ experience in a related field with a proven track record in fundraising focusing on soliciting and stewarding six- and seven-figure donors
- Ability to exhibit a high level of discretion
- Work efficiently under pressure; meet deadlines; demonstrate strategic thinking and good decision-making, as well as an entrepreneurial spirit
- Excellent leadership and team management abilities with a minimum of 8 years of management experience
- Exceptional people skills and the ability to form relationships with current and prospective AIPAC members
- Experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to utilize donor management systems/databases
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as the ability to collaborate & listen to others
Posting Instructions:
- Please provide cover letter with resume to be considered. Incomplete applications with missing documentation will not be considered.
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- Please use your legal name when completing the employment application (no nicknames).
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