Senior Major Gift Officer
Wikimedia FoundationCamden, New Jersey, United States • Los Angeles, California, United States
Posted October 1, 2025
116951 - 144181 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting free access to knowledge through projects like Wikipedia. It develops open-source software for reading, contributing, and sharing content, supports volunteer communities, and advocates for policies that enable the growth of free knowledge worldwide. With donations from millions of individuals and institutional grants, the foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in San Francisco.
Job Description
The Senior Major Gift Officer is a crucial part of the Wikimedia Foundation’s fundraising team, focused on securing major gifts and planned gifts for the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Endowment. This role involves cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of major gift prospects, responding to inquiries, and building relationships with potential donors. The ideal candidate will be responsible for both personalized cultivation of individual donors and email outreach at scale. Success requires comfort with both high-end gift-giving and a virtual outreach strategy.
Requirements
- 4 years of successful fundraising experience, including 3+ years of direct major gifts experience
- Record of personal success in raising money from individual major donors
- Broad knowledge of development activities including direct solicitations, event planning, and planned giving
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Strong relationship management skills
- Comfort and experience in a technology-driven environment
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to contribute to a global, open-source foundation
- Remote work