Senior Major Gift Officer
Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, California, United States
Posted October 6, 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 vital 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, conducting outreach, fundraising, and fostering donor relationships. The ideal candidate is comfortable with both personalized cultivation strategies and email outreach, and requires experience working in a technology-driven environment. The position is remote with frequent travel to US East Coast and West Coast metro areas.
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-based knowledge of various development activities, including direct solicitations, event planning, and planned giving.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Equal opportunity employer