Philanthropy Gift Officer

Job Title: Philanthropy Gift Officer

Work Location: Remote

Reports to: Vice President of Development

Travel: 45%

Job Summary

The Philanthropy Gift Officer (PGO) is responsible for strategically stewarding, cultivating, retaining, and growing a portfolio of rising, major, and signature donor relationships. This role connects donor passions and philanthropic goals with MAP’s mission, delivering meaningful engagement opportunities that inspire generosity and deepen commitment.

With a focus on individual revenue and expense goals tied to the assigned portfolio, the PGO will manage a portfolio of rising to signature donors (cumulative gifts of $5,000+), ensuring high retention, increased giving, and enhanced donor involvement. By providing personalized engagement, thoughtful stewardship, and compelling investment opportunities for impact, the PGO plays a vital role in advancing MAP’s mission and enabling donors to fulfill their vision for global health.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of assigned donors ($5,000+ cumulative gifts annually), ensuring high retention, increased giving, and deeper engagement
• Cultivate, steward, and grow relationships with approximately 90–150 rising, major, and signature donors, including individuals, family foundations, and organizations
• Develop and implement personalized engagement strategies that align donor passions with MAP International’s mission and priorities
• Gather and share accurate, compelling proposals followed by impact stories and data to demonstrate how contributions are used and the difference they make locally and globally
• Represent MAP at select high-level donor engagements, events, and gatherings to deepen relationships with rising, major, and signature donors
• Advance prospecting efforts to identify and research new high-capacity individuals, family foundations, and organizations, building a robust pipeline through strategic outreach and early cultivation activities
• Maintain daily communication with portfolio donors via phone, email, and mail to steward them for gifts, communicate impact, invite them to events, and share urgent needs
• Develop relationships with donors to understand their passions while clearly communicating MAP’s mission and ongoing work
• Conduct regular in-person visits and virtual meetings with donors and partners, ensuring timely follow-up and meaningful connection
• Partner with internal teams to coordinate messaging, donor materials, and stewardship efforts for consistency and excellence
• Maintain MAP’s CRM system (Agilon ONE), capturing donor interactions and communications to support reporting
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