Jobs at Facing History & Ourselves

Leads the West region’s multi-state fundraising strategy and revenue execution across individual, institutional, event, donor engagement, and development operations. Manages a regional development team, major donor portfolio, fundraising forecasts, pipelines, and high-value solicitations. Partners with executive leaders and advisory boards to cultivate donors, activate volunteers, and achieve annual and long-term revenue goals across California and the broader Western United States.

The Major Gifts Officer manages and grows a portfolio of major-gift donors, identifies new prospects, cultivates relationships, solicits gifts, and develops stewardship strategies. The role partners with regional and national development teams, leadership, volunteers, and board members to achieve fundraising goals. Responsibilities include donor engagement events, prospect research, moves management, relationship building, and implementing the East region’s fundraising strategy. The position is hybrid in Boston and requires travel, including occasional evening and weekend activities.

Leads Facing History & Ourselves’ East-region fundraising strategy across individual, institutional, event, and donor-engagement programs. Manages a five-member development team, oversees revenue forecasting and pipelines, cultivates a portfolio of 40–50 major donors, closes significant gifts, activates advisory boards, and partners with senior leaders to achieve multi-state fundraising goals.

Leads Midwest regional fundraising strategy and revenue growth across individual, institutional, event, donor engagement, and development operations. Manages a four-member development team, oversees donor portfolios and pipelines, personally closes major gifts, activates advisory boards, and partners with executive and regional leaders. The role requires multi-state fundraising leadership, data-driven forecasting, team development, relationship management, and regular travel throughout the Midwest.

Conduct individual and institutional prospect research, donor profiling, pipeline qualification, due diligence, and risk assessments. Synthesize financial, philanthropic, and relationship information into briefings, event snapshots, leadership summaries, and board bios. Proactively identify new donor prospects, monitor wealth and philanthropic trends, and support board and geographic expansion initiatives. Train Development staff on research tools, establish service protocols, and manage research requests independently while protecting confidential information.