Major Gifts Director, Tristate

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Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF) seeks to recruit a Major Gifts Director. This position is responsible for growing major gifts throughout the Greater Tri-State New York area. This position will be based out of JNF's NYC office and report to the JNF Tri-State Executive Director.

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major gift ($25,000+) donors and prospects.
• Increase number of major gift donors and major gift dollars in line with Tri-state campaign plan.
• In partnership with the Tri-State Executive Director, develop a strategy and plan for building prospect research, corporate sponsor ships, and major gift solicitations.
• Serve as lead staff member for the region's Major Gift committee.
• Recruit major gift members and prospects to attend JNF conferences, missions to Israel, and participation in regional and national committees and task forces.
• Participate in all national Major Gift activities and conference calls
• Ensure that development activities are properly tracked in JNF Salesforce CRM system.
• Be an active member of the Tri-State and national major gifts teams.

• A passion for Israel.
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At least 7-10 years of relative experience in sales/fundraising.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven success in soliciting and closing gifts and building and maintaining long-term relationships with donors.
• Strong understanding of donor research, identification, cultivation and solicitation, and stewardship.
• Excellent writing and public‑speaking skills.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with the Jewish community in the Tri‑State New York area is preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM system is a plus.
• Days off for all work‑prohibitive Jewish holidays, in addition to the secular US holidays
• 3pm close‑of‑business on Fridays
• Flexible expense reimbursement for and donor meetings
• Top‑notch healthcare (including dental and vision)
• Parental Leave policy
• Employer‑paid life insurance
• Employer‑paid short and long‑term disability
• 403(b) with generous 10.5% employer contribution
• Opportunities to travel to Israel

$150,000+

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role.

At Jewish National Fund-USA, we turn vision and dreams into reality. For almost 125 years, we have built the land of Israel for its people. As one of the most trusted names in philanthropy, our mission is to attract 800,000 new residents to Israel’s underpopulated North and South and to be the leading organization for Zionist engagement. We build schools, medical centers, culinary institutes, resilience facilities, emergency response centers, water reservoirs, parks, and playgrounds while creating employment and community service initiatives, along with youth development programs for thousands of young Israelis.

We also support Israelis with disabilities, bring hundreds of college faculty members and student leaders beyond the Jewish community to Israel, invest in agricultural R&D, and host the largest gathering of Zionists in the U.S. annually at our Global Conference for Israel. All of this is accomplished as we embark on the largest philanthropic capital project in Israel’s history—the $350 million, 16‑acre World Zionist Village in the city of Be’er Sheva.

And yes, we also support tree planting. Since 1901, we have helped plant over 260 million trees in Israel, which enabled the country to be one of the few to enter the 21st century with a net gain in trees.

No project, program, or initiative stands alone. Through our circles of impact, everything we do contributes to job creation, economic growth, higher living standards, and more—helping us realize our goal of attracting new residents to Israel’s North and South.

A registered 501(c)(3) organization, Jewish National Fund is recognized as a 4-star organization by Charity Navigator, America's leading independent charity evaluator, for its sound fiscal…