Director of Major Gifts

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Base pay range

$110,000.00 / yr - $125,000.00 / yr

About Rosie’s Place

Rosie’s Place was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States, with a mission to provide a safe and nurturing environment to help poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity, and find security in their lives.

Rosie’s Place is a multi-service community center that not only provides meals and shelter but also creates answers for thousands of women a year through wide-ranging support, housing, and education services. Rosie’s Place relies on the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations and does not accept any city, state or federal funding.

Every year, Rosie’s Place meets thousands of poor and homeless women with thousands of unique needs and challenges. The leadership, staff and board at Rosie’s Place have formed a supportive community and understand that there’s no single cause of poverty and homelessness and consequently, there is no single cure-all. For this reason, Rosie’s Place offers a spectrum of services to guests. The organization’s constellation of programs and services include the following :

• Emergency Services : Rosie’s Place offers free meals 365 days a year; a food pantry with non-perishable items and fresh produce; showers, laundry and lockers; overnight beds for up to 28 days; and providers who offer health and wellness care.
• Opportunity : Women can take English as a Second or Other Language, as well as Literacy and Computer classes in the Women’s Education Center and find assistance with job and housing searches.
• Advocacy and Empowerment : Multi-lingual Advocates assist women with short- and long-term issues, attorneys provide holistic legal services, and guests are encouraged to participate in Rosie’s Place’s diverse Arts and Public Policy activities, which can empower them to be their own best advocates.
• Outreach and Stability : Rosie’s Place stays connected to guests by providing ongoing follow-up to newly housed guests, oversight of women who have complex physical and mental health issues, and home visits to isolated women. The organization reaches women beyond their walls through a satellite office at Franklin Field and collaborations with Boston Public Schools and Massachusetts Trial Courts.

While Rosie’s Place provides resources and information, the organization also provides the message that every woman is a resilient and resourceful individual, whose past and present need not be her limits. Rosie’s Place strives to hold that image regardless of the setbacks their guests face along the way.

About Philanthropy at Rosie’s Place

The fundraising program at Rosie’s Place is well established, sophisticated, and poised for additional growth. In the last five years, annual funds raised have grown significantly, with funds coming from individuals, foundations, estates, and corporations. By the end of FY26, the organization is projected to raise $18.2M. Rosie’s Place relies solely on the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations to fund its operations. Rosie’s Place does not accept any city, state, or federal funding, allowing for greater flexibility and sustainability. The organization embraces the utilization of metrics for all aspects of their work, including their fundraising program, which is data-driven and evidence-based.

About the Position

Rosie’s Place is seeking a mission-aligned Director of Major Gifts to join the Development team. Reporting to the Director of Development, this position offers an exciting opportunity as the organization seeks to expand its philanthropic footprint by growing an already vibrant and sustaining major gift program.

The Director of Major Gifts will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to secure major gift donations from individuals, including existing Rosie’s Place donors and identifying new prospects both in the database and externally. They will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of 150 individuals.

This position will be highly visible within the organization and externally, working to develop compelling gift opportunities and engage prospective and existing donors in their work. This position will oversee two Major Gifts Officers.

Key Responsibilities

Donor Strategy, Cultivation, Solicitation, and Engagement :

Leadership and Collaboration :

Data Management, Research, and Reporting :

Key Qualifications

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