Major Gifts & Donor Partnerships Manager
About The Position
Most students don’t leave the Catholic Church because they reject their faith. They drift because they lose connection. They leave home, arrive on campus unknown, and no one invites them into Catholic community at the moment it matters most. That’s the gap Newman Connection exists to close. We work with Catholic high schools, families, parishes, and campus ministries nationwide to ensure students are personally invited into Catholic community before they arrive on campus so they are known, expected, and welcomed. We are building a culture rooted in God, family, and country where faith is lived through real relationships and people are truly needed and known. This is a builder role with real ownership and national impact. You are responsible for creating and scaling a major donor pipeline that fuels the mission. You will not inherit a fully built book of business. You will build it through consistent outreach, meaningful conversations, and disciplined follow-through. This work is relational at its core. It requires identifying people who care about the future of the Church, initiating conversations, building trust over time, and confidently inviting them into financial partnership. It also requires helping strengthen how we do development through better systems, messaging, and process.
Requirements
- Ability to initiate and build relationships
- Strong follow-through and pipeline discipline
- Clear and confident communication
- Implement and use AI and technology in a forward-thinking development process.
- Being a practicing Catholic able to authentically represent the mission
Responsibilities
- Build and grow a qualified major donor pipeline through proactive outreach and referrals
- Initiate and lead donor conversations across phone, email, LinkedIn, Zoom, and in-person meetings
- Cultivate relationships and convert engagement into meaningful financial support
- Maintain disciplined follow-up and pipeline management
- Partner with leadership on key donor relationships and collaborate with marketing on messaging
Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience and potential, with room to grow as the role and organization expand.
- Full benefits included.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
