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Regional Director, Major and Planned Gifts

Cambridge, MA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Regional Director building and refining a portfolio of major and planned gift prospects for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, focusing on securing six- and seven-figure donations.

Role type

Senior IC major gift fundraiser (planned giving)

Builds

Major and planned giving pipeline for Harvard Radcliffe Institute

Domain

Higher education fundraising

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Major gift solicitation, planned giving strategies, donor cultivation, prospect identification, virtual engagement, volunteer coordination, strategic briefing preparation, donor event planning

Preferred skills

Staffing high-level academic leaders, complex case management

Technologies

Harvard's Advance fundraising database

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of 150-175 prospects for transformative contributions; Identify and cultivate new major and planned giving prospects via email, phone, and virtual meetings; Meet annual fundraising goals including gift closures and dollars raised; Coordinate with volunteers and prepare briefing materials for donor interactions; Plan and implement donor cultivation events; Manage involvement of HRI leaders in fundraising activities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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