20th Anniversary Major Gifts Consultant

Malaria No More is seeking a strategic fundraising professional to serve as a part-time Major Gifts consultant for Malaria No More’s upcoming 20th Anniversary Campaign. This highly creative and dynamic individual will engage with internal and external stakeholders and develop and implement a fundraising strategy to celebrate Malaria No More’s 20th anniversary. This role will provide strategic guidance on unrestricted fundraising and donor engagement activities related to the 20th Anniversary Campaign, play a central role in engaging potential donors, and work in coordination with staff to develop content. Malaria No More is flexible to pay hourly, project based, or on deliverables.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Working with internal collaborators, refine and implement strategy to celebrate MNM’s 20th anniversary across diverse donor audiences including Annual Fund donors, Board members, HNWIs, and corporate partners.  

• Lead series of “Board Salons” to identify and engage prospective new Major donors. 

• Develop and implement individual cultivation and solicitation strategies for priority donors within the existing donor database, in coordination with Strategic Development team. 

• Build and maintain meaningful relationships with major donors and prospective donors. 

• Identify new prospects for giving, using personal network, existing MNM network, wealth screening tools, and additional research. 

• Support and strategically deploy the CEO and leadership team to cultivate, solicit, and steward HNWIs, major donors, and corporate donors. 

• Maintain accurate and timely records of prospect and donor interactions and stewardship activities in the development database. 

• Working with Communications team and Graphic Designer, draft and edit external fundraising materials as needed.  

• Support event planning, based on overall strategy needs. 

Potential Deliverables: 

• 20th Anniversary Campaign strategy, including annual fund donors, HNWI, and corporate partners. 

• Planning and execution for small high-level fundraising events (Board Salons) 

• Pending strategy:  

• HNWI / Major Donor engagement and new prospect cultivation 

• Corporate engagement and new prospect cultivation 

• 20th anniversary fundraising event planning and execution 

• Annual Fund donor outreach campaign 

Competencies 

• Minimum 8-10 years of directly related philanthropy experience, with a record of non-profit fundraising success including the demonstrated ability to create fundraising plans, set and meet goals, and solicit and close major gifts from individuals and/or corporates and foundations. 

• Excellent and persuasive writing and editing abilities.  

• Motivated, creative, and organized self-starter with attention to detail. 

• Comprehensive major gift cultivation and solicitation skills and experience, including short and long-term planning and evaluation, philanthropy ethics, cultivation practices, and development and maintenance of systems and processes.  

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong project management skills.  

• Creative, innovative thinker with a problem-solving mindset.  

• Strong grasp of malaria and global health. 

• Passion for nonprofit fundraising and mission-driven work.  

To Apply:  

Please submit your résumé and cover letter, including proposed payment structure. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.