Women's Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN
Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000
Senior Manager, Individual Giving
Employment Status: Full-time
Department: Advancement
Reports To: Vice President of Advancement
Salary: $80,000 – $90,000 based on experience and qualifications + benefits
FLSA Status: Exempt
Supervises: N/A
How to Apply: Please send resume and cover letter to humanresources@wfmn.org. Applications accepted through January 12, 2026, or until filled.
Location: Hybrid work environment. Office expectation is approximately 60% and includes meeting with donors and with colleagues in-office. Remote work can be up to 40%. As a community foundation with a statewide focus, community context is an integral aspect to achieve the Foundation’s mission. As such, the incumbent to this position should reside within the state of Minnesota and within a commutable distance to WFM’s office in Minneapolis.
Access: The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota welcomes applicants to share if they have needs related to flexibility in the hiring process including alternate formats, accommodations, or any other type of modification.
SUMMARY
The Senior Manager, Individual Giving supports and increases the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota’s impact by leveraging donors and building meaningful relationships through donor engagement activities and other events. This is a leadership role, engaging in daily collaboration across the Foundation’s departments to creatively and strategically engage external supporters. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in managing robust portfolios to meet fundraising goals, strategically growing and expanding the Foundation’s portfolio of leadership level donors, determining appropriate charitable giving vehicles including donor advised funds (DAFs) and engaging donors and DAF holders in fundraising priorities.
The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota centers communities in our approach, work, and relationship building. This is a leadership opportunity to secure major gifts from individual donors, including unrestricted annual gifts, designated gifts for programs, donor advised funds, and planned gift commitments, by managing a portfolio of current and new high-capacity donors. The Senior Manager, Individual Giving will work closely with the Vice President of Advancement to co-create a workplan for strategic partner engagement and lead the implementation. This position will act as a key ambassador for WFM through personal contact with donors and prospects.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: ROLE SPECIFIC
(1) Manage, engage, and grow a robust portfolio of 200-250 major individual donors and prospects to meet annual fundraising goals, with responsibility for identification, cultivation, and stewardship to secure unrestricted and designated gifts. (70%)
Create, develop, and implement plans that will serve as fundraising strategies for individual donors including major gift prospecting, upgrading, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Work with individual donors to understand their philanthropic goals and determine appropriate pathways to increase their involvement and giving to WFM.
Manage activity through the moves management process in collaboration with Advancement team members and others to support prospect research, supporting materials, restricted giving opportunities, and endowments.
Manage stewardship calendar for all individual donors and donor advised fund holders in collaboration with Advancement and Communications teams.
Collaborate with Senior Partnerships & Events Officer to create donor acquisition engagement strategies to broaden and diversify the donor base, including engaging next generation philanthropists.
Manage a donor advised fund program for current and prospective fundholders, including marketing, donor education, opportunities for collaboration, legacy giving, and other charitable giving education.
Ensure all strategies, prospect information, donor information, and planned and completed initiatives are recorded in RaisersEdge. This includes all actions and contact reports, along with any related follow-up activities.
Provide regular progress reports on prospect cultivation and solicitation.
Promptly complete and file thorough reports of all contacts in RaisersEdge.
Attend in-person events as needed to deepen relationships with current individual donors and donor advised fund holders as well as to meet prospective individual donors and donor advised fund holders.
(2) Donor Advised Fund Program (15%)
Lead and implement all fundraising strategies and stewardship activities for current and prospective donor advised fund holders.
Secure new donor advised fund holders on an annual basis.
Manage paperwork process for new donor advised fund holders.
Design and implement donor advised fund holder experience.
Serve as the liaison for giving circles.
Monitor fundraising activity for donor advised fund holders at other foundations to ensure that they are able to give from non-WFM DAFs to support WFM’s work.
(3) Donor Segment Outreach (10%):
Lead all outreach for donor segments, including quarterly lapsed donors, Give to the Max donors, and annual fundraising appeal donors.
ESSENTIAL ROLES: ORGANIZATIONAL (5%)
Participate as an active member of WFM staff by working collaboratively with other staff members and communicating openly and honestly.
Perform all other projects and tasks assigned by the Vice President of Advancement.
Actively participate in WFM’s learning culture in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Attend Women’s Foundation of Minnesota events, as requested by the Vice President of Advancement.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Desired Education and Experience
Four-year college degree; a graduate degree is preferred.
Seven or more years’ successful experience in fundraising, with a proven track record of securing major and planned gifts.
Experience with donor management software.
Demonstrated success in meeting annual fund goals, grant writing, sponsorships and special events.
Knowledge of the Twin Cities philanthropic community.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Demonstrates initiative and a solution-focused attitude while positively contributing to our team work environment.
Strong knowledge of principles, ethics, and practices of effective fundraising. Knowledge of current tax law and planned giving vehicles.
Able to develop and implement marketing plans and processes for planned giving and major gifts programs.
Proven ability to work effectively with board members, attorneys, investment bankers and trust officers, donors, and volunteers.
Quantitative ability to analyze and manage fundraising financials.
Excellent verbal communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills to effectively work with a variety of people and personalities. Able to communicate clearly in person and in writing.
Able to present, inform, and motivate individuals and groups of people regarding the Foundation’s mission and philanthropy.
Goal-oriented, persistent, and persuasive in the contact, follow-through, and completion of acquiring donor gifts.
Able to work unsupervised, make routine decisions, and solve problems independently, effectively, and creatively.
Able to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and manage own work. Thorough, organized, and detail-oriented approach to work. Applies effective time management skills to meet all deadlines.
Takes a proactive, ownership approach to work and operates with a sense of urgency.
Strong commitment to work as an effective team member.
Understands confidential nature of organization, fundraising, and donor information and maintains confidences.
Sense of humor.
Passion for the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota’s mission.
Physical Requirements Necessary to Perform this Job
The physical demands described here must be met for the incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made so that individuals with disabilities can perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to operate a computer and frequently initiate and reply to written and verbal communications.
Must be able to exchange accurate information, visual ability to review detailed reports and information.
The person in this position occasionally needs to move around the office space to access files and office machinery. Ability to lift 10 lbs.
Hear and speak in order to use telephone and communicate with people both in and out of the office environment.
Sit at a desk for extended periods.
Apply manual dexterity for computer keyboarding and office equipment use.
Flexible work hours requiring work in excess of 40 hours/week when necessary.
Must be willing and able to work and attend events in the evenings and on weekends as needed.
Must have reliable transportation to periodically visit off-site locations.
Able to perform limited overnight travel.
Tools and Equipment Used
This position requires the use of a company-based laptop, multi-line telephone application, calculator, copy machine, and other office equipment.
Blackbaud software includes Financial Edge accounting software, Raiser’s Edge donor software, Foundation Cloud grantmaking software, Microsoft 365, and other software and applications.
To Apply: Send resume and cover letter to humanresources@wfmn.org. Applications accepted through January 12, 2026, or until filled. Please note that WFM participates in E-Verify, which is a service to confirm employment eligibility. This process will occur after an offer of employment is extended.