Major Gifts Officer

Description

Make an Impact. Build Relationships. Inspire Change.

Do you believe local journalism, powerful storytelling, education, and the arts can strengthen communities?

At WITF & Pennon Education, we're looking for an ambitious and relationship-focused Major Gifts Officer to help fuel the future of public media and community engagement across Central Pennsylvania. This is your opportunity to connect passionate supporters with a mission that informs, inspires, educates, and strengthens the central pennsylvania community every day.

If you're energized by building meaningful relationships, uncovering what motivates donors, and helping people make a lasting impact, we'd love to meet you.

Why You'll Love This Role

As a Major Gifts Officer, you'll be at the forefront of advancing our mission. You'll work directly with passionate supporters who will help create real impact across Central Pennsylvania. 

What You'll Do

• Build and manage a portfolio of new and existing donors who want to make quality journalism, impactful educational services, insightful conversations, and engaging stories available to everyone in Central Pennsylvania.
• Create and implement cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to build productive relationships with individuals who have the interest and capacity to make a meaningful financial contribution.
• Work closely with all leadership and staff partners to identify and engage with donor prospects.
• Share success stories of how donor support impacts the important work that we do.
• Work as an integral part of a high-performing team of fundraising professionals to meet revenue and expense objectives.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

• A proven track record of success in major gifts fundraising or another relationship-driven profession.
• Exceptional communication, listening, and storytelling abilities.
• Experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding leadership-level donors or high-value relationships.
• A strategic, self-motivated professional who thrives on building authentic connections.
• A genuine passion for public media, trusted journalism, education, and community impact.

Join a Mission That Matters

At WITF & Pennon Education, you'll be more than just an employee member of our development team. You will be part of a mission-driven team that helps secure the resources that power trusted news and information, local journalism, innovative educational services, and inspiring storytelling