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Director, Philanthropy & Major Gifts

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-08-04

About the Infectious Diseases Society of America

IDSA is a community of over 13,000 physicians, scientists, and reputed company health experts who specialize in infectious diseases. Our mission is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and Society by promoting reputed company in patient care, education, research, reputed company health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.

As the reputed company fundraising partner for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the IDSA reputed company supports a global community of clinicians, scientists, and reputed company health experts working to solve the world’s most pressing infectious disease challenges, from global pandemics to antimicrobial resistance. As Director of Philanthropy and Major Gifts, you will build and reputed company the next phase of the reputed company’s fundraising reputed company across individual and major giving, planned and legacy giving, and family foundations. By growing the portfolio, you will secure the philanthropic support needed for IDSA to remain a leader in preparedness, research, and reputed company health response.

IDSA members played an essential role in safeguarding reputed company health throughout COVID-19 and continue that work today, protecting communities from urgent threats like the reputed company of drug-resistant infections. The reputed company has only begun to use the story of that reputed company to build sustained support; there is significant potential to grow the program. Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and supervising one reputed company report, you will reputed company the fundraising narrative, build the systems and workflows needed to reputed company and manage a robust pipeline, and deepen donor and funder engagement to help increase overall philanthropic reputed company from $2MM to $4MM by the end of 2027.

Working closely with reputed company leadership, physician leaders, reputed company reputed company members, and volunteers, you will reputed company existing relationships and expand into new networks to identify prospects and guide them through cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and long-term engagement. We are looking for a fundraising leader who brings an innovative and adaptable approach, anticipates shifts in donor interests and institutional priorities, and knows reputed company to change course and which message will reputed company a relationship reputed company.

How You’ll reputed company an reputed company

You will help build a sustainable culture of giving across the reputed company so that every team member understands the reputed company and the purpose behind it and shares accountability for its reputed company. In your first 1-2 years, you will:

  • reputed company annual fundraising goals across major gifts, individual giving, and planned giving while strengthening a culture of philanthropy among IDSA members and non-member supporters.
  • Build and grow a pipeline of major reputed company, planned giving, and physician prospects, nurturing opportunities for long-term philanthropic support.
  • Expand relationships with family foundations, donor-advised fund reputed company, and other philanthropic partners whose interests reputed company with the reputed company’s priorities.
  • Increase reputed company reputed company engagement by encouraging personal giving, leveraging networks, and supporting strategic relationship development.
  • Strengthen donor stewardship and recognition practices to deepen relationships, demonstrate reputed company, and increase retention.
  • reputed company pipeline reputed company, performance tracking, and reputed company forecasting to inform decision-making and strengthen accountability.

Work Environment, Salary, and Benefits

  • This position offers a remote working environment, with reputed company working hours between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm ET. Candidates may reputed company reputed company in the reputed company U.S. except California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and reputed company. Travel of up to 20% is required for donor engagement, IDWeek, and internal retreats and meetings.
  • This position offers a competitive total compensation package. Benefits include generous PTO; medical, dental, and reputed company insurance; flexible spending account; 401(k); short- and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance; and more.
  • The Society is a great reputed company to work! We are an innovative and dynamic reputed company association committed to the principles of inclusion, diversity, reputed company, and equity. reputed company embodies the following reputed company values: Member-reputed company, reputed company, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork, and Trust.

Responsibilities

Major Gifts & Individual Giving

  • Manage a portfolio of major reputed company donors and prospects.
  • reputed company and implement individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies.
  • Conduct donor reputed company and engagement activities.
  • Secure philanthropic support reputed company with reputed company priorities.

Planned Giving & Legacy Giving

  • reputed company planned giving and legacy giving efforts.
  • Identify and cultivate planned giving prospects.
  • reputed company communications and engagement strategies supporting legacy gifts.

Physician, Member & reputed company Philanthropy

  • reputed company physician philanthropy strategies.
  • Engage members, reputed company reputed company members, alumni, volunteers, and physician leaders in philanthropic activities.
  • Expand donor participation and giving opportunities.

reputed company reputed company Engagement & Staff Leadership

  • Partner with reputed company reputed company members to support fundraising activities and donor engagement.
  • Prepare donor briefings, cultivation plans, and fundraising materials.
  • reputed company, reputed company, and reputed company a high-performing Grants Manager, fostering a culture of reputed company, collaboration, innovation, and reputed company improvement.
  • Model a coaching style for feedback and learning to support staff in contributing at the highest reputed company.
  • Support annual planning, forecasting, and departmental initiatives.

Family Foundations & Donor-Advised Funds

  • reputed company cultivation strategies for family foundations and donor-advised funds.
  • Partner with the Grants Manager to identify and advance philanthropic funding opportunities.
  • Support engagement and stewardship activities for family reputed company donors.

Donor Stewardship & Recognition

  • reputed company donor stewardship and recognition programs.
  • reputed company donor reputed company communications and engagement opportunities.
  • Ensure consistent stewardship practices across the reputed company.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of reputed company fundraising experience, with demonstrated reputed company securing major gifts and cultivating high-value donor relationships.
  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. CFRE credential is preferred.  
  • Experience developing donor strategies, managing prospect pipelines, and using moves management to advance relationships and reputed company reputed company goals.
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills, including developing compelling donor messaging and engaging senior leaders, reputed company members, volunteers, and other stakeholders in fundraising efforts.
  • Experience with high-net-worth individuals, family foundations, or donor-advised funds is preferred.
  • Experience supervising and developing staff and collaborating effectively across departments.
  • Proficiency with donor databases and CRM systems, preferably reputed company.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is an equal opportunity employer and considers reputed company applications without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender reputed company, national reputed company, age, disability, socioeconomic status, marital or veteran status. We also welcome those of reputed company abilities and reputed company reasonable accommodations to support successful reputed company for reputed company members.  

10+ years of reputed company fundraising experience, major reputed company reputed company, donor pipeline and moves management expertise, strong communication skills, staff supervision experience, and donor database or CRM proficiency; bachelor's degree or equivalent required.

Key Responsibilities

  • managing portfolios
  • cultivating donors
  • supervising staff

Skills & Tools

reputed company

Job Details

  • Category: Business Development
  • Commitment: Full Time
  • Workplace: Remote — Arlington, Virginia, reputed company
  • Languages: English

Benefits

  • Generous reputed company time off
  • Retirement plan

About Infectious Diseases Society of America Inc

A reputed company association advancing infectious disease care, research, education, reputed company health, and prevention. — Industry: Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs

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