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-'''JOB TITLE'''
-Development Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation
-'''JOB PURPOSE'''
-As development specialist, your job is to manage the Wikimedia Foundation's donor database and oversee all development-related donor and prospect research and tracking.
-'''JOB SUMMARY'''
-This position will manage the Wikimedia Foundation's open-source donor database and oversee all development-related donor and prospect research and tracking. This is a critical role: 96% of the Foundation’s revenue is derived from donations.
-Responsibilities:
-* Drive the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's donor database, including increasing user-friendliness and automation of tasks;
-* Manage the database from a user (non-technical) perspective;
-* Craft and maintain an array of internal materials including prospect research files, etc.;
-* Help craft and maintain an array of support materials aimed at donors and potential donors;
-* Create tax receipts and automated thanks;
-* Support the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's online donation pages in order to increase donations;
-* Support the development of other donation streams, such as corporate matching programs, donations-by-Facebook, donations-by-SMS, etc.
-'''REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS'''
-* Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred
-* 7+ years of fundraising experience, ideally with a large high-profile international organization
-* Experience managing databases from a user (non-technical) perspective
-* Good general understanding of donation streams including emerging trends
-* Excellent writing skills particularly including the ability to explain and summarize
-* Ability to evaluate, analyze and prioritize; self-motivated and independent
-* Good technical literacy from a user perspective: comfortable using various tools such as wikis, mailing lists and blogging software;
-* Experience with web-based research tools such as the Foundation Directory Online and Lexis-Nexis for Development Professionals;
-* Experience using CiviCRM open-source donor management software is a major plus;
-* The ability to speak multiple languages is a major plus;
-* Experience living or working outside the United States is a major plus.
-'''ABOUT WMF'''
-The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable corporation. It is fully audited and has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status in the United States. The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, one of the 10 most-visited websites in the world.
-'''JOB TITLE'''
-Head of Major Gifts, Wikimedia Foundation
-(Also advertised as: Major Gifts Officer)
-'''JOB PURPOSE'''
-As head of major gifts development, your job is to execute the Wikimedia Foundation's major gifts strategy in the context of its overall mission, vision, values and goals. This position reports to the Chief Financial and Operating Officer.
-'''JOB SUMMARY'''
-This position will execute the major gifts strategy for the Wikimedia Foundation in the context of its overall mission, vision, values and goals. This is a critical role: 96% of the Foundation’s revenue is derived from individual donations, and a large proportion of that is derived from major gifts.
-Responsibilities:
-* Identify and develop major gift prospects; own and maintain the major gift prospect pipeline
-* Personally develop some relationships, and be responsible for overseeing the development of others
-* Personally ask for donations, and act as a coach and supporter for others in the organization doing the same
-* Develop and execute cultivation strategies and tactics
-* Create and maintain an array of support materials
-* Achieve annual financial targets, as established during the financial planning process
-'''REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS'''
-* Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred
-* 7+ years of major gifts experience, preferably in a well-known organization that is active internationally;
-* Excellent interpersonal communication skills including the ability to persuade, inspire and negotiate with a diverse array of people, primarily verbally
-* Confident, flexible and outgoing personal style
-* Experience creating and delivering presentations
-* Good knowledge of donor pools, trends in giving, prospect research, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship;
-* Experience with venture philanthropy and/or philanthropy in the technology, education and media sectors, and/or in the Bay Area is helpful;
-* Comfortable and proficient using a variety of communications and networking tools (e.g., mailing lists, IM, IRC, wikis, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.);
-* The ability to speak multiple languages is a major plus;
-* Experience living or working outside the United States is a major plus.
-'''ABOUT WMF'''
-The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable corporation. It is fully audited and has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status in the United States. The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, one of the 10 most-visited websites in the world.
-'''TO APPLY'''
-'''Please send a CV and cover letter to jobs@wikimedia.org, before May 15, 2008.  Please put “Development Specialist” in your subjectline.'''
-'''In your cover letter, please lay out some opening thoughts about how, in your view, the Foundation might best implement its overall fundraising strategy. Please also be aware that applications which do not include a cover letter will not be considered.'''
-'''Please copy and paste the text of your CV into the e-mail, in addition to attaching the file.'''
-'''Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that only people selected for an interview will be contacted. Regardless of whether you are interviewed, we thank you for your application.'''
-'''This position is based in our San Francisco headquarters. If you are not currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, please make that clear in your cover letter.'''