Transformational Wealth Director

AIPAC’s mission is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel.

Summary

AIPAC seeks a Transformational Wealth Director responsible for designing and implementing a national program for the cultivation, engagement, and retention of high-net worth donors.

The Transformational Wealth Director will focus on developing scalable structures and strategies that enhance donor experience and maximize retention and growth of high-net worth households.

This position will report to the Chief Growth Officer, manage a team of direct reports in the DC Development Department, and serve as a key partner to AIPAC’s most senior fundraising professionals in the field. As a member of the AIPAC’s senior staff, the Director will work cross functionally across the organization to collaboratively achieve strategic priorities.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop, oversee, and implement a comprehensive strategy to enhance engagement, cultivation, and retention for Trustees Circle donors across the organization.
• Design and help implement impactful fundraising strategies to activate existing and new Trustees Circle donors, leveraging their transformational capacity to support the mission and growth of the organization.
• Partner with AIPAC’s major gift fundraisers to identify, create, and execute personalized cultivation and engagement strategies for high net worth donors and prospects.
• Work with AIPAC’s major gift fundraisers and regional development staff to drive cross-regional identification, cultivation, and stewardship of Trustees Circle donors.
• Develop and help implement an acquisition strategy to attract and engage prospective high net worth donors.
• Create and implement a framework for comprehensive stewardship plans for Trustees Circle households and their sphere of influence.
• Oversee regional and national program planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure a short- and long-term return on investment from results-oriented, cost-effective Trustees Circle programs (ex: in-market events, national conference, and international travel opportunities.)
• Spearhead and implement a national donor mapping initiative aimed at identifying the sphere of influence surrounding existing transformational wealth donors.
• Collaborate with the marketing, communications, content, and events teams to integrate messaging and develop engagement and stewardship opportunities that drive retention and acquisition.
• Partner with AIPAC’s Director of Prospect Research to create a dependable pipeline of quality prospective donors and track individual pipeline and progress with identified leads.
• Collaborate internally to augment AIPAC’s efforts to effectively utilize technology data to enhance fundraising and donor engagement.

Qualifications & Skills

• Passion for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, as well as knowledge of issues related to Israel, the Middle East, and American politics
• An understanding and appreciation for AIPAC’s bipartisan, single-issue approach
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 15 years’ experience in a related field with a proven track record in fundraising focusing on soliciting and stewarding six- and seven-figure donors
• Ability to exhibit a high level of discretion
• Work efficiently under pressure; meet deadlines; demonstrate strategic thinking and good decision-making, as well as an entrepreneurial spirit
• Excellent leadership and team management abilities with a minimum of 8 years of management experience
• Exceptional people skills and the ability to form relationships with current and prospective AIPAC members
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to utilize donor management systems/databases
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as the ability to collaborate & listen to others

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