Job posting for those of you interested in market-based solutions for environmental issues.
Job: Major Gifts Officer(s) – San Francisco and Silicon Valley- (San Francisco and Silicon Valley Focus)
BACKGROUND
Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting environmental rights, and focuses on the right of all people to clean air, clean water, healthy food and flourishing ecosystems. The organization’s approach is embodied in the philosophy “finding ways that workâ€. Environmental Defense is practical and nonpartisan, embraces market based solutions, and views social justice, balanced economic development and the needs of different communities and interests all as part of the equation.
BASIC FUNCTION
Reporting to the Director of Development for the Western Region, the Major Gifts Officers will be responsible for soliciting major gifts from donors in California, with particular emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Working closely with senior professionals in the national development department, California-based advisors and board members and program staff, the Major Gifts Officers will identify, cultivate and solicit individuals in support of Environmental Defense’s national agenda.
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