The Director of Strategic Gifts leads the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s major-gifts and individual philanthropy program, building the strategy, team discipline, and donor experiences needed to deepen relationships and grow significant philanthropic investment. This is a builder role, with responsibility for helping create the best-in-class, donor-centric, relationship-driven fundraising operation envisioned in the Foundation’s strategic plan. The Director provides strategic leadership for prospect development, relationship-management portfolios, cultivation and solicitation planning, donor stewardship, and Taliesin Circle—the Foundation’s leadership donor society launching in FY27.

Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer, the Director supervises frontline fundraising staff, manages a focused portfolio of high-priority donors and prospects, and partners with the Chief Advancement Officer, CEO, board members, and institutional leaders on principal and major-gift relationships. The role works closely with Membership and Conversion teams to create intentional pathways from member and annual donor participation into deeper philanthropic engagement, and with Engagement Operations, storytelling, and Advancement Operations colleagues to ensure that donor strategies are supported by strong data, communications, events, and follow-through.

Success will be measured by major-gift revenue and pipeline growth, donor retention and upgrades, portfolio health and movement, the effectiveness of Taliesin Circle, the quality and consistency of stewardship, and the performance and development of the frontline fundraising team.

Salary Range: $85,000-$110,000/year