Director, Individual Giving

Echoing Green has partnered with DHR Global to conduct our search for a Director, Individual Giving. To apply for this role please send your resume to our search partner Brian Shallcross at bshallcross@dhrglobal.com

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Echoing Green (EG) identifies tomorrow’s transformational leaders today. Through its Fellowships and other initiatives, Echoing Green spots emerging leaders and invests in their success to accelerate their impact. The organization has established a global community of emerging leaders who have launched hundreds of innovative social enterprises to drive social good.

Echoing Green supports visionary leaders who are transforming their communities by addressing challenges in focus areas related to economic development, racial and gender equity, environmental sustainability, and more. Since its founding, Echoing Green has provided more than $54 million...

The Director of Individual Giving will join a high-performing Advancement team of 24 professionals—including development, marketing, and communications staff—which is responsible for raising over $15 million annually in philanthropic support. Individual Giving at Friends of the High Line (FHL) is an eight-person team that encompasses membership, major gifts, board relations, development operations, and a future planned giving program, with the goal to raise approximately $5.5 million in 2024. 

The Director of Individual Giving will support the expansion of FHL’s individual donor pipeline, and year-over-year revenue growth, by growing its membership and mid-level giving program. The High Line’s membership program is a group of roughly 6,000 annual members ($999 and below), with 150 donors part of its mid-level giving society, the High Line Council ($1,000-$4,999). They will oversee a robust direct response calendar of approximately 20 mail and email campaigns per...