Inspirational-Gifts Officer? Charities Buck Tradition on Job Titles

By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects

August 4, 2016 | Read Time: 1 minute

A growing number of nonprofits are moving away from position titles for fundraisers that include traditional terms such as “development” or “advancement.” Here are a few of the more unusual titles we found in recent development-position job advertisements — and a few that people tweeted us on Wednesday.

Inspirational-Gifts Officer
Humane Society Silicon Valley

Director of Capital and Growth
Akilah Institute for Women

Chief Progress Officer
Rhode Island Public Radio

Senior Managing Director, Growth and Stewardship
Teach for America-D.C. Region

Marketing Manager, Social Impact and Philanthropy
Sesame Workshop

Associate Director, Digital Philanthropy
Smithsonian Institution

Senior Manager of Family Philanthropy
Cradles to Crayons

Associate, Women’s Philanthropy
Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Assistant Director of Annual Giving e-philanthropy
Michigan State University

And from our readers:

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About the Author

Drew Lindsay

Senior Editor, Special Projects

Drew is a longtime magazine writer and editor who joined the Chronicle of Philanthropy in 2014. He previously worked at Washingtonian magazine and was a principal editor for Teacher and MHQ, which were both selected as finalists for a National Magazine Award for general excellence. In 2005. he was one of 18 journalists selected for a yearlong Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan.