Senior Philanthropic Advisor, Leadership Giving
breakthrought1d · Chicago Remote · United States · Remote
Pay: USD 2,500,000 – 3,000,000 a year
Posted Aug 26, 2026
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As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. We invest in the most promising research to turn ideas into life-changing therapies and devices. We work with government, regulatory officials, and insurance companies to address issues that impact the T1D community -- breaking through barriers that limit access to care worldwide. We provide resources and guidance that makes it easier to live and thrive with T1D. This is more than a moment -- we're empowering a movement for the T1D community. Share your support and help educate and empower individuals facing type 1 diabetes.
Our mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent and ultimately, cure T1D and its complications. Always, we are guided by a single purpose: As we drive towards curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it .
The Senior Philanthropic Advisor (SPA), Leadership Giving is a senior major gift officer who manages a mixed major and principal gift portfolio, operating with significant independence while engaging the AVP as a strategic thought partner on complex $1M+ gift strategies. The SPA is developing toward principal gift leadership and is expected to have a growing pipeline of $1M+ prospects — not just the capacity to solicit them, but the relationship depth and strategic sophistication to navigate multi-cycle, multi-partner cultivation processes.
The SPA differs from the Philanthropic Advisor (PA) in independence of execution, gift complexity, revenue expectation, and depth of $1M pipeline development. The SPA does proactively initiate support and feedback from their AVP bringing fully formed strategy proposals to the AVP for partnership and refinement. The AVP is engaged as a thought-partner on $1M+ donor relationships.
Core Responsibilities
Portfolio Management & Fundraising
· Manage a portfolio of 100–125 donors and prospects spanning major gift ($100K–$1M) and principal gift ($1M+) capacity.
· Execute all $100K–$500K gift strategies independently; manage $500K–$1M solicitations with AVP input as needed.
· Develop and execute $1M+ gift strategies in active partnership with the AVP — the AVP should co-own all $1M+ strategy decisions.
· Achieve annual personal revenue goal as assigned based on the potential of the portfolio. (Typically $2.5M-$3M in first year with growth to$3M–$5M).
· Ensure consistent pipeline growth: at minimum 10–15 qualified $1M+ prospects in active cultivation at all times.
AVP Partnership & Collaboration
· Engage the AVP proactively and consistently as a thought partner on $1M+ strategies — bring draft strategy documents, relationship context, and specific decision points to the conversation.
· Participate in bi-weekly…