Major Gifts jobs in California

A major gifts officer in California can spend a career inside one system and never run out of prospects. The University of California campuses run campaigns measured in billions, and the California State University campuses are building portfolios that did not exist a decade ago. The private colleges and hospital foundations from San Diego to the Bay Area compete for the same officers. The major gifts positions on this page were checked against the employer's own careers page before they went up and come down the day they fill. Portfolio size, travel, and metrics are spelled out where the employer states them.

Each listing shows how it was verified and when, and the apply link goes straight to the employer. As of today that means 10 live openings here. The largest share comes from AltaMed, Capital Public Radio, and Girl Scouts of Orange County, and Anaheim, Calabasas Hills, and Claremont have the most of them. Where pay is stated it runs $25k to $500k a year.