Lorin Thies
Director of Major Gifts
- Role
- Director of Major Gifts at Jacksonville Symphony
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lorin Thies
Specialties: Major Gifts, Board Relations, Capital Campaigns, Development Strategy and PlanningWhy don\'t oysters give to charity?Because they\'re shellfish!
Experience
Director of Major Gifts
Nov 2025 — Present
Increase support by cultivating and stewarding effective donor relationships through face-to-face meetings and regular communication;• Actively manage a portfolio averaging 100 major individual and institutional donors andprospects with an emphasis on securing new gifts through timely and strategic action;• Develop and present major gift proposals for individual and institutional donors giving more annually;• Identify, cultivate, and solicit major gift support for annual fund, event sponsorship, and capitaland endowment campaigns;• Create a pipeline for new major gift support from individuals and institutions throughidentification, research, cultivation, and solicitation;• Ensure excellent customer-focused service and benefit fulfillment;• Attend concerts, cultivation and engagement activities, and community events;• Develop reports that track progress on revenue goals while continually reviewing the portfoliofor next steps; and• Record donor touchpoints and update donor plans in the customer relationship database.
Education
University of North Florida
Bachelors
2000 — 2003
University of North Florida
Masters
2004 — 2006
Skills
- Blogging
- Research
- Press Releases
- Microsoft Office
- Editing
- Team Building
- Management
- Newsletters
- Volunteer Management
- Budgeting
- Customer Relations
- Small Business
- Writing
- Strategic Communications
- Grant Writing
- Leadership
- Email Marketing
- Publicity
- Social Networking
- Trade Shows
- Fundraising
- Social Media Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
- Event Management
- Customer Service
- Strategic Planning
- Microsoft Word
- Corporate Communications
- Public Speaking
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Media Relations
- Membership Management
- Online Marketing
- Outlook
- Marketing Communications
- Event Planning
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
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