Donor Relations & Philanthropy Coordinator

Restless Development; London Borough of Ealing; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Restless Development seeks a Philanthropy Assistant Coordinator to grow and steward a UK-based donor community, focusing on major donors and family trusts. You will research prospects, manage a donor portfolio, and deliver timely communications and tailored updates.

The role also supports events, datasets, and GDPR-compliant record-keeping. You will collaborate with fundraising teams, draft impact reports, and help run campaigns, appeals, and donor events while learning across research,

Qualifications

• Research potential new major donors and small family trusts and foundations; write prospect profiles.
• Oversee the prospect list and pipeline, qualifying and prioritising prospects, planning next steps and moving relationships forward.
• Manage a portfolio of 15+ existing donors, keeping a simple stewardship plan for each so they receive timely, personalised communications.
• Arrange donor meetings, calls and visits, and prepare briefing notes, meeting notes and follow-up actions.
• Help set up and grow a champions network of former Restless Development staff, volunteers and advocates who want to stay involved and raise funds for our work.
• Draft high-quality, engaging content for major donors and small family trusts, including a regular supporter newsletter, fundraising pitches and proposals, and tailored impact updates and reports.
• Keep a calendar of donor communications so newsletters, updates, reports and application deadlines are delivered on time.
• Work with programme and communications colleagues to gather stories, photos and data that show the impact of donors' gifts.

Responsibilities

• Prospect potential major donors and trusts; write profiles for leadership.
• Prioritise prospects, manage the pipeline, and plan next steps to advance relationships.
• Maintain stewardship plans for 15+ donors with timely, personalised communications.
• Arrange meetings and follow-ups; prepare briefing notes and action items.
• Support creation of a champions network to boost engagement and fundraising.

Skills

Prospecting

Donor relations

Content writing

Event coordination

Data management

CRM software

Google Workspace

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Restless Development seeks a Philanthropy Assistant Coordinator to grow and steward a UK-based donor community, focusing on major donors and family trusts. You will research prospects, manage a donor portfolio, and deliver timely communications and tailored updates.

The role also supports events, datasets, and GDPR-compliant record-keeping. You will collaborate with fundraising teams, draft impact reports, and help run campaigns, appeals, and donor events while learning across research,