Campaigns & Community Fundraising Lead

Kesem; United States; Remote; USD 58,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Kesem is seeking a Community Fundraising & Campaigns Coordinator to lead day-to-day execution of nationwide community, peer-to-peer, annual, and alumni fundraising efforts. You will manage Giving Tuesday and Year-End campaigns, working with cross-functional partners on copy, design, lists, reporting, and stewardship.

You will support volunteer fundraisers, families, alumni, and student leaders, ensuring campaigns are accessible, well-supported, and aligned with Kesem’s standards while remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in peer-to-peer fundraising, annual giving, community fundraising, campaigns, volunteer engagement, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-step campaigns or programs with firm deadlines and many participants or stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building and coaching skills with volunteers, fundraisers, alumni, students, Board members, or community members.
• Excellent written communication and customer-service skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive donor information accurately and confidentially.
• Comfort using Salesforce or another CRM, fundraising platforms, email tools, spreadsheets, and project-management tools.
• Ability to track revenue and participation goals and use performance data to improve execution.
• Excellent organization, initiative, and follow-through.
• Commitment to and passion for Kesem’s mission and values.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote work environment.

Responsibilities

• Project manage scalable community and peer-to-peer fundraising programs, including Chapter-connected campaigns, birthdays and milestones, tribute and memorial fundraising, family- and volunteer-led fundraising, DIY fundraising, legacy campaigns, and other supporter-led initiatives approved by Kesem.
• Build campaign timelines, fundraising pages, toolkits, volunteer resources, implementation guides, and repeatable models that can be used consistently across Chapters and National.
• Provide hands-on support to volunteer fundraisers, families, alumni, student leaders, Board members, and other community members so fundraising is accessible, well-supported, and aligned with Kesem’s standards.
• Lead project management and execution of Kesem’s organization-wide Giving Tuesday campaign, translating the strategy set by Development leadership into a coordinated implementation plan across National and Chapters.
• Convene and coordinate the Marketing, Chapter Implementation, and National Implementation subcommittees, ensuring clear ownership, timelines, deliverables, and accountability.
• Partner closely with the Operations team to ensure Chapters have the tools, resources, fundraising pages, goals, communications, and implementation plans needed to execute successfully.
• Support Leadership Team and Board fundraising commitments, peer-to-peer pages, and outreach planning.
• Partner with the Donor Marketing & Stewardship Coordinator on fundraising copy, donor communications, and stewardship; with Marketing on design, social media, and creative execution; and with the Director, Team Kesem & Revenue Intelligence on lists, reporting, and campaign analysis.

Skills

Peer-to-peer fundraising

Campaign management

Volunteer engagement

Donor relations

Excellent written communication

Data tracking & reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Classy/GoFundMe Pro

Email tools

Job description

Kesem is seeking a Community Fundraising & Campaigns Coordinator to lead day-to-day execution of nationwide community, peer-to-peer, annual, and alumni fundraising efforts. You will manage Giving Tuesday and Year-End campaigns, working with cross-functional partners on copy, design, lists, reporting, and stewardship.

You will support volunteer fundraisers, families, alumni, and student leaders, ensuring campaigns are accessible, well-supported, and aligned with Kesem’s standards while remote