Director, Fundraising Communications and Enablement

American Red Cross; Kansas City (KS); Remote; USD 126,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

American Red Cross is seeking a proactive Fundraising Communications & Enablement Director. This fully remote role can be located anywhere in the USA, offering leadership over fundraising messaging and materials that advance donor engagement and organizational growth.

You will collaborate across departments and with external partners to develop donor-focused strategies, evaluate messaging effectiveness, and implement creative solutions that improve fundraising outcomes while maintaining ARC

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing communications teams.
• Strong storytelling and content development skills.
• Background supporting fundraising, philanthropy, nonprofit, or mission-driven organizations.
• Ability to influence senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent written, verbal, and strategic communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop comprehensive communications plans for fundraising initiatives.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of communications professionals.
• Partner with senior executives to ensure consistent messaging across initiatives.
• Utilize storytelling strategies to support fundraising efforts.
• Collaborate with national and regional marketing teams to develop campaigns.
• Manage complex, large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Create and oversee communications content, including: Talking points; Key messages; Press releases; Social media posts; Newsletter content; FAQs; Product information sheets; Other communication materials.
• Serve as the lead for external communications and public relations activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ensure compliance with American Red Cross communications standards, reputation management practices, and issues management protocols.
• Develop and manage content for: RedCross.org, The Exchange, Red Cross social media platforms
• Support organizational visibility and fundraising success through strategic communications and engagement efforts.

Skills

Oral communication

Presentation skills

Team leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Attention to detail

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are outside of work as much as what you do at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

We are currently seeking a professional, innovative, and enthusiastic Fundraising Communications and Enablement Director. This is a fully remote position that can be located anywhere in the USA.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

The Fundraising Communications & Enablement team serves as the central hub for developing high-quality, consistent fundraising strategies, messaging, and materials that support the organization's most compelling philanthropic opportunities at both regional and national levels.

The Director provides strategic leadership and oversight for all fundraising communications, ensuring messaging, case development, and fundraising concepts are aligned with organizational priorities and growth objectives. This role leads the planning, development, and execution of communications and engagement initiatives that advance fundraising goals, strengthen donor engagement, and elevate the organization's mission and impact.

Working collaboratively across departments and with external partners, the Director drives the creation of innovative, donor-focused strategies and resources that support development efforts. The role is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of messaging and communications, identifying opportunities for enhancement, and implementing creative solutions that improve audience engagement and fundraising outcomes.

Success in this position requires exceptional project management, strategic communication, and cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to translate organizational priorities into compelling fundraising narratives and actionable development strategies.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Responsibilities):

• Lead and develop comprehensive communications plans for fundraising initiatives.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of communications professionals.
• Partner with senior executives to ensure consistent and effective messaging across initiatives.
• Utilize storytelling strategies to support and enhance fundraising efforts.
• Collaborate with national and regional marketing teams to develop and execute fundraising communications campaigns.
• Manage complex, large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Create and oversee communications content, including:
  • Talking points
  • Key messages
  • Press releases
  • Social media posts
  • Newsletter content
  • FAQs
  • Product information sheets
  • Other communication materials
• Serve as the lead for external communications and public relations activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ensure compliance with American Red Cross communications standards, reputation management practices, and issues management protocols.
• Develop and manage content for: RedCross.org, The Exchange, Red Cross social media platforms
• Support organizational visibility and fundraising success through strategic communications and engagement efforts.

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent oral, presentation, and training skills with the ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop project plans, budgets, and strategic approaches that support organizational objectives.
• Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and develop creative solutions.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Knowledge of or exposure to fundraising communications, marketing, brand partnerships, or mission-driven campaigns preferred.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively while managing complex projects and multiple competing priorities.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a proven ability to manage deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
• Comfortable working across departments and functions to support the development and execution of innovative initiatives.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Adaptable and solutions-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving and execution

A combination of the candidate's education and general experience satisfies the requirements, so long as the total years equate to the description's minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:

• Experience leading and developing communications teams.
• Strong storytelling and content development skills.
• Background supporting fundraising, philanthropy, nonprofit, or mission-driven organizations.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proven success managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written, verbal, and strategic communication skills.
• Experience with media relations, reputation management, and digital content strategy.

SALARY INFORMATION:

The salary range for this position is $126,00- $138,000.

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned with the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, the number of years of experience you have, and comparisons to other employees already in this role.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a mission-based organization,