Director of Donor Engagement & Giving

Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality (AACRE); San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) seeks a strategic Director of Giving to lead CAA’s individual giving and donor engagement, overseeing systems, workplans, and cross-department coordination to cultivate and steward donors at all levels.

This role drives CAA’s fundraising strategy by developing and implementing compelling programs, supervising the Senior Development Manager, and aligning with organizational priorities across departments.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of progressive experience in fundraising or development, preferably in social justice, nonprofit, or community-based organizations.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience designing and leading relationship-based fundraising strategies, including donor engagement planning, moves management, and stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Lead CAA’s giving strategy to grow revenue, deepen donor relationships, strengthen retention, and build a broad and enduring community of supporters.
• Set annual and multi-year priorities for individual giving in alignment with CAA’s organizational goals, fundraising needs, and relationship-based development model.
• Lead the implementation of CAA’s individual giving work, including donor research, engagement planning, solicitation, stewardship, regular appeals, donor-specific communications, and other strategies to deepen donor relationships over time.
• Provide oversight for donor events and partner with the Senior Development Manager to ensure that events advance individual giving, donor engagement, and community-building goals.
• Establish systems and practices that support real-time visibility into donor relationships, next steps, and engagement opportunities across staff and leadership.
• Monitor progress toward giving goals, assess fundraising results, identify trends and opportunities, and make strategic adjustments as needed.
• Coordinate with staff leading institutional fundraising and government funding so that CAA’s overall resource development work is aligned and mutually reinforcing.

Skills

Fundraising leadership

Donor engagement

Strategic planning

Relationship management

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

EveryAction

Google Workspace

Asana

Slack

Job description

Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) seeks a strategic Director of Giving to lead CAA’s individual giving and donor engagement, overseeing systems, workplans, and cross-department coordination to cultivate and steward donors at all levels.

This role drives CAA’s fundraising strategy by developing and implementing compelling programs, supervising the Senior Development Manager, and aligning with organizational priorities across departments.