Donor Engagement & Communications Lead

Mary's Pence; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Holidays and vacation

Job summary

Mary’s Pence, a faith-based feminist nonprofit in St. Paul, MN, seeks a Development and Communications Manager to lead donor relations, grant writing, and communications efforts.

The role collaborates with the Executive Director, staff, and volunteers to grow support and visibility. The position focuses on building donor pipelines, producing newsletters and web content, managing social media, and coordinating events while maintaining brand alignment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a development role, managing donor relationships and writing grants.
• Ability to cultivate, research, solicit, and steward donors and prospects.
• Builds strong relationships with donors.
• Proven ability to identify grant sources and acquire grants to support our work.
• Experience in a non-profit setting, including working with volunteers.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, face to face interaction, and public speaking.
• Computer proficiency, including desktop, and donor database tools (Donor Perfect). Experience with Constant Contact (email marketing platform) and Wordpress (website), and Google Suite helpful. Experience with QuickBooks is a plus.
• Bi-lingual in English / Spanish is a plus.
• Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate life experience.

Responsibilities

• Fund Development and Donor Relationships: Manage donor solicitations and mailings, including acquisition mailings.
• Keep donors informed about the work through newsletters, emails and social media.
• Manage relationships with constituent groups including monthly donors, major donors, and women’s religious communities.
• Provide support to Executive Director and Board Members (research, solicitation training and scripts, meeting arrangements, etc.) to facilitate fundraising efforts.
• Support donors in involving their church or community groups in opportunities to give, host a speaker or participate in a program.
• Identify ways to involve donors in our work and reach new audiences.

Skills

Donor relations

Grant writing

Communications

Public speaking

Social media management

Donor database

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Donor Perfect

Constant Contact

Wordpress

Google Suite

QuickBooks

Job description

Mary’s Pence, a faith-based feminist nonprofit in St. Paul, MN, seeks a Development and Communications Manager to lead donor relations, grant writing, and communications efforts.

The role collaborates with the Executive Director, staff, and volunteers to grow support and visibility. The position focuses on building donor pipelines, producing newsletters and web content, managing social media, and coordinating events while maintaining brand alignment.