Donor Relations & Campaigns Associate

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc; Toledo (OH); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) is seeking a Development Associate to grow philanthropic support for civil legal aid across western Ohio, with a focus on northwest Ohio.

As a key member of the Development team, you will build donor relationships, coordinate meaningful events, support annual campaigns, and ensure gifts are acknowledged and stewarded with care. This role offers opportunities to pair organized fundraising with a mission that advances justice, equity, and opportunity

Qualifications

• At least three years of nonprofit fundraising and development experience.
• Experience supporting donor cultivation, stewardship, fundraising campaigns, events, or sponsorships.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, follow-through, judgment, and initiative.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience using a CRM or fundraising database.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with colleagues, donors, volunteers, and community partners from varied backgrounds.
• Commitment to ABLE’s mission, equal access to justice, confidentiality, ethical fundraising, and dependable service.
• Ability to work occasional evenings, travel locally within the service area, and participate in occasional overnight travel for meetings, events, or training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate fundraising, donor cultivation, and stewardship events, including signature campaign events and community gatherings.
• Support corporate sponsorship outreach and manage the benefits and recognition promised through sponsorship and partnership agreements.
• Cultivate donor relationships, solicit contributions, and provide timely, meaningful recognition for new, recurring, lapsed, Donor Advised Fund, and other donors.
• Help lead a steering committee that supports the annual campaign in Toledo and northwest Ohio.
• Conduct and prioritize prospect research on individuals, businesses, private and family foundations, and Donor Advised Funds.
• Prepare donor briefings, proposals, fundraising reports, budget information, and other materials that support engagement and decision-making.
• Track and analyze fundraising progress, trends, and opportunities in partnership with the Director of Development & Communications.
• Maintain accurate donor and gift information in the CRM, including gift processing, sponsorship details, and donor records, in coordination with the Development Assistant.
• Partner with Communications colleagues to create consistent, compelling fundraising messages and content for donor communications, newsletters, the website, social media, and impact stories.
• Represent ABLE and LAWO at community events, nonprofit partnerships, fundraisers, and advocacy-related events.
• Help develop and carry out annual resource development plans and a personal work plan with measurable goals, timelines, action steps, and outcomes.
• Follow ABLE and LAWO gift acceptance, recognition, confidentiality, compliance, and ethical fundraising practices.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Event coordination

Sponsorships

CRM usage

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM system

Job description

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) is seeking a Development Associate to grow philanthropic support for civil legal aid across western Ohio, with a focus on northwest Ohio.

As a key member of the Development team, you will build donor relationships, coordinate meaningful events, support annual campaigns, and ensure gifts are acknowledged and stewarded with care. This role offers opportunities to pair organized fundraising with a mission that advances justice, equity, and opportunity