Impactful Philanthropy Operations Director

Children's Law Center Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Law Center in Washington, DC seeks a Director of Philanthropy Operations to lead the operational backbone of the development program, including annual fund execution, events, communications production, gift processing standards, data integrity and reporting.

You will translate fundraising goals into reliable systems, strengthen tools, supervise the philanthropy operations team, and ensure accurate coding and timely dashboards for leadership.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of progressive experience in nonprofit development operations, advancement services, or fundraising systems management.
• Experience working with a constituent relationship management database and maintaining accurate, timely records.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute the operational components of annual fund campaigns, including segmentation, list pulls, mail file preparation, mailhouse and vendor coordination, and results tracking.
• Coordinate production and scheduling for development communications, including appeals, acknowledgments, newsletters and stewardship touchpoints; manage calendars, workflows and handoffs from draft through delivery.
• Manage event operations, including registration setup, RSVP tracking, guest lists, vendor coordination and post-event gift entry coordination.
• Lead operational planning for new fundraising initiatives by determining how activity will be coded, tracked, reported and maintained.
• Oversee DonorPerfect and integrated platforms; govern campaign, solicitation and financial coding frameworks, including the Source Code Map and Gift Coding Decision Tree.

Skills

Fundraising operations

Staff supervision

Data governance

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Nonprofit experience

Problem solving

Collaboration

Decision making

Tools

DonorPerfect

Microsoft 365

Job description

Children’s Law Center in Washington, DC seeks a Director of Philanthropy Operations to lead the operational backbone of the development program, including annual fund execution, events, communications production, gift processing standards, data integrity and reporting.

You will translate fundraising goals into reliable systems, strengthen tools, supervise the philanthropy operations team, and ensure accurate coding and timely dashboards for leadership.