Individual Giving & Donor Engagement Manager

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403B

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Flex Spending Account (FSA)

Transit benefits

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc. is seeking an experienced Individual Giving Manager to lead the donor program and work with the Development Team to meet annual fundraising goals.

Reporting to the Director of Development, this role engages Chicago’s philanthropic community while supporting a leading contemporary dance company approaching its 50th anniversary season. The position is hybrid, with in-person events and performances as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years in nonprofit fundraising.
• Experience with direct donor solicitation, cultivation and stewardship, database integrity, and team management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Make 15 documented weekly contacts with prospective and current donors via in-person meetings, phone, and email to advance commitments.
• Directly solicit individual donors across levels (Director’s Circle $5,000+, Circle Places $250–$4,999, sustaining $10–$249).
• Curate cultivation, stewardship, recognition, and engagement opportunities with leaders across departments.
• Develop and manage multi-channel fundraising strategies, including scheduling, project management, database structure, and audience segmentation.
• Identify potential board candidates from the donor base.
• Pull lists and reports from Tessitura to guide strategy.
• Maintain familiarity with departmental goals and budget.
• Oversee vendor relationships (designers, printers, e-commerce).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nonprofit fundraising

Donor cultivation

Team management

Communication skills

Relationship building

Project management

Multi-channel fundraising

Data analysis

Asana

MS Office

Tools

CRM database

Asana

MS Office

Job description

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc. is seeking an experienced Individual Giving Manager to lead the donor program and work with the Development Team to meet annual fundraising goals.

Reporting to the Director of Development, this role engages Chicago’s philanthropic community while supporting a leading contemporary dance company approaching its 50th anniversary season. The position is hybrid, with in-person events and performances as needed.