Individual Giving Manager

Alliance for Children's Rights; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 73.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Generous vacation time & paid holidays

403(b) retirement plan with employer 1

Zusammenfassung

The Alliance for Children’s Rights seeks a mission-driven Individual Giving Manager in Los Angeles to cultivate and manage a portfolio of annual, major, and planned giving donors. You will partner with senior leadership to shape engagement strategies, solicit gifts, and expand support for children and families.

This newly created role offers flexible work arrangements and a strong benefits package, with a focus on donor engagement and meaningful time away from work to support well-being.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• 3–5 years in fundraising, donor relations, nonprofit development, or related work.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with donors, customers, or stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, initiative, and follow-through.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience using a donor database/CRM preferred.

Aufgaben

• Develop and manage a portfolio of donors for annual, major, and planned giving.
• Cultivate and steward relationships to expand philanthropic support.
• Prepare donor briefings, summaries, and meeting materials.
• Coordinate donor meetings with senior leadership and simulate engagement strategies.
• Track activity and outcomes; support recognition and impact communications.
• Support campaigns and donor engagement initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Donor relationship building

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

CRM experience

Team collaboration

Fundraising interest

Planned giving interest

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

RE NXT

CRM systems

Jobbeschreibung

The Alliance for Children’s Rights is seeking a mission-driven, proactive Individual Giving Manager to help shape the next phase of our individual giving program. This newly created role will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individuals who are ready to deepen their connection to the Alliance’s mission through annual, major, and planned giving.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Development, the Individual Giving Manager will partner with the Associate Director, Chief Development Officer, and CEO to develop and manage a portfolio of current and emerging annual, major, and planned giving donors.

You will cultivate and strengthen the philanthropic relationships that sustain and expand the Alliance’s work. By learning what motivates donors, communicating the impact of their philanthropy, and supporting thoughtful engagement strategies, you will inspire significant and lasting investments in children, young adults, and families.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, WELL-BEING, AND FLEXIBILITY

Salary range: $72,500 to $75,000 annually. Final starting salary is based on relevant experience and internal equity.

The Alliance is committed to supporting the physical, mental, and financial well-being of our employees. We offer comprehensive benefits, meaningful time away from work, and a flexible, family-friendly workplace that helps employees balance mission-driven work with responsibilities and interests outside of work.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with the Alliance paying 100% of the employee-only premium
  Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Generous vacation time and paid holidays
• A 403(b) retirement savings plan with an employer contribution after one year of employment, independent of employee contributions
• ClassPass membership, providing access to exercise classes and a broad range of health and wellness services, including massages and facials
• A collaborative and family-friendly organizational culture that values employee well-being, connection, and sustainable work practices

The Alliance recognizes that social justice and direct-service work can be both meaningful and demanding. We place a strong emphasis on employee well-being and strive to provide benefits, resources, and workplace practices that support employees’ physical and mental health throughout their employment.

HOW AND WHERE YOU WILL WORK

This Los Angeles-based role offers regular flexibility in how and where work is performed. Employees may work from home or from the Alliance office on a regular basis, based on position responsibilities, donor engagement needs, events, meetings, and organizational priorities. In-person participation is expected when it best supports donors, colleagues, community partners, or Alliance activities. Candidates must reside in the greater Los Angeles area. The Alliance may adjust remote and in-office expectations as organizational needs evolve.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Donor Engagement and Pipeline Development

• Develop and maintain written engagement plans for assigned donors and prospects in partnership with the Associate Director of Development, identifying next steps, timelines, and opportunities to deepen involvement and philanthropic support.
• Build and advance a pipeline of mid-level donors and emerging major and planned giving prospects through research, qualification, cultivation, solicitation readiness, stewardship, and timely follow-up.
• Qualify donors through outreach, meetings, and discovery conversations to understand their interests, motivations, and potential for deeper involvement.
• Schedule and participate in donor meetings that communicate impact and advance cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship goals.
• Lead donor solicitations for assigned portfolio and partner with development leadership on strategic donor relationships and complex gift opportunities. Develop personalized stewardship and recognition opportunities, acknowledgments, impact communications, and other donor engagement experiences.
• Support fundraising campaigns, donor recognition programs, and special initiatives designed to increase donor engagement and giving.
• Introduce planned giving opportunities when appropriate and support engagement and stewardship for planned giving donors and prospects.
• Develop a deep understanding of the Alliance's programs and priorities in order to communicate the impact of philanthropy effectively to supporters.

Donor Strategy and Leadership Support

• Partner with development leadership to identify donor and funding opportunities, align donor interests with organizational priorities, and advance philanthropic support.
• Prepare donor briefings, prospect summaries, reports, and meeting materials that support fundraising strategy and donor engagement.
• Coordinate donor meetings involving the Chief Development Officer, CEO, and other organizational leaders, including scheduling, logistics, preparation, and follow-up.
• Track action items and drive timely follow-through for donor relationship activities involving senior leadership.
• Represent the Alliance at fundraising, cultivation, and community events and support the planning and execution of donor engagement activities.

Systems, Data, and Accountability

• Maintain accurate and timely donor, contact and opportunity records in RE NXT.
• Track portfolio activity, donor engagement, and pipeline development metrics.
• Collaborate with development operations staff to ensure gift records and acknowledgments accurately reflect donor intent.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Three to five years of experience in fundraising, donor relations, nonprofit development, sales, account management, or other relationship-based work.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with donors, customers, stakeholders, or clients.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, initiative, and follow-through.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience using a CRM or donor database is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with development leadership, the CEO, board members, volunteers, and colleagues across the organization.
• Interest in fundraising, philanthropy, donor engagement, and planned giving.
• Ability to handle sensitive donor information with discretion and sound judgment.

This job description is of a general nature and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties of the position.