Lead, Individual Giving & Donor Engagement

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles; Bellflower (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

PTO

Sick Leave

Holidays

Vision

Dental

Life Insurance

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles is seeking an Associate Director of Individual Giving to lead annual giving programs, cultivate a portfolio of donors, and collaborate with teams to grow donor engagement. The role supports signature events, data-driven decision making, and the mid-level donor pipeline in a hybrid work setup.

The successful candidate will have at least four years in individual or annual giving, strong relationship-building skills, and experience with CRM systems such

Qualifications

• Must be able to successfully pass a drug test, background check, and a driving record check
• Reliable internet connection
• Availability to attend occasional evening or weekend donor events and organizational activities.
• Minimum of four years of experience in individual giving, annual giving, donor relations, fundraising, or nonprofit development.
• Demonstrated experience managing annual giving programs and developing strategies to increase donor participation and revenue.
• Experience managing a portfolio of donors and prospects, including cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and moves management.
• Proven ability to build and strengthen a mid level donor pipeline and identify donors with the capacity to increase their giving.
• Previous supervisory or team lead experience, including assigning work, coaching employees, providing feedback, and monitoring performance.
• Strong relationship building skills with the ability to engage donors, volunteers, corporate partners, and community stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze fundraising and donor data, evaluate program performance, and use findings to guide strategy.
• Proficiency with donor databases and CRM systems, such as Raiser’s Edge NXT, Salesforce, or a comparable platform.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple fundraising programs, donor relationships, events, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience supporting donor cultivation, stewardship, recognition, peer to peer, and third party fundraising events.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate and confidential donor records.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and grow annual giving programs, including Cars for Homes, monthly giving, employee giving, Individual Build Days, peer-to-peer fundraising, cause marketing partnerships, and third-party fundraising activities.
• Manage a portfolio of approximately 50 to 75 donors and prospects, with an emphasis on cultivating and growing the mid-level donor pipeline.
• Maintain accurate and complete donor records and use research, reporting, and analytics to inform fundraising strategy and decision-making.
• Support signature events and collaborate with internal teams to plan and execute donor cultivation, stewardship, recognition, build, and third-party events.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising strategy

Portfolio management

Donor research

CRM systems

Communication skills

Event coordination

Supervisory experience

Analytical skills

Project management

Job description

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles is seeking an Associate Director of Individual Giving to lead annual giving programs, cultivate a portfolio of donors, and collaborate with teams to grow donor engagement. The role supports signature events, data-driven decision making, and the mid-level donor pipeline in a hybrid work setup.

The successful candidate will have at least four years in individual or annual giving, strong relationship-building skills, and experience with CRM systems such