Remote Donor Relations & Fundraising Lead

RepresentUs Education Fund; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental & Vision

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Professional development stipend

Job summary

RepresentUs Education Fund is seeking a Donor Relations Manager to shape strategy, manage a portfolio of up to 50 donors, and co-lead annual planning for the major donor program, while collaborating with Marketing on digital fundraising and donor events. You will work closely with the Development Coordinator, CEO, and VP of Finance & Administration to meet revenue goals.

This position is fully remote for U.S. candidates, with Pacific time zone preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience managing 50 donor portfolios and annual giving programs.
• Ability to plan moves, set ask amounts, and forecast revenue.
• Experience running year-end campaigns and donor events.
• Strong collaboration with Marketing for digital fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of about 50 individual mid- and membership-level donors and prospects: cultivate, solicit and steward them toward renewed and increased gifts.
• Research and qualify prospects using tools such as iWave/Kindsight and Impala, and recommend whom to approach and for how much.
• Lead annual planning for individual giving: moves management plans, ask amounts and timing, likelihood scoring and revenue projections and targets.
• Plan and run the year-end campaign, including the mailed appeal and year-in-review report, building on past campaign results.
• Segment email and mailing lists in collaboration with the Email Manager so messages reach the right supporters.
• Prepare weekly revenue and donation reports and document variances for leadership.
• Work with the Marketing team to develop and carry out strategies to retain and renew online donors, including recurring and one-time givers.
• Share responsibility with Marketing for raising at least $420,000 a year from digital fundraising, growing revenue by at least 3% annually toward a long-term goal of $650,000.
• Help maintain a base of at least 1,500 active recurring donors, with a goal of growing to 2,000.
• Plan digital fundraising each year with Marketing, including revenue projections and an editorial calendar.
• Identify and launch opportunities that inspire online giving, such as special campaigns, matching gift challenges and donation page improvements.

Skills

Donor strategy

Portfolio management

Moves management

Donor stewardship

Digital fundraising

Event planning

Grant reporting

Donor communications

Tools

iWave

Kindsight

Impala

Job description

RepresentUs Education Fund is seeking a Donor Relations Manager to shape strategy, manage a portfolio of up to 50 donors, and co-lead annual planning for the major donor program, while collaborating with Marketing on digital fundraising and donor events. You will work closely with the Development Coordinator, CEO, and VP of Finance & Administration to meet revenue goals.

This position is fully remote for U.S. candidates, with Pacific time zone preferred.