VP, Membership & Fundraising Operations

Pheasants Forever; White Bear Lake (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pheasants Forever in White Bear Lake, MN, is seeking a strategic leader to drive membership growth and develop fundraising operations, donor stewardship, and data-driven decision making. The Vice President will oversee membership processing, acknowledgments, and donor services, while guiding capital campaigns and giving programs.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the role requires strong CRM and reporting expertise, cross-functional leadership, and an ability to build scalable systems

Qualifications

• Commitment to the mission of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever with conservation, hunting, outdoors.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least seven years of progressive nonprofit fundraising, membership, annual giving, or development operations experience, including staff leadership.
• Demonstrated success growing membership or annual giving programs and leading gift processing, stewardship, or fundraising operations.
• Strong knowledge of CRM systems, data management, and fundraising reporting; experience with Microsoft Dynamics is preferred.
• Ability to translate data into strategic decisions, establish effective organizational practices, and lead staff training and development.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to guide cross-functional initiatives and organizational change.
• Sound judgment and a commitment to donor confidentiality and responsible stewardship of organizational resources.
• Experience supporting capital campaigns, major gifts, or planned giving is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead an integrated development operations strategy supporting membership, annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, and capital campaigns, with clear ownership and accountability across teams.
• Provide organizational oversight of membership and donor gift processing, including gift entry, designation, acknowledgments, receipting, pledge administration, recurring payments, and membership benefit fulfillment.
• Establish organizational policies, standards, and accountability for development operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistency across fundraising programs. Partner with Development, Finance and Information Technology on reconciliation, gift acceptance, donor privacy, and data access.
• Lead organizational stewardship and recognition strategies that protect donor intent, communicate conservation impact, and strengthen member and donor relationships.
• Provide strategic oversight of supporter services and operational partnerships, aligning service quality, capacity, and investment with organizational needs while reducing administrative demands on fundraisers.
• Develop and oversee strategies for annual and life membership acquisition, renewal, retention, upgrades, and reactivation.
• Lead annual giving and recurring giving programs that deepen engagement, attract new donors, and grow philanthropic support.
• Provide strategic direction for coordinated direct mail, email, digital, and AutoPay initiatives, including segmentation, messaging, premiums, testing, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with Development leadership to connect members and annual donors with major, planned, and campaign giving opportunities.
• Provide strategic oversight of membership and annual giving activities at National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic and other priority membership and donor events.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Pheasants Forever in White Bear Lake, MN, is seeking a strategic leader to drive membership growth and develop fundraising operations, donor stewardship, and data-driven decision making. The Vice President will oversee membership processing, acknowledgments, and donor services, while guiding capital campaigns and giving programs.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the role requires strong CRM and reporting expertise, cross-functional leadership, and an ability to build scalable systems