Offer summary

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in fundraising campaign management, especially at the $10m+ level., Strong understanding of fundraising, prospect management, marketing, and donor relations., Ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously., Exceptional interpersonal skills and a commitment to continuous improvement..

Key responsabilities:

Lead the development of comprehensive fundraising plans to achieve stated goals.

Collaborate with frontline staff to create and execute diverse campaign strategies.

Work closely with executive leadership on campaign execution and reporting.

Design strategies to engage and grow existing donor contributions.

Job description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

Are you excited by the prospect of applying your fundraising expertise to an organization tackling some of the nation’s most complex challenges?

As a Campaign Director (internally known as Fundraising Initiative Director) on the Fundraising Strategy and Execution Team, you will be responsible to craft comprehensive and effective fundraising campaigns that create a clear, sustainable, and achievable path to stated fundraising goals. These campaigns will be designed with effective fundraising execution in mind, built in service of both frontline fundraising staff as they pursue solicitations with interested funders as well as internal teams building and advancing the work of each priority initiative. To be successful in the role, you will develop and execute fundraising campaigns to fund $10m+ initiatives over a determined amount of time (expected 3-5 years) in a collaborative, entrepreneurial team environment.

What You Will Do

You will lead in writing a comprehensive fundraising plan that articulates a sustainable, durable, and achievable path to the stated fundraising goal. The initiative director should be well versed in all facets of a campaign including fundraising, prospect management, marketing (case for support, messaging, style guide), strategic planning, donor relations, etc.

Lead the collaborative effort to create a campaign pipeline that is diverse, durable, and achievable. Collaborate with frontline staff in developing and executing prospect strategies from cultivation to solicitation. Continuously evolves the gift table with new names and prospect movement.

Work closely with executive leadership and development leadership on campaign plan execution, reports, fundraising staff metrics, data-driven strategies, and other duties as assigned.

Design and implement strategies to steward and grow existing investor engagement and contributions. Collaborate with the broader team to devise strategies and tactics that can engage prospective donors across multiple strategies whenever possible/reasonable.

What You Will Bring

10+ years of demonstrated experience in fundraising campaign management and operations, especially at the $10m+ level. Previous experience in frontline fundraising is a benefit, but not required.

Ability to drive moves managements plans for multiple concurrent projects/funding opportunities to completion through continuous transformation and an entrepreneurial approach.

Experience working across teams and departments to articulate objectives, define deliverables, and meet deadlines—especially in dynamic, matrixed environments with several priorities and objectives.

Collaborative, collegial spirit with a commitment to evaluation and continuous improvement. High level of humility and integrity.

Proactive and entrepreneurial, operating with speed as well as a commitment to quality work product.

Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Exceptional interpersonal skills, professionalism, and ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders with a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.

What We Offer

Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.

A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving progress on complex social challenges.

Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that emphasizes self-actualization, with roles and responsibilities based on your strengths, not tenure.

Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Standout Candidates Will Bring

Political campaign experience (C4 and 527) with 7-figure plus gifts

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.

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