Job Listings for the Week of January 27, 2025 (Issue 25-05)

Nonprofit Organization Positions

New! Seattle Children’s — Director of Prospect Research, Seattle, Wash., Posted 1.28.25
Responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for a comprehensive donor prospect research program including prospect research, prospect management, measurement, and analysis. Develops, oversees, and implements systems to deliver proactive, reactive, and special project research. Works collaboratively with Foundation leadership to manage portfolios across team and formulates prospect assignment guidelines to ensure balanced prospect distribution among all fundraisers. Conducts donor prospect research, data analysis and interpretation and provides insight and recommendations to Foundation leadership and front-line fundraisers to inform decision making and to generate donor strategy. Stays up to date on industry trends and best practices and present recommendations to evolve and innovate on our prospect research practices. Leads prospect research team and supervises development research officer(s) and research strategist(s). For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

New! St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC — Director, Direct Marketing Audience and Experience, Memphis, Tenn., Posted 1.28.25
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Director, Direct Marketing Audience and Experience to lead our efforts in optimizing performance, improving donor profiling and retention activities, and enhancing overall marketing effectiveness across offline channels. This role involves leveraging advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning to drive strategic insights and campaign success. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading the analytical insights of donor lifecycle campaigns, donor behavior analysis, and the development and execution of significance testing, along with presenting campaign results and optimization opportunities. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

New! Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health — Development Associate, Auxiliaries Relations, Hybrid/Palo Alto, Calif., Posted 1.28.25
As the Development Associate, Auxiliaries Relations, you will help shape the future of nearly 800 volunteers and philanthropists via an array of engaging, educational and creative tasks and responsibilities. Reporting to, and in collaboration with, the Senior Director, Auxiliaries Relations, you’ll apply your skills to provide administrative and program support for Auxiliaries Relations, which is part of the annual giving team. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of events, board meetings, and projects with passionate volunteers and donors, and faculty and staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford/Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. You will spend time on analytical projects learning and using Raiser’s Edge and Excel. This is an entry-level position where all aspects of the role can be taught; this role presents a great opportunity to learn about the cross-functional aspects of the Auxiliaries, the unique businesses they operate and events they conduct, and how we work with a variety of departments at the hospital and in the community. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

New! Girl Scouts of the USA — Director, Institutional Development, Hybrid/New York, N.Y., Posted 1.28.25
Girl Scouts of the USA seeks a collaborative, creative, and articulate Director of Institutional Development who will work in partnership with the Vice President of Institutional Development and the entire Development team to meet departmental goals and grow fundraising revenue in support of GSUSA’s mission and vision. The Director of Institutional Development is a strategic thinker with excellent writing, organizational, and relationship management skills. They will manage and build deep relationships with a portfolio of donors and prospects for cultivation and stewardship and produce written content for fundraising materials that would strengthen GSUSA’s overall fundraising capacity. The Director of Development will work collaboratively within the structure provided and have a proven ability to prioritize multiple assignments and to meet deadlines. The Director of Developments reports to the Vice President of Development. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

New! Smithsonian Institution — Sponsorship Manager, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Hybrid/New York, N.Y., Posted 1.28.25
Part of Cooper Hewitt’s Advancement Department, the Sponsorship Manager implements the corporate program, which includes philanthropic, membership and sponsorship revenue towards museum exhibitions, education programs, special events and initiatives, and general operations. The position reports to the Chief Advancement Officer and liaises with colleagues in the Advancement Department, at Cooper Hewitt, and across the entire Smithsonian Institution to manage and advance corporate relationships. For a full description and to apply by February 12, please visit the website.

Smithsonian Institution — Gift Officer, Hybrid/Washington, D.C., Posted 1.21.25
The Office of the Under Secretary for Education seeks an experienced and dynamic gift officer to serve as a member of its successful fundraising team. The position builds and manages a portfolio of prospects and donors to execute a program focused on high capacity giving to support the Smithsonian’s work to bring new education programs and resources to the country. The position is responsible for efforts resulting in significant contribution levels to support the pan-Institutional work of both the Rural Initiative and the Reckoning with Our Racial Past Initiative. It also works closely with Smithsonian leadership driving this work including the Director of the Rural Initiative, Under Secretary of Education, and the central Office of Advancement leadership team, as well as unit directors across the Institution. For a full description and to apply by February 14, please visit the website.

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews — Vice President of Integrated Fundraising, Hybrid/Chicago, Ill., Posted 1.21.25
The Vice President of Integrated Fundraising will work to expand donor retention and acquisition through the implementation of strategic fundraising initiatives and deliver on The Fellowship’s fundraising goals and objectives. As a growing global organization, we have adapted to our new downtown Chicago office and hybrid work environment. This position is based in our Chicago headquarters and reports directly to our Global Chief Operating Officer. In this role, the Vice President will be responsible for moving the mission and vision of The Fellowship forward while supporting their team with a hands-on management style. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

CARE — Director of Philanthropy, Major Gifts, New York, N.Y., Posted 1.21.25
The Director of Philanthropy, Eastern Region is responsible for engaging high-net-worth individuals and family foundations to secure critical funding for CARE’s mission through both unrestricted and program-specific gifts. Reporting directly to a Senior Director of Philanthropy, this role will build and manage a portfolio of current and prospective donors with the capacity to give between $10,000 and $100,000. They are tasked with developing and executing cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to build meaningful, long-term relationships with donors. The Director will bring donors closer to CARE’s mission and leadership through personalized outreach, individual meetings, and events. A key responsibility is to secure funding for urgent humanitarian needs and longer-term development projects while driving increased donor investment over time. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

American Kidney Fund — Director of Digital Fundraising, Rockville, Md., Posted 1.21.25
The Director of Digital Fundraising will lead the strategy, execution, and growth of AKF’s digital fundraising efforts, with a focus on expanding donor engagement and revenue across all digital channels, including email, SMS, web, SEM programmatic advertising, and paid/organic social in partnership with the subject matter experts in those areas. Working collaboratively with the Senior Director of Individual Giving and the Chief Development Officer, the Director of Digital Fundraising will serve as a collaborative leader who can work closely with marketing and other departments within AKF to develop and implement strategies to support revenue generation across the organization. Additionally, the Director of Digital Fundraising will manage vendor relationships to optimize fundraising strategies, ensuring the successful execution of campaigns aligned with organization goals. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - USA — Specialist, Planned Giving Officer, Hybrid/New York, N.Y., Oakland, Calif., or Washington, D.C., Posted 1.14.25
The Specialist, Planned Giving Officer is responsible for working with Planned Giving and prospective donors with the goal of securing long-term deferred gift commitments. The Specialist, Planned Giving Officer identifies, manages, and develops strategic relationships with committed, lead, and prospective donors. This position requires a candidate with strong communication skills, experience managing a large portfolio of donors, and a keen understanding of strategic donor relationship building. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - USA — Associate Director, Community Fundraising, Hybrid/New York, N.Y., Oakland, Calif., or Washington, D.C., Posted 1.14.25
As the Associate Director of Community Fundraising at Doctors Without Borders USA, you will leverage high-profile connections and innovative events to achieve ambitious fundraising and awareness goals. This dynamic role combines celebrity and influencer marketing with peer-to-peer and livestream fundraising to unlock massive untapped potential. You will create and lead long-term strategies to engage high-profile donors for marketing and fundraising events and serve as an expert in this field. Additionally, you will oversee our peer-to-peer fundraising and streaming team, actively planning and supporting events such as concerts, comedy shows, video-gaming marathons, and digital fundraising campaigns. Your leadership will be crucial in activating fundraising events swiftly during emergencies. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews — Chief Marketing Officer, Hybrid/Chicago, Ill., Posted 1.14.25
The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) will lead our Marketing and Communications strategic initiatives to drive growth and broaden awareness for the organization among the Christian Evangelical community. The CMO is responsible for the development and implementation of comprehensive marketing, public relations, communications, and branding strategies that are responsible for defining and communicating the IFCJ brand, through effective storytelling about the compelling humanitarian impact of IFCJ’s mission and the spiritual connection of Christians to the Jewish roots of their faith. The CMO is responsible for leading the organizational strategic initiative to reach beyond our core demographic to a broader Evangelical market that supports Israel and the Jewish people. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

KPBS — Planned Giving Program Manager, San Diego, Calif., Posted 1.7.25
The Planned Giving Program Manager’s primary focus is to maintain and increase planned gifts for KPBS. The incumbent will identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective and current planned giving donors. This position will create marketing campaigns around planned giving, as well as administer all planned gifts, working closely with the Finance Department, financial institutions, attorneys, and estate and tax planning professionals. The role will work closely with the Chief Development Officer to develop and enhance planned gift strategies, pipeline development, data analysis, reporting, and budget projections. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

Arthritis Foundation — Development Director, Baltimore, Md., Posted 1.7.25
Development Directors (DD) are responsible for partnering closely with their Executive Directors (ED) and community volunteer leaders to support and execute an annual plan of work that addresses the needs of the arthritis community in their assigned market(s) including revenue generation, special event fundraising, and mission outreach. DD’s recruit, develop and manage event committees and volunteer leaders to achieve fundraising goals from the annual plan. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

The Salvation Army Georgia Division — Regional Major Gifts Director, Thomasville, Ga., Posted 1.7.25
This position is responsible for raising funds through major gifts generated from individuals, corporations and foundations for a designated geographical area of a Salvation Army Division. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.

Agency and Supplier Positions

Eaglecom — Director, Data Strategy, Toronto, ON, Posted 1.14.25
As part of Eaglecom’s Media and Analytics leadership team, the Director, Data Strategy will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our data-driven strategies. This senior-level position will focus on leadership, innovation, and collaboration to drive measurable client success. For a full description and to apply, please visit the website.