Deputy Director of Donor Engagement

2 days ago

Portland, Oregon, United States Habitat for Humanity Full time
Job Title: Deputy Director of Donor Engagement

Habitat for Humanity is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Deputy Director of Donor Engagement to join our team. This is a critical role that will oversee the planning, implementing, managing, and evaluating of our individual giving program.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement strategies for annual giving, mid-level giving, and major giving programs to expand the donor base and increase engagement and retention.
  • Team Management: Lead the Major Gifts, Mid-Level Gifts Officers, and Annual Giving Manager, setting clear objectives, providing support, training, and conducting performance evaluations.
  • Donor Relationship Development: Directly manage relationships with key top-tier donors and oversee personalized communication and engagement strategies across all levels.
  • Cornerstone Society Management: Effectively manage the $5,000+ Cornerstone Society at Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, ensuring it remains a vibrant and integral part of our donor community.
  • Fundraising and Solicitation: Oversee the solicitation of major, mid-level, and annual gifts, ensuring compelling proposals and effective stewardship plans.
  • Budget Oversight: Manage the budget for major, mid-level, and annual giving, aligning spending with strategic goals and forecasting future needs.
  • Performance Analysis: Utilize RENXT and RE to track and report on fundraising activities, analyzing data to optimize strategies and decision-making.
  • Collaborative Engagement: Coordinate with other departments and ensure a unified approach to donor engagement and to capitalize on cross-promotional opportunities.
  • Donor Experience Improvement: Innovate and implement strategies to enhance donor experience across all giving levels, ensuring that donors feel valued and informed.
  • Market and Tool Proficiency: Stay informed of fundraising trends and donor preferences and demonstrate proficiency in using RENXT and RE for donor management and engagement.
  • DEI in Fundraising: Lead efforts to diversify the donor base and create inclusive fundraising events and campaigns that resonate with a wide range of audiences.
  • Compliance and Ethics: Ensure all fundraising activities adhere to legal requirements and ethical standards, maintaining the organization's integrity.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 5 years' experience in individual donor fundraising with at least 3 years of direct donor cultivation, team management, and successful relationship building and solicitation experience.
  • Aptitude for engaging with donors and earning and maintaining their confidence.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead projects with minimal supervision, showcasing strong initiative and self-direction.
  • Proven track record of successfully collaborating with cross-functional teams, including marketing, events, and donor relations, to achieve fundraising goals.
  • Experience in autonomously managing a portfolio of donors while also contributing to team-oriented strategies and goals.
  • Exceptional written communication skills, with experience crafting compelling donor correspondence, grant proposals, and fundraising campaign materials.
  • Outstanding verbal communication abilities, including public speaking and one-on-one donor interactions, to effectively articulate the organization's mission and impact.
  • Strong active listening skills, with a proven ability to understand donor motivations and tailor engagement strategies to various audiences.
  • Demonstrated experience in managing complex fundraising calendars and coordinating multiple projects with overlapping deadlines.
  • Adept at maintaining meticulous donor records and utilizing Raiser's Edge for effective donor management and analysis.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks in a dynamic environment, ensuring both short-term tasks and long-term projects are completed efficiently and effectively.
  • Proficiency with office technology and information systems (including Word, Excel, Outlook) and robust understanding of donor database software and moves management systems.
  • Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Nonprofit Management, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
  • Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) certification.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

  • Fast-paced, open, team-oriented, business casual office.
  • This position may be eligible for remote/hybrid work based on responsibilities, performance, and access to essential work-related resources.
  • The employee will routinely use standard office equipment such as computers and phones.
  • This position may have occasional local travel.
  • Schedule: 40 hours a week generally Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30, but variable, occasionally evenings and weekends dependent upon appointments and events.

Starting Salary Expectations:

  • Minimum $69,000 to range salary range midpoint of $84,050.

How to Apply:

  • Submit the following materials at:
  • Cover letter addressing how your personal and professional experiences have prepared you for this position.
  • Resume.
  • Three professional references.

About Habitat for Humanity:

  • Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia.
  • Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities, and hope.
  • Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability, and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves.

At Habitat for Humanity International, we:

  • Embrace a history rooted in creating equity.
  • Take our mission seriously by courageously committing to a culture and workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported, and valued.
  • Realize that our success depends upon building an inclusive workforce of diverse perspectives and encourage people of varied races, ethnicities, national origins, tribes, religions, ages, gender identities and expressions, genders, sexual orientations, marital statuses, disabilities, veteran/reserve national guard statuses, socio-economic statuses, thinking and communication styles to work with us.

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