Digital Fundraising, Online Giving Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +6 more states.

📋 Description

• Enhance LSM’s established online fundraising initiatives by discovering opportunities to broaden reach, elevate donor engagement, and boost sustainable revenue.

• Design and oversee a comprehensive online fundraising strategy that encompasses annual appeals, rapid-response campaigns, monthly donations, donor acquisition, and various digital initiatives.

• Develop and maintain an annual online solicitation calendar detailing target audiences, messaging, channels, revenue targets, and performance metrics.

• Conceive campaign ideas and craft donor-oriented content for emails, online donation pages, social media, digital advertisements, and additional channels.

• Strengthen segmented donor journeys from initial engagement to first gift, repeat donations, monthly contributions, increased giving, and long-term commitment.

• Monitor and evaluate conversion rates, average gift amounts, acquisition costs, donor retention, recurring contributions, email effectiveness, and overall campaign revenue.

• Lead the testing and optimization of subject lines, messaging, creative content, segmentation, donation forms, landing pages, timing, and calls to action.

• Identify and assess fundraising trends, platforms, AI tools, payment technologies, and other innovations.

• Collaborate with Development, Communications, Programs, and Technology teams on integrated campaigns that reflect LSM’s global mission, Catholic identity, and branding.

• Enhance the online donor experience through acknowledgments, impact communications, personalized stewardship, and ongoing engagement opportunities.

• Operate under the guidance of the Senior Development Director.

⛳️ Requirements

• Embraces and exemplifies LSM values and the principles of the Laudato Si’ paradigm.

• Comfortable working in a faith-based environment and providing support.

• A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in digital fundraising, online giving, nonprofit marketing, donor communications, or a closely related area.

• Proven track record of managing fundraising campaigns effectively.

• Demonstrated success in developing or enhancing creative digital campaigns with measurable engagement, donor growth, or revenue increases.

• Strong understanding of digital fundraising best practices, including donor acquisition, segmentation, conversion, monthly giving, retention, stewardship, and campaign optimization.

• Exceptional writing and storytelling capabilities.

• Strong analytical skills and experience utilizing campaign data to inform decisions, test concepts, and enhance outcomes.

• Familiarity with email marketing platforms, donor databases or CRMs, online donation systems, content management systems, analytics tools, and social media platforms.

• An entrepreneurial and experimental mindset.

• Strong sense of ownership and personal accountability.

• Awareness of emerging digital trends, technologies, platforms, and AI tools pertinent to fundraising and donor engagement.

• Ability to independently manage multiple campaigns, maintain a detailed production calendar, meet deadlines, and coordinate across departments and time zones.

• Strong collaborative instincts, with the ability to balance creative ambition with LSM’s mission, Catholic identity, global audience, and organizational priorities.

• Experience with Opus Clip and Cap Cut is an advantage.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and Figma.

• Familiarity with DonorBox.

• Experience overseeing international or multilingual digital fundraising campaigns.

• Proven success in strengthening or expanding a monthly giving program.

• Familiarity with fundraising for climate, environmental, faith-based, advocacy, or global movement-building organizations.

• Experience in digital advertising, peer-to-peer fundraising, marketing automation, conversion-rate optimization, or emerging fundraising technologies.

• Fluency in English; knowledge of French, Spanish, and Italian is beneficial.

• Ability to provide a CV, cover letter, and a 1–2 minute video recorded in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work flexibility.

• Competitive salary based on experience.

• Opportunity to develop a cutting-edge global online giving program.

• Collaborative work environment.

• Chance to contribute to faith-based initiatives focused on climate and ecological justice.