Senior Donor Relations Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee a portfolio of around 100 high-capacity major gift donors and prospects.

• Meet established objectives for fundraising, engagement, and solicitation.

• Create and implement tailored strategies for donor qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.

• Personally engage in soliciting and securing significant new, renewed, and increased gifts, including both six-figure and seven-figure commitments.

• Foster trusted, long-term relationships with donors and act as the primary relationship manager for PLF.

• Develop donor engagement and stewardship initiatives that illustrate philanthropic impact and connect donors to PLF’s litigation, policy, and strategic priorities.

• Involve PLF executives, attorneys, trustees, and organizational leaders in donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts.

• Identify and promote new major gift prospects and opportunities for multi-year, planned, blended, campaign, and other complex gifts.

• Maintain portfolio and moves management, including donor strategies, next steps, solicitation plans, revenue projections, contact reports, and accurate CRM records.

• Contribute to the Development team's strategy and provide advice to colleagues on complex donor relationships and major gift opportunities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of professional fundraising experience, with significant frontline major gift experience.

• Proven track record of personally cultivating, soliciting, and closing substantial major gifts, ideally including six- and seven-figure commitments.

• Outstanding interpersonal, listening, verbal, and written communication abilities.

• Capability to establish trusted relationships and convey complex ideas in a clear and compelling manner.

• Strong strategic judgment, initiative, organizational skills, and personal accountability.

• Ability to work independently in a results-driven environment.

• Proficient with fundraising CRM systems and disciplined portfolio and moves management practices.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% within the United States, focusing heavily on California.

• Genuine appreciation for PLF’s mission.

• Previous experience with a pro-liberty organization, legal advocacy organization, public policy organization, or similar mission-driven institution is advantageous.

• Familiarity with Salesforce or a similar fundraising CRM is preferred.

• Submission of a résumé and cover letter is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance.

• Employer-funded retirement savings.

• Generous paid leave.

• Flexible work policies.

• Option for remote work.

• Opportunity to work from PLF offices.

• Full-time, permanent employment.