Deputy Director of Development
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Deputy Director of Development responsible for fundraising at Movement Labs. Collaborating with the Director to enhance donor experiences and achieve revenue goals.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and advance a portfolio of prospects/donors (cultivation → solicitation → stewardship), in coordination with the Director and principals.
- Draft donor communications: proposals, pitch decks, impact updates, follow-ups, acknowledgements.
- Support major gift moves management: contact reports, next steps, briefing memos, and meeting preparation.
- Maintain the CRM: data hygiene, tagging, workflows, acknowledgements, reporting cadence.
- Improve systems for donor stewardship (thank-you process, impact reporting calendar, renewal tracking).
- Coordinate proposal development timelines, internal inputs, and submission logistics.
- Maintain grant deliverables calendar; support reporting and compliance processes.
- Partner with Programs/Comms/Leadership to translate work into fundable narratives and donor-ready collateral.
- Coordinate fundraising support for campaigns, rapid response moments, and special projects.
- Supervise senior development associate, possibly other roles as the team grows
- Manage external contractors and vendors as needed
- Document SOPs; drive process improvements; serve as backup to the Director when needed.
Requirements:
- 3-5+ years in nonprofit/political fundraising
- Demonstrated success managing donor/prospect pipelines and producing fundraising materials (proposals, updates, decks).
- Strong project management: can run timelines, coordinate inputs, and deliver high-quality work under deadlines.
- CRM fluency (e.g., EveryAction or similar)
- Excellent writing and editing; comfort translating complex work into compelling funder language.
- High discretion and comfort handling sensitive donor information.
- Collaborative style and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-changing environment.
- Experience with 501(c)3, 501(c)4, and PAC giving.
- Major gifts experience (qualification, solicitation support, stewardship strategy).
- Grants experience (proposal coordination, reporting calendars, compliance).
- Vendor management (digital fundraising, fundraising consultants, fiscal sponsor).
- Experience in progressive advocacy/electoral ecosystem or aligned mission spaces, specifically those focused on experimenting and scaling evidence-based programs.
Benefits:
- Annual salary of $90,000-$105,000 as part of a transparent salary structure with clear levels of advancement, including geographic COLA depending on employee location.
- Excellent health, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- This position is not eligible for the collective bargaining unit.
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