About the Role
ECP is building out its fundraising function. Alongside this role, we are hiring a Director of Development to lead major gifts and build our individual-giving program. This position will lead ECP’s annual giving, grants, and fundraising campaigns, complementing the Director of Development’s focus on major gifts and individual giving.
You will start by reporting to our Founder & CEO and will move to reporting to the Director of Development once that role is filled. You will be the person who knows our donors, runs our campaigns, and keeps our fundraising operation accurate and compliant. You do not need to be a major-gift closer – that sits with the Director of Development.
What You’ll Do
Individual & recurring giving
- Own cultivation, stewardship, and retention of ECP’s individual donors giving under $5,000, including our recurring monthly giving program.
- Run the stewardship calendar for this segment: acknowledgments, impact updates, renewal and upgrade asks, and lapsed-donor reactivation.
- Spot donors ready for a major-gift conversation and hand them to the Director of Development with the relationship history documented.
- Support the CEO, Director of Development, and Board members in their donor activity with briefings, materials, and research.
Fundraising campaigns & appeals
- Plan and run ECP’s campaign calendar — three to four campaigns a year, including year-end and Giving Tuesday.
- Write and send the donor-facing copy: appeal emails, campaign pages, and social copy in partnership with Communications.
- Report on campaign performance and apply what you learn to the next one.
Grants
- Own the grant calendar and pipeline: prospect research, deadlines, submission logistics, and tracking.
- Own post-award grant management, including interim and final reports and restricted-fund tracking, coordinating with program staff and the COO.
- Draft and co-write letters of intent and proposals, and share that work with a colleague building grant-writing skills.
Donor data & compliance
- Administer ECP’s fundraising CRM (Givebutter) and keep donor records accurate, segmented, and current.
- Ensure gifts are acknowledged and receipted accurately and on time, and reconcile fundraising and financial records monthly with the COO.
- Maintain ECP’s public giving profiles on Candid and Charity Navigator, and keep the state charity registration calendar on track with our filing contractor.
- Keep fundraising documentation and records current and accessible in ECP’s Shared Drive.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $65,000–$75,000, commensurate with experience
- Health, vision, and dental insurance (100% employee premium and 60% of dependents premium are paid by employer)
- 401(k) retirement plan with 4% employer match
- Fully remote work environment with a 4-day work week (Fridays as needed to meet goals)
- 80 hours of paid time off annually that increases with tenure, and 40 hours of sick time
- Company laptop and monitor available after 1 month of employment
- $100 monthly remote-work stipend for internet, or other home-office needs
Equal Opportunity Employer
ECP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ECP is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all team members and providing team members with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ECP are based on the organization’s needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the USA. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
We believe in having a team with diverse backgrounds and perspectives and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, including historically underrepresented populations.
