Fundraising Campaign Director

Organization

Stand Together

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Job Description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 
Stand Together is not what might come to mind when you hear the words “non-profit” - we are different. We are a fast moving, dynamic and highly entrepreneurial organization that creates powerful solutions and brings them to market. Our solutions are designed to empower people to tap into their gifts, contribute to society, and therefore change the country for the better.
As a Fundraising Campaign Director (internally known as Fundraising Initiative Director) on the Fundraising Strategy and Execution Team, you will be responsible to craft comprehensive and effective campaigns that create a clear, sustainable, and achievable path to stated funding our unique and powerful solutions. These campaigns will be designed with effective fundraising execution in mind. You will apply your expertise to enable our fundraisers to match the philanthropic ambitions of country’s most successful business leaders and entrepreneurs to our game- changing solutions. To be successful in the role, you will apply your solution (product) management and/or fundraising prowess to develop and execute go to market fundraising campaigns to fund $10m+ initiatives in a collaborative, entrepreneurial team environment.  

What You Will Do

  • You will lead in creating comprehensive fundraising plans that are sustainable, durable, and achieves ambitious fundraising goals. You will be well versed in all facets of a bringing campaigns and solutions to market including sales and fundraising enablement, prospect management, marketing (case for support, messaging, style guide), strategic planning, customer/donor relations, etc.
  • You will lead and collaborate to create a campaign pipeline (solution demand) that is diverse, durable, and achievable. You will work cross-functionally to develop and execute prospecting and demand generation strategies from cultivation to solicitation.
  • Work closely with our executive leadership on campaign/got to market plan execution, reporting, insightful metrics, and data-driven strategies.
  • You will design and implement strategies to engage and grow existing donor engagement and contributions across multiple strategies.

What You Will Bring

  • 10+ years of demonstrated experience in fundraising campaign management, product/solution management and operations, especially for high dollar campaigns or complex and high value solutions. Previous experience in frontline fundraising is a benefit but not required.
  • Ability to efficiently drive strategic plans for multiple concurrent projects/funding opportunities to completion through continuous transformation and an entrepreneurial approach.
  • Experience working across teams and departments to articulate objectives, define deliverables, and meet deadlines—especially in dynamic, matrixed environments with several priorities and objectives.
  • Collaborative, collegial spirit with a commitment to evaluation and continuous improvement.  High level of humility and integrity.
  • Proactive and entrepreneurial, operating with speed as well as a commitment to quality work product.
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, professionalism, and ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders with a high degree of discretion and confidentiality. 

What We Offer

  • Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace. 
  • A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving progress on complex social challenges. 
  • Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that emphasizes self-actualization, with roles and responsibilities based on your strengths, not tenure. 
  • Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   
 
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.