Director, Giving Societies (Major Gift Fundraising)

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. 
As the Director, Giving Societies, you will be responsible for crafting strategies that will inspire and engage donor partners to further their - and the organizations’ - shared goals through giving society engagement. These strategies will be designed and executed based on proven fundraising strategy, data, and measurable results.
To be successful in the role, you will develop and execute scaled strategies to complement the donors’ individual partnerships with Stand Together. Through giving society participation, donors will increase their partnership with Stand Together and their network of peers.

What You Will Do

  • Develop comprehensive giving society strategies that articulate a sustainable, durable, and achievable path to increase contributions and participation.  
  • Lead the collaborative effort to develop the benefits of giving society engagement and demonstrate the ROI of participation with donor partners. 
  • Collaborate with frontline development and leadership teams in developing and sourcing, measuring, and reporting on the successes and missed opportunities.  
  • Design and implement strategies to steward and grow existing donor partner engagement and contributions through plan execution, reports, metrics, and respective KPIs. 

What You Will Bring

  • 5+ years of demonstrated experience in giving club/society management and operations, preferably at the $1 million+ level.  Previous experience in frontline fundraising is a benefit but not required.  
  • Demonstrated major gift development and giving society implementation including fundraising, prospect management, marketing (case for support, messaging, style guide), strategic planning, donor relations, etc. 
  • Ability to drive moves managements 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.